Choco-Musée Érico, A Chocolate Museum By Quebec

posted on 8 October 2010 | posted in Holiday and Travel

A person who is addicted to chocolate is called a chocaholic. Come to think of it, who doesn’t love chocolate? Or like it at the very least? Chocolate is a sweet and luscious treat that many people adore. Aside from being a delightful taste bud tickler, chocolate is also good for one’s health. In addition, it has even established itself as a mood picker-upper that helps in the release of happy hormones called endorphins. In Quebec, chocolate goes beyond these by becoming an attraction in its own right.
20 kilometers from Quebec’s airport and located at the downtown area is Choco-Musée Érico, a museum that fulfills every chocohalic’s dream with its vast chocolate display. The museum displays artistic chocolate creations made by the chocolatiers of Choco-Musée Érico’s. It also features the history of chocolate which dates back to the use of cocoa by the Mayans. Here you too will find chocolate-related items from places like Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. A window also overlooks the kitchen from the museum so visitors can take a sneak peak at what’s going on behind the process of making chocolate.
Everyone is welcome to enter Choco-Musée Érico – one of the best things to do in Canada– during its business hours. When a crowd gets to the place, they can guide themselves through the exhibition hall and freely look at the chocolate collections put on display. The descriptions of each collection may be written in French but English guides of this chocolate haven are made available to them upon entering. People who come in usually stay for a quarter to half an hour just to gaze at the numerous and tempting chocolates displayed. But they can stay longer if they wanted to.
Groups of two to nine don’t have to make reservations with Choco-Musée Érico. Those that come in groups of ten or more, however, have to make reservations because only twenty people are allowed to enter the museum at a given time. After viewing the chocolate creations displayed at the exhibition hall, tourists can take a bite of Choco-Musée Érico’s world-renowned chocolates by purchasing them at their very own chocolate shop. These are the exact same chocolates that the chocolatiers are making from the window-view provided from the museum!