and who is to blame? cultural degradation is an ongoing thing and always has. I'll admit, it's not the best look, but I don't think there's ever been a period of history where people dressed completely "normal," you know?
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Unlike « many other countries », Belgium has a reputation of making high quality chocolate since a very long time. And the development of the chocolate industry in Belgium is not linked to Belgium’s colonial past. In fact, cacao trees arrived pretty late in Congo, which has not been, for a long time, a big producer of cocoa. The development of the chocolate industry in Belgium is rather linked to the fact Belgium was an avant-garde industrial nation. Cocoa beans entered in Europe mainly through Amsterdam and Antwerp. They were prepared and the Belgians, very early, were renowned for the power of their presses, permitting already a very smooth refining of the chocolate pastry. Very early, the proportion of cocoa in Belgian chocolate was regulated, being as a general rule more significant that in the chocolate made in other nations, which contributed to the reputation of Belgian chocolate. This reputation was also linked to the quality of Belgian sugar, an industry in which Belgians were precursors.
Then, Belgians have created, invented, for ex. stuffed chocolates, which we call in Belgium “pralines”.
The innovations continue and it is not for nothing, even if nowadays, the research is more global, that the very new chocolate ruby was developed in Belgium. It took more than 13 years to develop that chocolate! The colour of this chocolate is totally natural, it’s made with “ruby beans” and it has a subtle berry flavour, but that’s the cocoa’s flavour, as there is absolutely no berry in this chocolate, no artificial aroma at all.
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