展开There’s no better way to start the day in the run up to Christmas than with a piece of the finest Belgian chocolate. Godiva’s 2022 Advent Calendar takes the form of an elegant snow globe, and the doors conceal either a milk chocolate carré (a bite-sized square of crispy crunch), a dark chocolate carré (a bite-sized square infused with raspberry), or a chocolate sujet (a charming chocolate figurine). The chocolate sujets are super cute renderings of snowpeople, penguins and Father Christmas, crafted out of white, milk and dark chocolate, filled with either praline or chocolate ganache. These melt-in-the-mouth pieces of chocolate artistry will get everyone – young and old – in the festive mood. You may not want Christmas to actually arrive because it will mean that the advent calendar ends. This world-renowned chocolatier was established by Joseph Draps in Brussels almost a century ago. Named in honour of the legendary Lady Godiva, who rode through the streets of Coventry covered only by her flowing locks so that her husband would remit the high taxation he had placed on the locals. All but one of the townsfolk closed their eyes and shutters as her horse carried her naked through the city; that one who sneaked a glimpse gave rise to the term “Peeping Tom”. And the chocolates that Godiva produce are well worth looking at. Belgium is the spiritual home of luxury chocolate and Godiva has earned its place in the pantheon of greats.