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It's true. The Swiss know about chocolate.

Over the weekend, I found myself at the Geneva Chocolate Festival in a cute little town called Versoix. And let me tell you...it was more than all my senses could handle. Sweet, rich aromas of chocolate goodness wafted through the streets of Versoix, while kids and adults alike were dotted with smears of chocolate from top to bottom.

For the chocolatiers, it was an opportunity to showcase their latest inventions, as well as their amazing chocolate statues and models. The festival's main attraction was a tour of one of Switzerland's most famed chocolatiers, Faverger. During the tour, I found out that the Swiss consume the most chocolate, per capita per year, in the world. The average Swiss eats about 25 pounds of chocolate per year. The US was actually much lower than I expected - coming in at #11 at close to 12 pounds per year. Interestingly, 16 out of the top 20 chocolate-consuming countries is European.

If high chocolate consumption is the sign of a true Genevan, then I am well on my way to becoming one :)