Yum! Belgium truffles are amazing! In the name of science, I tried several different types of chocolates from this Brussels chocolatier. My favorite was the hazelnut (you can actually see it in the upper right hand corner.) Delicious white chocolate covering a creamy hazelnut paste, with a bit of marzipan holding it all together. And, of course, a hazelnut. It was just sweet enough, with the center so liquid it was almost dripping out of the truffle… Amazing!

There were other delicious flavors (cherry, “Canadian maple” which wasn’t actually maple, but marshmellow, and a champagne filling… but hazelnut was definitely my favorite.) It’s interesting because French truffles or “pralines” are very different from the Belium kind - more bitter and much denser. I’ve found that sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.

I have been hanging around in southern France for the last few days. At times I like it, at times I HATE it. I’m looking forward to loving on to the cheaper Middle East though…