A sweet afternoon at the Lindt Home of Chocolate museum
Mountains, cows, cheese, and chocolate. Is this the first thing you think of when you think of Switzerland? Probably Switzerland has a lot more to offer, something we’ll have to find out over the next months. Of course, you can’t leave this country without tasting Swiss chocolate, but even more fun is a visit to the Lindt Home of Chocolate museum.
Lindt chocolate fountain
“Experience the interactive world of chocolate for young and old. Visit our Lindt Home of Chocolate, where the biggest Lindt Chocolate Shop (500 m2) and the spectacular Lindt chocolate fountain are waiting for you, as well as an interactive chocolate tour all about the Swiss cultural heritage of chocolate. Dive into the world of chocolate and experience something really special.”
Chocolate bar
At the moment, it is only possible to buy your tickets for the Lindt museum online. Due to corona rules, there is a maximum number of people allowed, so be on time to buy your tickets because it will sell out in no time. A ticket costs 15 francs, and with this, you can stay in the museum as long as you want and eat as much chocolate as you want! We started the afternoon with a visit to the largest Lindt Shop in the world, where you can design your own chocolate bar, with all kinds of delicious toppings. You can also find all the flavors available and even Lindt vegan chocolate bars.
Lindt Master Chocolatier
After this, it was time to enter the museum. Upon entering, the first thing you notice is the 9-meter-high chocolate fountain where 1 kilo of chocolate flows through per second! A great introduction, and the rest of the museum did not disappoint either. We were really amazed at how fun and interactive this museum was. Not only is this fun for kids, but also adults learn a lot about the different brands and chocolate in general. Plus, it’s really worth using the headphones and listening to the various stories about the history, marketing, and future of chocolate. Of course, you sense that there must come a moment when you actually get to put your senses to work, like a true Lindt Master Chocolatier does every day. And luckily, that moment came sooner than expected!
Läderach and Sprüngli
Perhaps Lindt is the most famous chocolate brand in the world. In foreign supermarkets, including in Kuala Lumpur, you will find the well-known Lindt packaging everywhere. So, we thought that Lindt was the only chocolate brand in Switzerland. Nothing could be further from the truth because while you can buy Lindt ‘normally’ in the supermarket, the Läderach and Sprüngli stores are perhaps even more popular with the Swiss people, and a lot more expensive too. Whether you really taste a difference in the chocolate, I do not know, we like them all. Let alone a museum, where we hoped, just as in the chocolate museum in Malaysia, to be able to taste some ourselves.
Chocolate fountains
In the ‘Chocolate production’ you can learn all about the latest technologies and machines and follow every step of the process, from cocoa beans to the perfect chocolate bars. Very interesting to follow, but maybe even more fun was trying out the three chocolate fountains! While Jeroen neatly held his spoon under each fountain once to taste, I have to honestly admit that I may have gone back three times to enjoy the delicious chocolate a little more! But make sure there is room for even more sweetness because the tasting is far from over. Further on, the senses are really put to work before you get to taste the different flavors. To top it off, you have the chance to taste the famous Lindor chocolate of each Lindt flavor, with salted caramel being my personal favorite!
Making your own Lindt chocolate
We didn’t think beforehand that this museum would be so extensive with so much attention to detail. Even the surprise at the end of the tour was perfectly worked out. But besides the museum, there are also several courses you can do here, such as making your pralines and truffles. Something we would like to do next time because who doesn’t want to make their chocolate? ‘Welcome to chocolate heaven, where your sweetest dreams come true.’
A sweet afternoon at the Lindt Home of Chocolate museum
Mountains, cows, cheese, and chocolate. Is this the first thing you think of when you think of Switzerland? Probably Switzerland has a lot more to offer, something we’ll have to find out over the next months. Of course, you can’t leave this country without tasting Swiss chocolate, but even more fun is a visit to the Lindt Home of Chocolate museum.
Lindt chocolate fountain
“Experience the interactive world of chocolate for young and old. Visit our Lindt Home of Chocolate, where the biggest Lindt Chocolate Shop (500 m2) and the spectacular Lindt chocolate fountain are waiting for you, as well as an interactive chocolate tour all about the Swiss cultural heritage of chocolate. Dive into the world of chocolate and experience something really special.”
Läderach and Sprüngli
Perhaps Lindt is the most famous chocolate brand in the world. In foreign supermarkets, including in Kuala Lumpur, you will find the well-known Lindt packaging everywhere. So, we thought that Lindt was the only chocolate brand in Switzerland. Nothing could be further from the truth because while you can buy Lindt ‘normally’ in the supermarket, the Läderach and Sprüngli stores are perhaps even more popular with the Swiss people, and a lot more expensive too. Whether you really taste a difference in the chocolate, I do not know, we like them all. Let alone a museum, where we hoped, just as in the chocolate museum in Malaysia, to be able to taste some ourselves.
Chocolate bar
At the moment, it is only possible to buy your tickets for the Lindt museum online. Due to corona rules, there is a maximum number of people allowed, so be on time to buy your tickets because it will sell out in no time. A ticket costs 15 francs, and with this, you can stay in the museum as long as you want and eat as much chocolate as you want! We started the afternoon with a visit to the largest Lindt Shop in the world, where you can design your own chocolate bar, with all kinds of delicious toppings. You can also find all the flavors available and even Lindt vegan chocolate bars.
Lindt Master Chocolatier
After this, it was time to enter the museum. Upon entering, the first thing you notice is the 9-meter-high chocolate fountain where 1 kilo of chocolate flows through per second! A great introduction, and the rest of the museum did not disappoint either. We were really amazed at how fun and interactive this museum was. Not only is this fun for kids, but also adults learn a lot about the different brands and chocolate in general. Plus, it’s really worth using the headphones and listening to the various stories about the history, marketing, and future of chocolate. Of course, you sense that there must come a moment when you actually get to put your senses to work, like a true Lindt Master Chocolatier does every day. And luckily, that moment came sooner than expected!
Chocolate fountains
In the ‘Chocolate production’ you can learn all about the latest technologies and machines and follow every step of the process, from cocoa beans to the perfect chocolate bars. Very interesting to follow, but maybe even more fun was trying out the three chocolate fountains! While Jeroen neatly held his spoon under each fountain once to taste, I have to honestly admit that I may have gone back three times to enjoy the delicious chocolate a little more! But make sure there is room for even more sweetness because the tasting is far from over. Further on, the senses are really put to work before you get to taste the different flavors. To top it off, you have the chance to taste the famous Lindor chocolate of each Lindt flavor, with salted caramel being my personal favorite!
Making your own Lindt chocolate
We didn’t think beforehand that this museum would be so extensive with so much attention to detail. Even the surprise at the end of the tour was perfectly worked out. But besides the museum, there are also several courses you can do here, such as making your pralines and truffles. Something we would like to do next time because who doesn’t want to make their chocolate? ‘Welcome to chocolate heaven, where your sweetest dreams come true.’
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