Chocolate Market in Tübingen

Tübingen hosted a chocolate market this past week from the 4th through the 9th of December, which was great! I am also a chocolate lover (it is practically part of my diet), so I especially loved it. There were vendors from all over the world, as well as items ranging from chocolate covered fruit on a stick to regular hot chocolate, chocolate salami, chocolate beer, and chocolate shots. Also, there were samples! In fact, I am going to go to a store here in Tübingen that I never went into before, just because I absolutely loved the sample that they offered.

The market was also a chocolART festival, so you could watch sculptures being made, or view some pieces on display that had chocolate painted on them. I am not sure if people bought any of the various art pieces, though.

During the night was the best time to go to the chocolate market (in my opinion). There were projections on the buildings in the main market areas, which were interesting to look at, and they added more of a Christmas flair to the whole market. Also, at night one can enjoy a hot chocolate, Glühwein (a mulled wine sold during the winter in Germany), or a chocolate shot, which is also sold in a chocolate shot glass.

The chocolate market was also directly in front of my building…

 

I wish there was just something like this in the US. Nothing comes close.