The best chocolats in Genève: Philippe Pascoët

Since many centuries the Swiss have been famous for their high quality chocolate. The most famous chocolate that comes from Switzerland must be the Toblerone chocolate bars. According to Wikipedia the Swiss eat per year the most chocolate per capita in the world (11,6 kg). Here in Genève there are many chocolatiers where you can find very fine chocolate. Maybe the funniest ones are the poubelles. These chocolates have the form of a dustbin and are filled with caramel.

I tasted many bonbons of different chocolatiers in the past years but by far my favourites are the ones of maitre chocolatier Phillipe Pascoët. His small shop we find in the nice area of Carouge. Be prepared: a bonbon will cost around 1 Franc a piece. But believe me, it will be worth the money. The bonbons are infused with a wide range of tastes and often decorated with nice colourful decorations. The tastes are very eleborated and mix very well with the dark chocolate base of the bonbon. Every time I visit my family in Holland the first thing they ask if I can please take some of these chocolates for them. Some of my favourites:

- Passion fruit, really fresh like if you taste the fruit itself
- Caramel et fleur de sel, Just perfect
- Mint, doesn't taste like toothpaste, but like the leafs of fresh mint
- Cigar, may be not best taste, but still very good and original
- L'Adrien, with cassis and a small crispy layer. Perfect

Philippe Pascoët. Rue Saint-Joseph 12, 1227 Carouge Tel:022 301 20 58. Website: http://www.philippe-pascoet.ch