A chocolate shop that creates the most amazing flavors.

#GetDiscountsWithoutLuck Yuzu is a chocolate shop founded in Ghent in 2003. The owner, Nicholas Vanaise, has a different background from other chocolatiers because his family did not have a chocolate shop before and did not study at any culinary institute. He graduated in history and archaeology from Ghent University and went to work as an archaeologist in a Middle Eastern country. Later, he had the opportunity to work in the confectionery business, where he was responsible for researching the history of local food flavors in the Flemish region of Belgium. This led Vanaise to seriously take an interest in making chocolate and open his own shop. Although he did not have a background as a chef, Nicholas Vanaise emphasizes his strength in using his experience working abroad for many years, using Middle Eastern food ingredients to create new chocolate flavors to make his shop different and stand out from other shops. He has also traveled to Japan many times to collect information and search for new flavors. The name of the shop, Yuzu, comes from Vanaise and his wife's passion for Japanese culture. The image of Yuzu is a shop that dares to present strange, out-of-this-world flavors that are hard to find in other chocolate shops. It created a buzz and quickly became popular in a short period of time. 🏠 Location / Atmosphere The shop is located on Walpoortstraat, which is quite far from the main tourist attraction, St. Bavo's Cathedral, but it is close to the shopping street with many shops to walk around and shop. You can walk around and enjoy yourself. There are no seats in this shop, it is only for take-away. The interior of the shop is decorated in a very Japanese style, such as the window display that is probably inspired by Japanese tea ceremony sweets. There are colorful carp-shaped chocolates on display and for sale everywhere. In addition, the shop also sells ceramic cups, tea sets, and various types of tea leaves imported from Japan. It looks like a unique chocolate shop. Really different from other shops ****- Try this -**** [SMAKEN van GENT] This box is chocolate filled with the following 5 “Ghent specialties”: ➡️ Duivelsteen - Dark Chocolate with Filliers Dry Gin filling. ➡️ Blandinus - Dark Chocolate with Delirium Tremens filling, a type of Belgian Beer. ➡️ Draak - Milk Chocolate with Tierenteyn mostard filling, a type of mustard that is a famous product of this city. ➡️ Krogand - Chocolate filled with Ganda Ham flavor, a famous ham here. ➡️ Bavo - Milk Chocolate with Nougat Vital filling. [Chocolate Pralines] Chocolate filled with various flavors that you can choose from the display case. Every piece is a square of the same size. When selling, the price is calculated by the number of pieces, no need to weigh them (the more pieces you buy, the cheaper it is). Even though the shape is the same But the decoration is so colorful and has cool effects. We chose to try these: ➡️ KOZUE – It is a White Chocolate with green tea filling that has a strong green tea aroma. The White Chocolate that is coated is not too sweet and has a slight salty taste. It is quite delicious. ➡️ Milk Chocolate with Almond Seeds – This one has a Milk Chocolate cream filling that is not too sweet. The taste goes well with the crispy almonds that are stuck on top. I like it a lot… ➡️ ALEPPO – It is a Dark Chocolate with Praline filling, Pistachio flavor.. This piece is also delicious. It is strange that Pistachio is used to make the praline filling, but it goes well together. ➡️ Milk Chocolate with Praline filling mixed with crispy puffed rice – This piece has a rich chocolate that goes well with the milk flavor and praline filling. It is not too sweet. The puffed rice is also incredibly fragrant. It is delicious without being too rich. It makes you feel like you can eat dozens of pieces in a row. ➡️ Roasted Cinnamon Caramel – For those who love the smell of cinnamon like me, this piece is definitely my favorite. ➡️ APASSIONATA – Dark Chocolate with Yuzu Orange and Passion Fruit filling – This piece has a very sharp ganache filling, contrasting with the extremely bitter taste of the high percentage of Dark Chocolate. ➡️ Dark Chocolate with Grapefruit filling – This piece is similar to the previous piece, but instead of Yuzu orange, it has Grapefruit or grapefruit with a slightly bitter taste. ➡️ HEMINGWAY – Dark Chocolate with Lime and Mint filling. ➡️ TOMOKO – White Chocolate with Raspberry filling. The White Chocolate has a sweetness that balances the sourness of the Raspberry filling perfectly. It’s quite delicious. ➡️ CRÈME BRULEE – Milk Chocolate with Caramel Crème Brulee filling