“Life [is] like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get,” doesn’t have to hold true when you’re enjoying your Valentine’s Day chocolates. Come next month, many of us will be gifted with a box of chocolates of which the contents have remained a mystery until now. Here’s how to finally know what chocolates you’re eating without having to taste every one before finding one you like.
Square and Rectangular Chocolates
These ones are almost always toffee or caramel-filled. When toffees and caramels are made, they’re hot and liquidy, so they get spread out into large slabs are cut into squares before they’re dipped into the chocolate.
Circular and Oval Chocolates
Rounded chocolates are filled with ganache or cream. Milk chocolate truffles, vanilla cream, and raspberry cream are common fillings. When they’re made, the soft centers get scooped or piped into circular rounds and then they’re drizzled with chocolate.
Chocolates with Bumpy Surfaces
If the surface isn’t smooth, you’re probably looking at candy with peanuts, almonds, or cashews. Sometimes they even come in paper lining like peanut butter cups.
Chocolates Wrapped in Shiny Foil
Chocolates wrapped in foils usually have liquid centers, like cherry cordials, to protect them from leaking.
