巧克力爱好者的十大胜地

　　Cologne, Germany 德国科隆

　　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. 

　　科隆是德国的巧克力之都，老牌的巧克力生产商Stollwerck的工厂就坐落于此。为了纪念该品牌诞生150周年，当地博物馆曾举办了一次展览，不过随后该展览本身亦被扩建为一座博物馆。Imhoff Stollwerck博物馆展出各种各样的巧克力，还有互动展示区和一个巨大的巧克力喷泉。

　　Tain L’Hermitage, France 法国小镇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。

　　小镇Tain L’Hermitage位于法国中部，是世界著名巧克力品牌Valrhona的发祥地。该地的名胜之一是Valrhona巧克力学校，专门培养专业的厨师、巧克力制造商和宴会承办人。该学校甚至开设了一门为期三天的课程，教授业余爱好者们如何制作甜点。

　　Hershey, America 美国小镇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. 

　　美国小镇Hershey被称为“世界上最甜蜜的地方”。该小镇原本名为Derry Church，1906年，好时(Hershey)巧克力风靡世界，小镇遂改名为Hershey。该镇的著名景点包括好时巧克力世界，好时博物馆和巧克力SPA。

　　New York, America 美国纽约

　　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。

　　跟纽约的其他事物一样，纽约的巧克力制造商也是来自世界各地，并带来了他们顶尖的巧克力配方。除了逛逛遍布全城巧克力商店，游客还可以来一场巧克力之旅(有两条路线可供选择)，了解这些商店的历史，并且试吃一下他们的巧克力。

　　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世纪就与巧克力结缘，当时它开始从委内瑞拉和厄瓜多尔进口和谐豆。时至今日巧克力产业在当地依然繁荣。该城是西班牙最古老的巧克力品牌Valor(创立于1881年)的发源地。Villajoyosa同样有一座它引以为荣的巧克力博物馆，馆内不仅展示了Villajoyosa生产巧克力的历史，也展示了当地极受欢迎的各种巧克力是如何制造的。

　　San Francisco, America 美国旧金山

　　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。

　　旧金山的海湾地区是美国最古老的巧克力生产商之一Ghirardelli的发源地，该地区因此成为了许多巧克力爱好者必去的目的地。和在纽约一样，游客在旧金山众多顶尖的巧克力商店间也可以来一场巧克力之旅。游客们还可以在Ghirardelli广场体验一下回到过去的感觉——该广场原本是Ghirardelli扩建的巧克力工厂。

　　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制造者，从那时起墨西哥人就一直在生产巧克力。如今在墨西哥瓦哈卡州，居民们将巧克力视作他们文化的一部分，而在游客看来，在该城要想穿过一条街而不被提供任何形式的巧克力简直是不可能的。尽管当地也有大的巧克力制造商，但瓦哈卡州的大部分巧克力还是在家庭作坊里用传统方法生产的。