Chocolate lovers will be happy to know that World Chocolate Day exists. This international day celebrates the deliciousness of chocolate and the incredible recipes from around the world.
World Chocolate Day lands on July 7 every year. The date was chosen because it’s believed July 7 was the day chocolate was introduced to Europe. However, this date hasn’t been thoroughly verified.
World Chocolate Day is just one of the many holidays celebrated internationally in honor of chocolate. Each country has its own day. For instance, National Chocolate Day in the United States is observed annually on October 28. Ghana, however, celebrates its National Chocolate Day on February 14.
To celebrate the wonder that is chocolate, we’ve compiled a list of over 20 international sweets you just have to try! To compile this list, we scoured the Internet, focusing on global websites for recipe and dish ideas. We also used Reddit posts and comments to choose unique sweets.
Hot Chocolate and Cheese
Would you dip cheese in hot chocolate? If you answered yes, you are one of many people. This delicious dish is exactly what it sounds like. In various countries, including Colombia, it’s common to drink hot chocolate with soft white cheese inside.
Dubai Chocolate
Dubai chocolate is all the craze now. This sweet dessert is a chocolate bar filled with kadayif and pistachio. It’s a relatively new sweet treat that gained popularity in 2024.
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse is another popular chocolate dish served internationally, although it originated in France. It’s a sweet and rich chocolate cream served in a small cup.
Brigadeiro
Brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian chocolate dessert. It’s a small chewy fudge ball typically rolled or baked in a chocolate sprinkle coating. Heloísa Nabuco de Oliveira created this sweet treat around 1945.
Chocolate Flancocho
Flancocho is a dish made in various countries, including Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. It’s a half-flan, half-chocolate cake dessert.
Afghan
Another international chocolate dessert is the Afghan, a New Zealand biscuit made with cocoa powder, cornflakes, and walnuts. It’s been around since at least 1934.
Mole Poblano Sauce
Mole is a very delicious sauce added to many dishes. And it’s made with rich Mexican chocolate! To make this, you also need dried hot peppers and spices.
Chocolate-Covered Squid
This treat is a little strange. Would you try chocolate-covered squid? It’s one of the many chocolate-covered items on this list.
Chocolate Seaweed
Chocolate seaweed is popular in South Korea. Like chocolate-covered squid, this is dried seaweed coated in milk chocolate.
Black Forest Cake
Black forest cake is incredibly popular in the United States, sold both in grocery stores and restaurants. Although popular in the U.S., it originates from Germany. Black forest cake is a layer cake made up of dark chocolate and fillings with cherries and Kirsch.
Chocolate Covered Scorpions
We aren’t done discussing chocolate-covered items. Another interesting treat is chocolate-covered scorpions. They are crunchy and yet sweet.
Chocolate Covered Bananas
Fruit lovers will probably prefer this dish. Chocolate-covered bananas, or really any fruit, are popular around the world.
Chocolate Alfajores
Although regular alfajores don’t use cocoa, this version does. Chocolate alfajores are made with cocoa powder and a dulce de leche filling. Some people also sprinkle coconut flakes on these cookies.
Torta 900
The torta 900 is a soft chocolate cake with a chocolate whipped cream filling. It’s originally from Italy and also goes by torta Novecento. Ottavio Bertinotti from Ivrea invented this dessert at the end of the 19th century.
Tunis Cake
This chocolatey Madeira cake is from Scotland. Tunis cakes are usually eaten during Christmas. They are decorated with marzipan fruits.
Amandine
Many chocolate treats from around the world are cakes, including Armandine. This dessert originates from Romania and is a rich chocolate pound cake with caramel fillings and fondant decorations or frosting.
Sizzling Brownie
Brownies are universal, but have you had a sizzling brownie? This Indian dish is a rich chocolate brownie topped with a scoop of ice cream. Hot, sizzling chocolate is poured on top.
Mohr im Hemd
Moving to Austria, we have the Mohr im Hemd. It’s a chocolate pudding with the texture of a cake. It’s topped with a lot of whipped cream.
Kladdkaka
Chocolate is also popular in Sweden, where they make kladdkaka. It’s another chocolate cake, although it has a crispy outside and a gooey, almost fudge-like inside.
Colin the Caterpillar
Are you a super fan of chocolate and also love caterpillars? You might want to try the British, Colin the Caterpillar. It’s a chocolate roll cake decorated with even more chocolate to look like a caterpillar. Since 1990, Marks & Spencer has sold over 15 million Colin the Caterpillars.
Torta Caprese
This cake isn’t just made of chocolate, but also almonds. Torta caprese is another Italian sweet treat. It’s flourless, using almonds, butter, and chocolate.
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