Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets

Since chocolate was brought to Europe it has been considered the food of love. Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets Stories of its properties as an aphrodisiac for the aristocrats were well known, the Spanish who brought it to Europe learnt about chocolate from the Aztecs who would consume large quantities before entering their harems. Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets It was however a European tradition that each year on the 14th of February young men would court young ladies with flowers and gifts and because back then chocolate was rare and expensive it wasn’t long before this was the favorite gift given by the rich and aristocratic who were the only ones able to provide this for the object of their affections. It wasn’t long however before the secret of chocolate got out and soon chocolate houses were opening up across Europe, the best of which were and still are in Belgium. Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets Belgium’s best Chocolatier Neuhaus Chocolates was founded in 1857 and although they are the official provider of chocolate to the Belgian Royal Family these days even chocolate as good as theirs is affordable so that everyone can enjoy them. More importantly they are affordable enough that you can give them to those you care about on Valentines Day and any other day of the year.