Ħamrun reminded the rest of Malta that they are the kings of chocolate this weekend by hosting an incredible chocolate festival. 

More than just a festival with chocolate products, the festival brought some of Malta’s top chefs and culinary artists together to create beautiful edible structures – all made out of chocolate.

And of course, there were endless varieties of chocolates for everyone to try out.

Benna even set up a stall with a chef Emmanuel Aquilina creating some beautiful Maltese desserts, such as kannoli (both normal as well as lactose-free) and Maltese souffle’.

There were even some incredibly chocalicious takes on some classic Maltese dishes, like some beautiful deep-fried imqaret covered in a tantalising layer of chocolate and candy.

The 13th Hamrun Girl Guides even took a page out of the Willy Wonka manual and were giving out Golden Tickets to the attendees.

With happy, chocolate-smudged faces everywhere, some really cool chocolate inventions, and of course, some super tasty dishes, this year’s Chocolate Festival was a veritable treat for all who attended.

What was your favourite thing at the Chocolate Festival? Let us know in the comments below.

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Johnathan Cilia

Johnathan is an award-winning Maltese journalist interested in social justice, politics, minority issues, music and food. Follow him at @supreofficialmt on Instagram, and send him news, food and music stories at [email protected]