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Today there are countless variations of chocolate: For example dark, i.e. with a high proportion of cocoa, or light chocolates or those that are mixed with spices, fruits or nuts, and of course those that are filled with a lot more – whether schnapps or marzipan . For many people, chocolate is simply irresistible. It should even make you happy! And: doesn’t our body need a minimum amount of sugar?
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The documentary “Fruits, Sugar, Chocolate – 20 Sweet Truths” reveals whether this is really the case. The second documentary focuses on the Osnabrück pastry shop Leysie? Er. She made her breakthrough with whipped cream in the 1950s. The “Heavenly” are the trademark of the family company, which supplies more than 700 shops across Europe and operates its own bistros and confectionery shops.
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The chocolate side of the East is shown in the film “Can sweets be a sin?” During the GDR era, manufacturers had to cut back chocolate production. The shortage of foreign exchange forced us to forego cocoa. The creative handling of the shortage has become a virtue. A special GDR chocolate taste spread: with “Vitalade”, “Knusper? Ocken” or “Schlagersüßtafeln”. The film tells stories that connect the past and the present. Who knows that the Miethe company became the now widely successful company Halloren, that GDR brands such as “Zetti” in Zeitz and “Rotstern” in Saalfeld got a second chance.
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Last but not least, it’s about crazy chocolate ideas from Belgium. Because even tough guys like sweets and like to blow their noses in. That is why Bruges star chocolatier Dominique Persoone has developed the finest Sni? Ff chocolate for the Rolling Stones’ birthday party – and the right chocolate shooter to go with it. And for the ladies tasty chocolate lipsticks and delicious massage chocolate to care for the skin.
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