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Delicious dark chocolate cups made with 48% cocoa. Suitable for any dessert creation like mousse, fruit, liquor specially our great Ginjinha liquor.

Artisanal chocolate has always been around Portuguese habits and culture. The mode of production is key for most of the Portuguese chocolate lovers. A Nielson study shows that the Portuguese concern with health impacting food choice is higher than the European average, with 53% of consumers choosing sugar-free products.

Portugal has a long history with chocolate. As far back as the early 1500s, Portuguese explorers came across cocoa beans during their first ventures to the New World. First consumed as a drink rather than a food, chocolate soon became a sought-after luxury in courts across Europe, and Portugal was no exception.

Chocolate remained a treat for the elite for more than a century. In 1810, Vicente Ferreira held a very important position at court: that of chocolatier to the royal household. His role not only entailed providing confections to the king and his attendants, he was also responsible for supplying the royal military hospital with cocoa butter, which was believed to have multiple medicinal properties. Of course, chocolate in Portugal is no longer the preserve of the titled few. The country boasts some of the world’s most creative purveyors of this sweet treat, whose confections appeal to an expansive clientele. With chocolate creations ranging from indulgent cakes to bite-size candies, there’s something to satisfy every craving at these top outlets Like the rest of the world, Portugal has a love affair with chocolate that stretches back for centuries.

Today, the best chocolatiers fuse traditional and modern methods to create dangerously indulgent treats, turning the humble cocoa bean into everything from cakes and pastries to chocolate sculptures