雙語閱讀:巧克力愛好者的十大勝地

Cologne, Germany 德國科隆

The chocolate capital of Germany, Cologne is the home of the Stollwerck chocolate company. For the 150th anniversary of the company a museum exhibit was created to celebrate their history. Since then, the exhibit has grown into an entire museum. The Imhoff Stollwerck museum has interactive exhibits, samples and a giant chocolate fountain.

科隆是德國的巧克力之都，老牌的巧克力生產商Stollwerck的工廠就坐落於此。爲了紀念該品牌誕生150週年，當地博物館曾舉辦了一次展覽，不過隨後該展覽本身亦被擴建爲一座博物館。Imhoff Stollwerck博物館展出各種各樣的巧克力，還有互動展示區和一個巨大的巧克力噴泉。

Tain L’Hermitage, France 法國小鎮Tain L’Hermitage

A small town in the heart of wine country, Tain L’Hermitage is the home of the world-renowned chocolate producer, Valrhona. A great stop is the Valrhona Ecole du Grand Chocolat, a school that teaches professional chefs, chocolatiers and caterers. They even host a three-day course that teaches amateurs how to make deserts。

小鎮Tain L’Hermitage位於法國中部，是世界著名巧克力品牌Valrhona的發祥地。該地的名勝之一是Valrhona巧克力學校，專門培養專業的廚師、巧克力製造商和宴會承辦人。該學校甚至開設了一門爲期三天的課程，教授業餘愛好者們如何製作甜點。

Hershey, America 美國小鎮Hershey

Dubbed “the Sweetest Place on Earth,” the town (originally called Derry Church) was renamed Hershey in 1906 due to the popularity of Hershey chocolates. “Chocolatetown, USA” has branded itself as an American chocolate center and some popular chocolatey attractions include Hershey’s Chocolate World, The Hershey Story Museum and the Chocolate Spa.

美國小鎮Hershey被稱爲“世界上最甜蜜的地方”。該小鎮原本名爲Derry Church，1906年，好時(Hershey)巧克力風靡世界，小鎮遂改名爲Hershey。該鎮的著名景點包括好時巧克力世界，好時博物館和巧克力SPA。

New York, America 美國紐約

As with Most things in New York City, the chocolatiers here have come from all corners of the globe, and have brought with them their recipes for scrumptious

chocolate treats. Besides all of the fantastic chocolate shops in the city, visitors can take a chocolate tour with either the New Cuisine Chocolate Tour or the Luxury Chocolate Tour, where you can learn about the history of the shops you visit and sample some of their chocolates。

跟紐約的其他事物一樣，紐約的巧克力製造商也是來自世界各地，並帶來了他們頂尖的巧克力配方。除了逛逛遍佈全城巧克力商店，遊客還可以來一場巧克力之旅(有兩條路線可供選擇)，瞭解這些商店的歷史，並且試吃一下他們的巧克力。

Villajoyosa, Spain 西班牙城市Villajoyosa

Villajoyosa’s chocolate history began in the 18th century when it began importing cocoa beans from Venezuela and Ecuador. Today chocolate production is still booming as the town is home to Spain’s oldest gourmet chocolate producer, Valor, which was founded in 1881. Villajoyosa also boasts an excellent chocolate museum that not only showcases the history of Villajoyosa’s chocolate production but also how local favorites are made。

西班牙城市Villajoyosa早在18世紀就與巧克力結緣，當時它開始從委內瑞拉和厄瓜多爾進口可可豆。時至今日巧克力產業在當地依然繁榮。該城是西班牙最古老的巧克力品牌Valor(創立於1881年)的發源地。Villajoyosa同樣有一座它引以爲榮的巧克力博物館，館內不僅展示了Villajoyosa生產巧克力的歷史，也展示了當地極受歡迎的各種巧克力是如何製造的。

San Francisco, America 美國舊金山

The Bay Area is home to one of the oldest chocolate manufacturers in the United States, making it a destination for many chocolate lovers. As in New York, chocolate tours are a great way to take in San Francisco’s best chocolate shops. You can also step back in history wandering through Ghirardelli Square, which was originally built as an expansion of the old Ghirardelli chocolate factory。

舊金山的海灣地區是美國最古老的巧克力生產商之一Ghirardelli的發源地，該地區因此成爲了許多巧克力愛好者必去的目的地。和在紐約一樣，遊客在舊金山衆多頂尖的巧克力商店間也可以來一場巧克力之旅。遊客們還可以在Ghirardelli廣場體驗一下回到過去的感覺——該廣場原本是Ghirardelli擴建的巧克力工廠。

Oaxaca, Mexico 墨西哥瓦哈卡州

The ancient Mesoamericans were the world’s first chocolatiers and Mexico has continued to produce chocolate ever since. Today in Oaxaca, residents have embraced chocolate as a part of their culture and it seems visitors to the city can’t walk down the street without being offered chocolate in some form, whether it is hot chocolate, chocolate pastry

or chocolate candy. While there are major chocolate producers based here, a lot of Oaxaca’s chocolate is made with old family recipes the old-fashioned way, ground either by hand or with electric grinders and mixed by hand。

古代的中美洲人是世界上最早的巧克力製造者，從那時起墨西哥人就一直在生產巧克力。如今在墨西哥瓦哈卡州，居民們將巧克力視作他們文化的一部分，而在遊客看來，在該城要想穿過一條街而不被提供任何形式的巧克力簡直是不可能的。儘管當地也有大的巧克力製造商，但瓦哈卡州的大部分巧克力還是在家庭作坊裏用傳統方法生產的。

Barcelona, Spain 西班牙巴塞羅那

The Spanish were the first Europeans to experience chocolate that was brought back from the New World, and Barcelona has been a center for chocolate lovers ever since. Among its chocolate-covered achievements, the city can boast that the first chocolate making machine was built there in 1780. Today Barcelona celebrates its rich chocolate heritage with a museum dedicated to chocolate, the Museo de La Xocolata, which features everything from chocolate sculptures to hot chocolate。

西班牙人是最早體驗到巧克力之美味的歐洲人。自從巧克力被從新大陸帶回了歐洲，巴塞羅那就成爲了巧克力愛好者的聚集地。該城的許多成就都跟巧克力有關，包括1780年的第一臺巧克力製造機。如今巴塞羅那爲了紀念它豐富的巧克力遺產而建起了一座巧克力博物館，展出從熱巧克力到巧克力雕塑的各種與巧克力相關的展品。

Zurich, Switzerland 瑞士蘇黎世

Switzerland consumes more chocolate per person that any other country, and with world-renowned companies like Cailler-Nestle, Toblerone, Lindt, Teuscher and Sprungli calling it home it’s no wonder. Zurich is the heart of chocolate production in the country. For a truly unique experience, the Swiss Travel System, along with Cailler-Nestle, offers an excursion on “The Swiss Chocolate Train。” The train departs from Montreux and makes a stop in Gruyeres (where Gruyere cheese is made) before finally arriving in Broc where guests get a tour of the Cailler-Nestle factory。

瑞士的人均巧克力消費量高於世界上任何其他國家。這並不奇怪，因爲瑞士擁有衆多世界知名的巧克力公司，諸如瑞士蓮，Cailler-Nestle，Toblerone，Teuscher，Sprungli等等。蘇黎世則是這個國家巧克力產業的心臟。爲了給遊客提供真正獨特的體驗，瑞士鐵路公司同巧克力製造商Cailler-Nestle合作，開通了一條“巧克力火車專線”。火車從蒙特勒出發，途徑Gruyeres(Gruyeres奶酪的產地)，最後到達Cailler-Nestle的工廠所在地Broc。

Brussels, Belgium 比利時布魯塞爾

The entire country of Belgium is a chocoholic’s paradise, boasting 12 chocolate factories, 16 chocolate museums and more than 2,100 chocolate shops. Brussels, however, stands above the rest as the “Chocolate Capital of the World”. The city is home to two of the biggest chocolate companies in the world, Godiva and Leonidas, as well as many smaller chocolate boutiques. While all kinds of chocolate treats can be found in Brussels, pralines are king. If you visit Brussels, make sure you go to the Musee du Cocao et du Chocolate where you can learn how chocolate is made。

比利時全國擁有12座巧克力工廠，16座巧克力博物館，兩千一百多家巧克力商店，堪稱巧克力愛好者的天堂。但布魯塞爾仍然是首選之地，且被譽爲“世界巧克力之都”。該城擁有全世界最大的兩家巧克力公司——Godiva和Leonidas，還有許多較小的巧克力商店。在布魯塞爾你可以找到各種各樣的巧克力，不過杏仁巧克力是當地的巧克力之王。到布魯塞爾旅行可千萬不能錯過可可和巧克力博物館，在那兒你能見到巧克力是如何製造的。