How are the Chocolate Easter Eggs made?

Icelanders enjoy a 5-day long weekend around Easter, starting with Maundy Thursday. Chocolate eggs in all sizes are the major part of the Easter celebration.

In Iceland, a little note with a saying is put into each egg, along with different kinds of candy. In some bakeries it is possible to get an especially designed egg, where you bring your own things, jewelry or poems to surprise your loved ones. A perfect idea is a proposal in an Easter egg.

As early as one month before Easter Sunday, the eggs are put on display in the grocery shops, different sizes and different brands. About 200 tons of chocolate are used every year to make these delicious eggs. Local newspapers invite gourmet chefs to taste the eggs, value their taste, smell, color and the candy inside them. But for some people the Easter egg is like a ritual - you buy the same brand and size every year.

In schools children are not allowed to bring any candy, not even before Easter. Instead there is a tradition to paint egg shaped balls in different colors and glue some feathers to them.

If you are keen on tasting these wonderful Easter eggs, they are available at the Wholefoods Market in the US.

Check out how the Easter eggs are made (with the kind permission of Iceland Review).