An afternoon of Chocolate...
With our pockets guiltily filled with samples, we toured the Perugina Chocolate factory in a small city outside Perugia.
We were told that because of the "secrecy" of their chocolate Easter egg production, we could not photograph the tour of the very interesting factory. I could not help but think of the famous I Love Lucy episode.
Their most famous product are the "Baci", chocolate "kisses" filled with hazelnut, wrapped in a multilingual love note. Perugina added the paper scrolls in the 1930s. While accounts of the love notes' origins vary, they were an instant hit. The messages of affection, warmth, or friendship, made Baci the ideal gift that could communicate the giver's sentiment as it delighted the recipient with its unique flavor and charm.
It was a sweet way to spend the afternoon and we learned a great deal about chocolate production.
We were told that because of the "secrecy" of their chocolate Easter egg production, we could not photograph the tour of the very interesting factory. I could not help but think of the famous I Love Lucy episode.
Their most famous product are the "Baci", chocolate "kisses" filled with hazelnut, wrapped in a multilingual love note. Perugina added the paper scrolls in the 1930s. While accounts of the love notes' origins vary, they were an instant hit. The messages of affection, warmth, or friendship, made Baci the ideal gift that could communicate the giver's sentiment as it delighted the recipient with its unique flavor and charm.
It was a sweet way to spend the afternoon and we learned a great deal about chocolate production.
There's nothing better than a good friend,
except a good friend with CHOCOLATE
Linda Grayson, "The Pickwick Papers"
except a good friend with CHOCOLATE
Linda Grayson, "The Pickwick Papers"
1 comments:
I am definately going to Perugia when we are there! Mmmmm mmmmm. Maybe I will get a job at the factory so I can recreate the I Love Lucy episode for you!
I hope you and Steve are not sick of chocolate by then, and would want to accompany us...
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