Coo Coo for Cocoa - Dutch Chocolates

Dutch Chocolates

There are a few down sides to traveling in Europe, or anywhere else for that matter. But, one of our biggest woes is that once you open up to the various tastes available abroad, it can be hard to come back to a place where the things that you like the best are unavailable. This is also true for Dutch chocolates, which are some of the finest in Europe and the world, but do not enjoy the fame of their cousins from Belgium and France. The demand for Dutch chocolates in the US is very small and that means that they are hard to come by as few stores will carry them.

Finding Dutch chocolates stateside

If you have travelled to Holland then you may have been lucky enough to have tried some of the best Dutch chocolates that small country has to offer, they are bars to be exact--and they are fabulous! The company Verkade makes these bars and they can be found all over Holland. The flavors include Cappuccino Chocolate bar, Milk Chocolate with Hazelnut bar, White Chocolate bar, Puur Chocolate bar, and of course a Milk Chocolate bar. They are all on par with the very best of Dutch chocolates and deserve to be tried for the pure joy of it! And the best place to get them if you are in the States is online. There are a few very good sites that offer all things Dutch and that includes Dutch chocolates of all kinds.

One of Holland's best loved holidays is Saint Nicholas' Day, celebrated on December 5th. On this day Sinterklaas, along with his little helper Black Piet, brings treats for all of the children. The traditional gift for this day is a chocolate letter (the first letter of the child's first name), but chocolate in the form of delicates leaves has also become a tradition for this time of the year in Holland. But, the children also enjoy a few candy bars as well as the more traditional Sinterklaas gifts!