{"id":9164,"date":"2021-07-08T00:52:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=9164"},"modified":"2021-07-08T00:52:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T00:52:59","slug":"did-someone-say-world-chocolate-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/did-someone-say-world-chocolate-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Did someone say World Chocolate Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHOCOLATE&#8230;Some of us like it milky smooth and sweet, others like it dark and bitter&#8230;No matter what is your preference, chocolate is amazing and you should take a bite during World Chocolate Day!<\/p>\n<p>Poland is known for chocolate (<strong>czekolada<\/strong>) and <strong>Wedel<\/strong> is a famous company that makes any type of chocolate treats. Wedel is the oldest chocolate brand in Poland. Its products have been bringing pleasure to consumers for over 160 years. Emil Wedel, the founder (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>za\u0142o\u017cyciel<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span>of the company, was an unwavering optimist, who infected others with his attitude. Wedel brand means flavor (<strong>smak<\/strong>) and superior-quality chocolate with an intense, familiar taste.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9167\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/praline-dessert-chocolate-painting-2966091\/\" aria-label=\"Praline 2966091 1920 1024x682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9167\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9167\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-1024x682.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Christine Sponchia from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whether chocolate is used to coat other candies and nuts, melted over different fruit, or shaven over a gourmet dessert, chocolate always hits the spot. I&#8217;m not a big dessert person, but chocolate is my absolute favorite: dark chocolate, chocolate ice cream or chocolate covered nuts are my go to guilty pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get familiar with chocolate related vocabulary in Polish:<\/p>\n<p>chocolate &#8211; <strong>czekolada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>milk chocolate &#8211; <strong>mleczna czekolada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>dark chocolate &#8211;<strong> gorzka czekolada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>chocolate ice cream &#8211; <strong>lody czekoladowe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>hot chocolate &#8211; <strong>gor\u0105ca czekolada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>chocolate bar &#8211; <strong>tabliczka czekoladowa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not sure if you are familiar with hot chocolate in Poland, but there is a difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OZ160xdpjB\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/hot-chocolate-or-cocoa-in-poland\/\">Hot chocolate or cocoa in Poland?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Hot chocolate or cocoa in Poland?&#8221; &#8212; Polish Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/hot-chocolate-or-cocoa-in-poland\/embed\/#?secret=y2G5j7J7Kl#?secret=OZ160xdpjB\" data-secret=\"OZ160xdpjB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As far as my favorite Polish chocolate dessert, it must be<strong> Delicje<\/strong>!!!<\/p>\n<p>If you have never tried them, they are these absolutely amazing cookies covered in chocolate. Inside, they have a different type of fruit. They just melt in your mouth!!!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9166\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9166\" class=\"wp-image-9166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/a5dca8bb-4fa8-33c7-6f48-69f9c5538fed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by and used with permission from Kasia Scontsas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What is your favorite Polish chocolate treat?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/07\/praline-2966091_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>CHOCOLATE&#8230;Some of us like it milky smooth and sweet, others like it dark and bitter&#8230;No matter what is your preference, chocolate is amazing and you should take a bite during World Chocolate Day! Poland is known for chocolate (czekolada) and Wedel is a famous company that makes any type of chocolate treats. 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