How Belgian Chocolates Are Made | Food Secrets Ep. 8

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  • Who makes the world's best chocolate? The Swiss? Belgians will strongly disagree! They invented filled chocolates more than 100 years ago.
    Here’s what makes them so special.
    #Chocolate #Belgium #FoodSecrets
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    Camera & Edit: Adriaan De Loore
    Supervising Editor: Ruben Kalus
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  • @hildaelson4203
    @hildaelson4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    When I went to Belgium, I stayed there for about 5 days and I had a box of chocolate everyday from each famous chocolatier. It was divine!

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Which was your favourite chocolate? 🤤

    • @hildaelson4203
      @hildaelson4203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@DWFood I can only pick one? That’s not fair, you know hahaha. Love the channel!

    • @RevJamesCostello
      @RevJamesCostello 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now that’s a plan.

    • @pony5342
      @pony5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you 😄

    • @pony5342
      @pony5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello

  • @zefanyabrian7831
    @zefanyabrian7831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love that guy's dialect of French, none of those confusing soixante-dixes and quatre-vingt-dixes.

  • @ThePoorStudent
    @ThePoorStudent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This video reminded me of my days working at Leonidas in Toronto. My boss was Belgian and she spoke several languages, which amazed me because I could hardly speak two languages! After trying Belgian chocolate, I realized how crappy Hershey bars were.

    • @ThePoorStudent
      @ThePoorStudent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@priyeshpv I wish! Haha!

    • @Wim2600
      @Wim2600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds like a delicious but dangerous job… I don’t think I could be around those ‘manon blancs’ all day without going home with indigestion. 😄 I already find it tough to simply walk through a certain shopping street here in Antwerp, where just about every other house is a chocolate store.

    • @ThePoorStudent
      @ThePoorStudent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Wim2600 Oh yes, I remember the Manon Blancs - only the Belgians can make a nice whipped cream filling like that! :) My favourite were the Poesie.

    • @Wim2600
      @Wim2600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThePoorStudent Right… I know that one… praline & ganache filling with a hint of Cointreau… good choice! ☺️

    • @SuckMyJohnson
      @SuckMyJohnson ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To be honest after having ANY European Chocolate you realize Hersheys is an abomination

  • @wesh8382
    @wesh8382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This channel is underrated! Very well shot and informative!

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks a lot for watching and your positive feedback, Wes! 🙂

    • @hman9581
      @hman9581 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This channel is DW. It has been around since the TV days. DW have always been informative.

  • @mikeshane2048
    @mikeshane2048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    DW is my passport to Europe, I really enjoy all of your content. Keep up the good work!

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you enjoy it!

  • @paulrajkumar5187
    @paulrajkumar5187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is my favourite channel. Bitte, bitte keep up the great content! Loving it here in the UK!

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much Paul!

  • @EricJTannenbaum
    @EricJTannenbaum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am really loving these (newly discovered) DW Food videos!! Absolutely fantastic to have found this channel!!! Eine großen danke!!
    I had the pleasure to work in my old company's Brussel's office for two weeks, twice. As an American, this was so great and I loved the daily chocolate boxes that were always kept full by the office staff. Unlimited exquisite fine dark chocolate just sitting out, for the taking. LOVED working there! :-)

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome! Thank you for visiting. Chocolate is certainly a hot topic for us 😁

  • @jocasja
    @jocasja 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m eating Belgian seashell chocolates right now while watching this. Makes it even more enjoyable

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Delicious! Enjoy😜

  • @jahd5790
    @jahd5790 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I always loved their samples. It's like having different stories each one

  • @VenturiLife
    @VenturiLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Definitely the best chocolate next to the Swiss. The fine grind makes it super smooth.

  • @Nada.n82
    @Nada.n82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely love this channel!

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We love you too!

  • @peterstephentrinh257
    @peterstephentrinh257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is the most underrated and best channels on TH-cam but one day it will come to fruit. Sometimes it is about luck....thanks DW. I will share.

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Peter! We appreciate it!🙂

    • @riverkelly3025
      @riverkelly3025 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      agreed

  • @kumarishomecookingandvlogs8341
    @kumarishomecookingandvlogs8341 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    super love this

  • @sixpotshot
    @sixpotshot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent. Chapeaux! Vivre Le Chocolat!

  • @AusTx5
    @AusTx5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interview...

  • @zulucruz664
    @zulucruz664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Swiss Chocolate: our chocolates are famous globally
    Belgian Chocolate: *allow us to introduce ourselves...*

    • @Banjomike97
      @Banjomike97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have to say I much prefer the swiss.

    • @flavioc5389
      @flavioc5389 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Swiss chocolate is better.

    • @Ashgarify
      @Ashgarify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@flavioc5389 Nope, nope, nope. =p

    • @Robin-xz2db
      @Robin-xz2db 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Belgians pralines are god-tier

  • @azizahmastanalikhan3618
    @azizahmastanalikhan3618 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow! now i want to visit Belgium and visit all the chocolatier ☕🍫

  • @practicalwomenruneetakarn6140
    @practicalwomenruneetakarn6140 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chocolates nd ice cream is the World tasty food in my feeling

  • @JamieZero7
    @JamieZero7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah I went there on a school trip and my family thought I would bring them back choclate. Well they got swiss chocolate from the boat lol. It's expensive. I could hardly even buy any but was amazing.

  • @davissae
    @davissae 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Belgian pralines have amazing variety. I bought 3 boxes in Antwerp!

  • @lopil4566
    @lopil4566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love it when they do investigative journalism on chocolate in Ivory Coast and still celebrate these 'chocolatiers'

    • @ColoradoBirds
      @ColoradoBirds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They get their stuff from Central America. There are a lot of responsible farms, especially in Costa Rica.

  • @pony5342
    @pony5342 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always divine 😀

  • @chansaicommerce1721
    @chansaicommerce1721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    COOL !!!!!!

  • @Eslabonik_Games
    @Eslabonik_Games 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is the name of the chocolatier that explains the trips and how he search different flavours?

  • @Terophy
    @Terophy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How did they first introduce (and now highly celebrated) chocolate culture to Belgian and other European countries, knowing the fact that Chocolate tree is not native to the region? I think they share the similiar history to the coffee bean and European coffee culture

    • @DJSamsonofficial
      @DJSamsonofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was first imported to Belgium when the region was conquered by spain.

  • @fashiondiva99
    @fashiondiva99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love chocolate especially the Belgian kind!

    • @JM_RedCoat
      @JM_RedCoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! Have you tried Godiva? 🇧🇪🍫 and I even have some Belgian friends 😂

    • @fashiondiva99
      @fashiondiva99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JM_RedCoat I love Godiva

    • @JM_RedCoat
      @JM_RedCoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fashiondiva99 Cool me too! It's very nice 👌

  • @hasanhasanov8823
    @hasanhasanov8823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i work offshore but quit soon. i want to produce chocolate may you advice me pls

  • @mfra959
    @mfra959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Belgian Chocolate so Delicious
    I ever try

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤤 🤤

  • @rorymcloughlin2023
    @rorymcloughlin2023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh my....

  • @nidinda422
    @nidinda422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wooo so nice igive you full suport 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for coming🙂

  • @mustaphaschon3931
    @mustaphaschon3931 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope to go to Belgium in one day inshallah and try all kinds of Chocolate 😢😢😢

  • @sour3270
    @sour3270 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:26 he actually says he makes pralines every day and chocolates chocolates every day instead of saying he makes chocolates every day twice

  • @NormaTSurla
    @NormaTSurla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I Wish i Could Study Making Chocolates

  • @ankitpanigrahi6703
    @ankitpanigrahi6703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best profession for chocolate lover

  • @pascalpoussin1209
    @pascalpoussin1209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Intéressant : Blonndeel informe que le chocolat c'est très simple, pas compliqué. Van Vender informe qu'il y a peut-être un secret en Belgique...
    Conclusion : la Belgique c'est créé un nom dans le monde du chocolat par la qualité de ses confiseurs et surtout par son histoire coloniale et sanguinaire en Afrique qui lui a donné un avantage sur le marché.

    • @doflamingo8
      @doflamingo8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Le Congo n'a jamais été un fournisseur important de cacao.
      Historiquement la majorité venait d'Amérique du Sud avant d'être acclimaté en Afrique mais pas au Congo.
      La grande majorité du Cacao venait tout comme aujourd'hui de la côte Sud de l'Afrique de l'Ouest notamment Côte d'Ivoire et Ghana.
      Cette région était d'ailleurs autrefois appelée "Côte de l'or" par les occidentaux.
      D'où le nom de la fameuse marque Belge de chocolat côte d'or :)
      Le chocolat belge n'a que peu à voir avec le Congo et les crimes et exactions réalisés durant la période coloniale contrairement au caoutchouc par exemple.

  • @jamesdarby3991
    @jamesdarby3991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the guys almost sounds like he has a Portuguese thing going on in his french

    • @artik1004
      @artik1004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He has the flemish accent from north of belgium which is dutch speaking

  • @redgreen6436
    @redgreen6436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Tried some Delafaille yesterday, some of them had a weird chemical taste.

  • @centigradz2centigradz289
    @centigradz2centigradz289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cadbury milk chocolate is terrible but any Swiss or Belgium milk chocolate is amazing.

  • @cyclingzen
    @cyclingzen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Belgians make the best chocolate IMO. Better than the Swiss!

    • @Banjomike97
      @Banjomike97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I disagree I much prefer the Swiss. If you ever get the chance to try Läderach chocolate it's the best by miles for me

    • @martingreet9169
      @martingreet9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Banjomike97 I agree even though I didn't try both of them and never visited Europe.

    • @JM_RedCoat
      @JM_RedCoat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People have their opinions so either one is good and also have their own reasons to why they prefer that chocolate over the other

    • @Robin-xz2db
      @Robin-xz2db 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Banjomike97 I feel like Switzerland has the best chocolate bars while Belgium has the best pralines

  • @elvenkind6072
    @elvenkind6072 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I highly respect both the Swiss and Belgians, but the best milk chocolate you find in Norway, with the taste of Scandinavian summer grass and midnight sun. The other types of chocolate they can keep as theirs, but we do the milk one best. In my opinion. 🙂

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So good!

  • @farrelnurfadia4559
    @farrelnurfadia4559 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:10

  • @starlet5350
    @starlet5350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And where does the cacao come from?

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mainly from the Ivory Coast.

  • @Greenstrtjs87
    @Greenstrtjs87 ปีที่แล้ว

    woody harrolson is belgium??

  • @flavioc5389
    @flavioc5389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Buy cocoa for peanuts from South America, multiply the price by 1000: voilà

    • @mo7medjameel632
      @mo7medjameel632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or africa .. poor labour workers

  • @NSLahari24
    @NSLahari24 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where to find Belgium chocolates in India

    • @Creeny_
      @Creeny_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If there's Leonidas in your city or you can order online

  • @togipituro1277
    @togipituro1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was wonder why they name belgian chocolate. Chocolate tree event didnt grow there.

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, what is called "praline" in French is simply called "chocolate" in English. Of course the coca comes from somewhere else.

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, are Belgian chocolates better than Swiss?

  • @SallyErfanian
    @SallyErfanian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:01 What? Belgians call 70 septente? Why didn't they tell the French about this invention? While we're at it mes amis why not call 80 huitante, and 90 neufante?

    • @jenskimpe3662
      @jenskimpe3662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      90 is nonante

    • @taiqidong9841
      @taiqidong9841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@jenskimpe3662 Indeed, and in Switzerland in some French cantons they say huitante for quatre-vingt... So, en resumé, in Belgium: septante et nonante, en Suisse: huitante, simple non? F.ex. in B. we had the old advertisement: Tintin is for children from sept à septante sept ans ;-) And the french do laugh with us because of that. But really 77 = septante sept or soixante dixsept? Ya pas photo!

  • @JamieZero7
    @JamieZero7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would be interesting to see what the farmers think of the end product any Belgian videos of that giving it to the people that farm?

  • @smellypatel5272
    @smellypatel5272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is what actual chocolate looks like, not that crap in American supermarkets like Hershey or any of the many other trash brands. And that even includes Godiva and Lindt these days.

    • @pikachuchujelly7628
      @pikachuchujelly7628 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The only Hershey product I enjoy is Reese's peanut butter cups. Their chocolate tastes awful.

    • @smellypatel5272
      @smellypatel5272 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pikachuchujelly7628 It cannot even legally be called chocolate in parts of the world because of how cheapened down the ingredients are

  • @katarzynamariamuszynska2811
    @katarzynamariamuszynska2811 ปีที่แล้ว

    It cliche
    Every country has good chocolate
    I went to Belgium and everybody says you must try belgian fries ,the best in the world
    I eats ,it was ok ,not best
    And honestly i put mayo already to my fries for long time before i found out that its popular in Belgium
    I live in UK and when i put mayo to fries ,almost everybody thinks its weird...

    • @Creeny_
      @Creeny_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The fries are in the culture of the Belgium

  • @ChefBeyk
    @ChefBeyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow I really do not believe, you liked and watched my cooking movies, thank you dear friend.

  • @elizabethhurtado2829
    @elizabethhurtado2829 ปีที่แล้ว

    💰❤

  • @dnikbin87
    @dnikbin87 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mooks... DCN

  • @aminzairi51
    @aminzairi51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    u forgot about the workers who picked and growed the cocoa plants in africa woth their hard labor and low pay lol

    • @Robin-xz2db
      @Robin-xz2db 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They don't make chocolate tho, that's like saying Audi is made in China because they got their Steel from over there

  • @hansmemling2311
    @hansmemling2311 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why were those flemish speakers speaking in french? It's DW not a french channel no?

  • @vineizm1368
    @vineizm1368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    why you didn't wear face mask during covid

  • @imbatmanbuturnot
    @imbatmanbuturnot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    first

  • @mfra959
    @mfra959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They Speak French?

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Belgium has three official languages: French, Dutch (Flemish) and German 🤓 🇧🇪

  • @alihata9951
    @alihata9951 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Os africanos estão perdendo dinheiro...

  • @moltenvanilla5935
    @moltenvanilla5935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They should wear masks while working on the chocolates.. the saliva particles... eww

  • @johnli6430
    @johnli6430 ปีที่แล้ว

    two words : Congo Hands

  • @pepin8277
    @pepin8277 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weird that this was done in French... Would've been better if it was done in Flemish

    • @LaFacedera
      @LaFacedera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In Brussels most people speak French.

  • @TheOriginalFrankMatthews
    @TheOriginalFrankMatthews 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tell the people why you make and eat chocolate hands? Tell the people about how Belgium went to Africa!

    • @mariatheresavonhabsburg
      @mariatheresavonhabsburg ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A legend from the Middle Ages regarding Antwerp's foundation.

    • @TheOriginalFrankMatthews
      @TheOriginalFrankMatthews ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariatheresavonhabsburg Tell the truth and stop with the deflection!

    • @mariatheresavonhabsburg
      @mariatheresavonhabsburg ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheOriginalFrankMatthews
      That's the truth.
      I encourage you to educate yourself more on "Antwerp's hands" before spouting more nonsense.

    • @TheOriginalFrankMatthews
      @TheOriginalFrankMatthews ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariatheresavonhabsburg seems you need to do a little more research

    • @mariatheresavonhabsburg
      @mariatheresavonhabsburg ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheOriginalFrankMatthews
      Says the one who willingly spread lies.

  • @markjonno91
    @markjonno91 ปีที่แล้ว

    Belgian chocolate is lovely but the Swiss is the best

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  ปีที่แล้ว

      Shots fired :D

  • @flavioc5389
    @flavioc5389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love when DW put its leftism aside.

    • @pikachuchujelly7628
      @pikachuchujelly7628 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, I bet everything is leftist to a typical American like you.

  • @anandrv81
    @anandrv81 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    these chocolates are way overrated.

  • @gintantovski2517
    @gintantovski2517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Belgian chocolate joke ,,,they dont have Cocoa threes,,,they just import from Africa etc,,,n give label ...
    what a bullshite !!!!😄

    • @DWFood
      @DWFood  3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well, the chocolates are made in Belgium and the chocolate too. But the beans are imported from other countries like Ivory Coast for example.

    • @motionmillcastle
      @motionmillcastle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      If you follow that kind of logic, there wouldn't be German cars because parts of it have been made in other countries.

  • @dzonnyblue3065
    @dzonnyblue3065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Swiss and German chocolate is much better !