Surely all chocolate lovers have their own list of "selected" manufacturers. If Hershey is not part of it, with its wonderful products, the chocolate gourmet is probably just not familiar with the famous brand. Back in 1940, all US states conquered this taste. How exactly this happened and why people are so fond of Hershey’s chocolates, we learn further.
Production history
The American confectionery company Hershey Company was founded by Milton Hershey in 1886. Initially, the company was engaged in the production of milk caramel, but after only a few years, chocolate itself began to produce. Milton Hershey wanted everyone to enjoy his sweet treat, so he began the tradition of using simple, tasty ingredients. It was he who applied a unique technology in the production of adding milk to soften chocolate.
The manufacturing process began with a cocoa pod. Cocoa trees bear fruit twice a year. When harvested, the cocoa fruit or pod was cut to reveal seeds and cellulose. The seeds were dried and fermented for two weeks to make them cocoa beans. Further, frying revealed aromas. Firing completed the development of chocolate flavor. As in coffee, the amount of time and temperature were important to get a better taste.
Thus, a delicious product called Hersheys was born, which soon became a world treat.
Peak of popularity
Already in 1915, the company produced 45 thousand tons of chocolate per day. The volumes of work were so great that a small town of Hershey was added to the production workshop for workers at the factory. By 1945, the Hershey Company regulated 90% of the milk chocolate market throughout America. During the war, the Hershey chocolate bar was part of the nutritional requirements of American soldiers. He was included in the military ration. Thus, Milton Hershey's product became the most popular. In the first half of the 1960s, the company competed with other well-known manufacturers. One of the main competitors was the largest company Mars.
The technology for making real American chocolate is still being observed. For this, fresh farm milk is used. HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate is produced with thousands of gallons of fresh milk delivered daily from farms 100 miles from the factory. The milk is mixed with sugar and condensed to create a consistency before it combines with unsweetened chocolate. After that, the thickening process begins, in which ground crumbs are mixed with cocoa butter.
A mixture of dry powder turns into a thick paste and, finally, into a smooth stream of milk chocolate, which has an artificial sensation in the mouth. During this process, all undesirable acidic aromatic notes evaporate, leaving a strong but pleasant chocolate aroma HERSHEY'S.
Over time, many countries began to produce Hershey chocolate, so in our time on many packs you can see different data on production. Now chocolates are produced even in China, which distributes them around the world.
At the moment, the current office is located in the town of Hershey (Pennsylvania).
Hershey's Composition and Ingredients
The most famous bars are Hershey's American chocolate with nuts.
The package contains the following composition: sugar, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, cocoa liquor, milk fat, demineralized whey powder, lactose, emulsifiers, vanillin, a flavor identical to natural, hazelnut, dry fat-free cocoa residue, milk fat.
It is not surprising that soon other types of the famous Hershey chocolate began to be produced. At the moment, there are more than 10 species with a wide variety of fillings.
Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme Chocolate
A delicious bar of white chocolate has a pleasant cream aroma.
Consists of sugar, vegetable oil, milk powder, corn syrup, milk fat, emulsifiers, artificial flavoring, vanillin and vitamin E. Cookies consist of wheat flour fortified with vitamins, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, grated cocoa, whey, corn syrup, baking powder , salt, vanilla flavorings, dye E150.
It is important to mention the usefulness of this delicacy: it does not contain caffeine, as well as theobromine, which can cause allergies.
Dark Hershey's Special Dark
Hershey is presented in different packaging. It can be found in the form of chocolate balls. In addition to traditional packaging in the form of ordinary tiles, it can be found in bags or in a metal flat box. Lovers of dark chocolate will be delighted, according to an advertisement.
Ingredients: sugar, cocoa butter, grated cocoa, cocoa powder, milk fat, emulsifiers, vanillin, flavor identical to natural, whole milk powder.
Special Dark Almonds + Cranberries
Also amazed lovers with an exquisite combination of ingredients.
The composition contains sugar, grated cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, milk fat, alkalized cocoa. There is also vanillin, flavors identical to natural; whole milk powder; almond; sweetened cranberries; emulsifiers.
Chocolate comes with natural cranberry berries, which is very captivating for lovers. It is presented in the form of ordinary tiles.
Reviews
Reviews of Hershey chocolate from Russian customers are positive.
Many chocolate fans value Hershey, calling it “respectable chocolate.”
About the dark "Hershey" they say that it is not at all bitter, but it tastes something like a cross between bitterness and sweetness, which suits many as a dessert over a cup of tea.
Chocolate with cranberries and almonds. Tasters of this type are simply delighted with such a combination of ingredients in one filling. They claim that chocolate comes across real pieces of cranberries with a pleasant acidity and a lot of whole nuts. And in combination they call it explosive taste, which I want to try again and again. Amateurs compare it with the popular "Snickers" and "Mars", but give the highest rating to his beloved "Hershey".
The original taste of milk chocolate earned no less than enthusiastic comments.
Despite the not-so-perfect composition, he is considered worthy. And most of all, crunchy biscuit pieces found in the filling bribe, which leaves a blissful aftertaste. Chocolate just melts in your mouth.
In the reviews of Hershey's chocolate with nuts, the buyers agree in one opinion: this is a very delicate chocolate, it is a pleasure to enjoy it!
Hershey's reviews of white are also no less positive. Describing the taste, people recall the creamy taste of eclairs with the addition of the well-known Oreo cookies. Slices of cookies are large in size, which allows you to fully sample the entire consistency. Not all chocolate has so many surprises!
It should be warned everyone who wants to try a unique delicacy that on the Russian shelves there are often Chinese fakes, which are not so rich in taste. Many, having stumbled upon non-American-made chocolate, claim that it does not look like a tasteless plate. Therefore, in order to find out the sweetness of real American Hershey's, it is better to order the product in the American online store or on the official website. Few will want to wait for a weekly delivery, but if you were visited by the idea of making an unusual gift for a chocolate lover, then you will not be mistaken.
Other species
There are also other Hershey products on the market, for example:
- Gold. New in white, dark and milk.
- Classic dairy.
- Classic dark.
- Sweets with almonds and caramel.
- Milk chocolate with almonds.
- Dark chocolate with almonds.
- Dark chocolate with hazelnuts.
- Dark chocolate with cranberries, blueberries and almonds.
- Hershey's Kisses sweets.
- A wide variety of dessert syrups.
- Natural classic 100% cocoa powder.