Enlightening chocolates

Our daughter knows we have a sweet tooth, and on special occasions, sends us a generous supply of Baci chocolates.

These delectable treats are made in Perugia, a medieval city in the heart of Italy. It all began in 1922 when Luisa Spagnoli, a young chocolate maker, created a special confection for her beloved.

Its shape was meant to represent a fist (called cazzotto in Italian which stands for punch) because it's wrapped inside a love note. Everything about it was perfect but the name, that why it's been changed to “bacio” or kiss, in Italian.

Then, inside each Bacio is a love note, or at least a message somehow related to love and attributed to someone more or less famous.

Those are usually plain and boring, but last night I got one with a citation from William Shakespeare that said: “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” I found it to be a wonderful precept and decided to live the rest of my life by this wise advice from the Bard of Avon.

Still looking for inspiration, enlightenment or passion? Time perhaps to buy some Bacio from Perugina!