2023-08-28 13:20:44
1. This chocolate had nothing to do with the Congo. 2. Punitive cutting off limbs has been an Islamic custom and was possibly practiced before the Belgians. Interestingly, it had never been a Belgian tradition. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author
2023-08-28 13:27:46
The link being presented between the ‘Antwerpse handjes’ as chocolates and the atrocities of Belgiums colonial past is wrong. The chocolates represent a reference to the myth of Brabo and of how the name Antwerp came to be. [Link][Link][Link][Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(2-0-0) Author
2023-08-28 21:13:56
Theoretically, the hand-shaped chocolates are inspired by a folkloric myth, but it is important to note that there are no cocoa trees in Belgium, cocoa was a plant grown in Africa, and Belgium only started producing chocolate after colonizing the Congo. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author