Choco Tour

We went to the Scharffen Berger chocolate factory in Berkeley today for a tour. Can't say that I'm much of a chocolate fan, but I figured that I should give it a try from time to time. Here's a photo recap. I'm tired, so put in the details yourself. =P


Before we knew any better, we were all eager to go tour the chocolate factory.


Giant vat of chocolate getting worked on by this roller machine thingamajigy..


Ever wonder why some chocolates are so sweet? (No, there's no sugar content in the cacao beans)


End of our somewhat disappointing short tour of the factory. And we thought chocolate-making was some glorious involved process. =T Can't believe I had to wake up early for this. Maybe we should have taken the online tour.


That's $50 for 96 5-gram pieces of chocolate... which comes out to around $200 per kilogram. While the price isn't as exorbitant as illegal drugs, $200 is still double the price of Kobe beef. When I went to Japan last year, the market price for Kobe beef was around 10000 yen.

Lessons learned today:
1) Chocolate making is not that exciting.
2) You can find Scharffen Berger chocolates for a cheaper price in supermarkets than in the gift shop.