Chocolate Festival

Chocolate is happiness that you can eat.

— Ursula Kohaupt

Live entertainment, music, crafts, and chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate.
Chocolate festivals occur all over Wennovi and even all over Valayo. Chocolate has been a favorite food and cacao a high-value crop for thousands of years, and thusly celebrated.
Most chocolate festivals include other foods, confections, and items available for purchase, activities for children, and chocolate-making demonstrations. Artisans bring their samples to these festivals, hoping to expand their reputations and earnings. Often, patrons can purchase gift boxes and additional chocolate to take home.

Chocolates Available

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Most chocolate festivals celebrate all types and forms of chocolate, including white chocolate, which is made from cocoa butter and is not really chocolate. Participants can enjoy chocolates made from various chocolatiers, made with differing techniques and additional ingredients.
Chocolate-covered fruits, cakes, and other treats are widely available, and cold-weather chocolate festivals often feature hot chocolate drinks. Additionally, more savory applications for chocolate or cocoa powder can often be enjoyed.

Tropical Celebrations

In cacao growing regions, these festivals are often more of a cacao festival. In places like Kakan, celebrants can indulge in more cacao products, like cacao spirits, cacao juice, or even cacao fruit fresh from the pod.
Kakan throws a famous chocolate festival celebration, complete with tours, demonstrations, and delectible treats from the Imbrasio Cafe, named for the variant of cacao grown in the tropical region of Salaris. It is the most well-known chocolate festival in all of Imbria.

History

Consumption and celebration of chocolate has a long, rich history. People on Valayo have been enjoying cacao products for thousands of years, even during the age of the gods.
Some early accounts of chocolate festivals include community-shared chocolate-making tasks such as sorting and grinding of the beans.

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A little bit of sweetness can drown out a whole lot of bitterness.

— Francesco Petrarca

Primary Related Location

Kakan