We chocoholics are sensitive people. Especially to things that have a good feeling about it. For this reason we call two happenings this week, Chocolate Diplomacy. A pleasant surprise, a relaxing sigh and a good after taste.
Today French President Nicolas Sarkozy flies to Damascus to shake hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad with the wonderful intention of restoring relations.France currently being head of the European Union, this meeting is certainly significant.
Chocoholics appreciate any peacemaking. Damascus is a unique city. Founded around 6000BC is the longest inhabited city in the world. It has a relatively small population of 1.67million and more than 10 confectionery , chocolate and chewing gum manufacturers. The largest manufacturer is probably Swareen Chocolates. Their chocolate products are found in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
On Friday Condeleeza Rice will shake hands with Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi. What a pleasant surprise. Unfortunately she will miss the Libyan Chocolate, Coffee, Tea Trade Fair to be held later this year. Probably this is a great chance for Hersheys and Mars to participate in the Fair and spread the pleasant after taste still further and strengthen the bonds. By December Rice will be back at the University and George Bush back at the ranch.
Naturally I searched for chocolate manufacturers in Libya. Unfortunately while there are importers, there doesn't seem to be any anyone manufacturing chocolate.
There is a dubious link with chocolate and Libya. Ronald Dahl, the writer of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Dahl crashed into the Libyan desert in I940, when he was a RAF fighter pilot. Fortunately he survived to write our book.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment