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Italy
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gourmet chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
manufacturer founded by chocolatier Silvano Venchi. After its establishment in Turin
Turin
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in early 1878, the company gained popularity throughout Italy
Italy
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with its Nougatine, small candies made of crushed and caramelized hazelnuts coated in dark chocolate. The company's manufacturing follows typically regional recipes.
For the production of the various chocolates, Venchi uses cocoa originating from plantations in Central/South America and Africa, distilled rum
Rum
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
from the Caribbean
Caribbean
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, as well as natural vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
. The Piedmontese hazelnuts are claimed to prevent the chocolate from tasting acid.
Awards
In October 2004, Venchi's Chocaviar was awarded the Vassoio D'Oro Award at the EuroChocolateEuroChocolate
EuroChocolate is an annual chocolate festival that takes place in Perugia, the capital of the Umbria region in central Italy. The festival has been held since 1993 and is one of the largest chocolate festivals in Europe. EuroChocolate draws nearly one million tourists and Italian natives each year...
festival in Perugia
Perugia
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