FTD Chocolate:

Looking to send something sweet along with the bouquet? Chocolate is the most polular choice among customers from Rita’s Florist, WFN and MegFlowers.com. There are several types of chocolates on the market. To name a few you will find at Rita’s Florist, WFN and MegFlowers.com, are dark chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate and chocolate with different flavors including strawberry, rasberry, orange and blueberry.

The origin of chocolate:

Chocolate is a substance that comes from the cocoa bean, which itself comes from the cacao tree. This substance was used by the people of Central America 2600 years before Christ. The people of this nation used this substance as a bargaining chip.

Let me explain the kinds of chocolates, starting with dark chocolate, dark chocolate is a mixture of cocoa and sugar, it is also know as bittersweet chocolate. To be considered dark chocolate, it must contain a minimum of 34% cocoa.

The most commonly consumed chocolate is milk chocolate, obtained by adding mild powder or condensed milk, it contains on average less than 40% cocoa. Compared to dark chocolate it contains the same amount of calories, however it contains less fat.

White chocolate is the result of a mixture containing cocoa butter, sugar and other flaveurs, This chocolate is more commonly used in confectionery to create contrast.

You can find chocolate in many forms, including chocolate candy, syrup and others. The two countries most famous for chocolate is Switzerland for its dard chocolate and milk chocolate and Belgium for its chocolates and pralines.

Canada

Quebec, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Colombia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

USA

Florida, Texas, California, Massachusetts, Vermont,New York, Maine, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Virginia, Georgia and Louisiana

Other regions in Canada:

Laval, Quebec, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Hamilton, Toronto, Kincardine, London, Windsor, Ottawa, Kingston, Calcary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Halifax