The current status and development of handmade chocolates in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Shih-Hung Chang, 張實紘
• Other Authors: 潘江東
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88969821939063271945

碩士 === 國立高雄餐旅大學 === 台灣飲食文化產業研究所 === 101 === Chocolate is a kind of ordinary food. In fact that it is to have a long history, and play a very important role in the food sector. Since 2006, handmade chocolates are flourishing in Taiwan. Handmade chocolates not only change Taiwanese eating habits, but also to reverse the sweet chocolate, unhealthy stereotype. Chocolate is a type of symbolic significance food in our daylily life. Seemingly, chocolate is not just a part of dessert, but it also can show the expression of emotional in the special festivals, influence the definition and value of the chocolate in Taiwan. Due to the above reasons, so that the rapid development of the chocolate industry in Taiwan. This study will collected by chocolate related books and papers of the domestic and foreign scholars in order to fully understand the Chocolate relevant expertise. And discussion for the historical origins of chocolate, chocolate manufacturing, research and development of chocolate, chocolate industry development and the explained about science on chocolate, sequentially. Finally, the keynote of this research will based on the development of the world and Taiwan chocolate industry to understand the positioning、the actual production and consumption current situation of handmade chocolates by the interviews with a total of five handmade chocolate stores all over of Taiwan, and provide the whole new thought for the future to handmade chocolates.