Sydney, NSW, Au: chocolates are delicacies that are loved by people across the world. There are many types of chocolates like dark chocolates, milk chocolates; fruit centred chocolates, ginger chocolates and many more. Chocolates are eaten as solids and there are chocolates drinks as well that are consumed cold and hot.
Chocolates are being consumed for a very long time since the ancient civilizations like Aztecs. Chocolates are one of delicacies that are being loved by people for their varieties and taste. Some people who have sweet tooth eat the chocolates that have more of sugar content in them. There are others who prefer chocolates that are not that sweet and have more cocoa content than sugar in those.
Chocolates are consumed in birthday parties and weddings alike. There are people who want to eat chocolates that are made by hands. Handmade chocolates as those chocolates are called are made with utmost care for hygiene while making those chocolates. There are machine made chocolates wherein hygiene of place and products being made are taken for granted.
Handmade chocolates are available in many shapes. Machine made chocolates are ones that are sold more than handmade chocolates as per unit cost of making machine made chocolates are lower than making handmade chocolates. There are low wage countries where making cost of handmade chocolates might be lower than making handmade chocolates.
In Australia where labour costs are higher than many developing countries, making handmade chocolates is always costlier than machine made chocolates. Installing machines for making chocolates means; bearing capital costs of machines and depreciation of plant and machinery. Making machines that make chocolates is something that involves use of all types of technical expertise and that is not there in Australia.
There are European and American companies that make machines making chocolates. Handmade chocolates on the other hand do not involve machines and large plants. Handmade chocolates are being made with resources that are mainly human. Expert chocolate makers are involved in making handmade chocolates. Right ingredients are to be mixed in right proportions at right time to make handmade chocolates of right variety.
There are ingredients like caramel and cocoa those are used for making handmade chocolates. Sometimes fruit creams with natural ingredients that enhance the taste of chocolates are used for making handmade chocolates. Chocolate hampers are made from assortment of chocolates that are candies to fondants and more.