With Easter almost upon us, families across the UK are enjoying the school holidays and looking forward to indulging in chocolate treats. Parents are all too aware, as they scramble to buy Easter eggs their children their favourite eggs in the supermarkets, they must also be prepared to find pieces of chocolate all over the house for the foreseeable.
But one chocolate expert has revealed that the mess from kids excitedly smashing their way into eggs can be avoided. For there is a correct way to open Easter eggs, BirminghamLive reports.
Karen Owen, Chief Taster and Chocolatier at Wickedly Welsh Chocolate said: "My personal favourite way to get into an Easter egg is just to smash it to smithereens on a clean, hard surface; this leaves you with lots of smaller pieces of chocolate that are the perfect size for snacking on. But, that’s definitely a messy option.
"Although the best way to get into an Easter egg isn’t too far from this; you do still want a clean, hard surface to tap the egg on, but you specifically want to apply pressure to the weakest part of the egg, which is typically the side of the egg, where the two halves are joined together.
"Obviously, the harder you tap it on the surface, the easier it will break – but unless you want lots of chocolate flying around, don’t go too hard. Start more gently and build up to it.
"That being said, it really does depend what type of Easter egg you have as not all of them are entirely hollow. Our Bryn the Dragon Easter Egg, for example, is only half hollow, with the other half filled with salted caramel truffle, housing a handcrafted white chocolate Bryn baby dragon.
"Smashing the egg on the seam could run the risk of damaging the filled side, so look to instead tap it on the hollow side towards the top of the egg, not too close to the seams. This may prove a little messier, but you’re less likely to damage the goods inside."
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"You can get creative though; we recently made a video of us smashing in to an Easter egg using a water bottle and it looked fantastic."
