Editing Easter egg (section)

=== Chocolate ===
Chocolate eggs first appeared at the court of [[Louis XIV]] in Versailles and in 1725 the widow Giambone in [[Turin]] started producing chocolate eggs by filling empty chicken egg shells with molten chocolate.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Caramia |first1=G |last2=Degl'Innocenti |first2=D |last3=Mozzon |first3=M |last4=Pacetti |first4=D |last5=Frega |first5=NG |title=[The role of eggs in the diet: nutraceutical and epigenetic aspects]. |journal=La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica: Medical and Surgical Pediatrics |year=2012 |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=53–64 |doi=10.4081/pmc.2012.1 |pmid=22730629 |doi-access=free }}</ref> In 1873, [[J.S. Fry & Sons]] produced the first hollow chocolate egg making a smooth paste that could be poured into  egg moulds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-09 |title=How the hollow chocolate Easter egg was produced |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-65190254 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The history of the first chocolate egg |date=8 April 2020 |url=https://prestonparkmuseum.co.uk/the-story-behind-the-uks-first-chocolate-egg/}}</ref> Manufacturing their first Easter egg in 1875, [[Cadbury]] created the modern chocolate Easter egg after developing a pure cocoa butter that could be moulded into smooth shapes.<ref name="Easter">{{cite news |title=Amazing archive images show how Cadbury cracked Easter egg market |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/easter-2015-amazing-archive-images-8963621 |access-date=21 May 2019 |work=Birmingham Mail |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809002239/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/easter-2015-amazing-archive-images-8963621 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Western cultures, the giving of chocolate eggs is now commonplace, with 80 million Easter eggs sold in the UK alone. Formerly, the containers Easter eggs were sold in contained large amounts of plastic, although in the United Kingdom this has gradually been replaced with recyclable paper and cardboard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wasteconnect.co.uk/page.aspx?ID=36d6a9bc-a62a-4809-98cf-49dae76f2626|title=The End of Egg-cessive Easter Waste??|publisher=Waste connect|access-date=15 April 2014|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183045/http://www.wasteconnect.co.uk/page.aspx?ID=36d6a9bc-a62a-4809-98cf-49dae76f2626|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Steven |date=2023-03-22 |title=Easter eggs with highest and lowest calorie counts compared |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/easter-eggs-highest-lowest-calorie-26530201 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref>

In Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telemetro.com/2016/2016/03/20/paises-comen-huevos-chocolate-pascua/1509794.html |title=¿Por qué en otros países se comen huevos de chocolate en Pascua? |date=20 March 2016 }}</ref> hollow chocolate eggs known as {{Lang|pt|Ovos de Páscoa}} or {{Lang|es|Huevos de Páscua}} (Easter eggs) are popular and are commonly sold around Easter in supermarkets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Ovos de Páscoa: que países têm essa tradição e como eles comemoram a data |trans-title=Easter eggs: which countries have this tradition and how they celebrate the date |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/comida/2023/03/ovos-de-pascoa-que-paises-tem-essa-tradicao-e-como-eles-comemoram-a-data.shtml |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=Saiba como surgiu a tradição de pendurar ovos de páscoa em lojas |trans-title=Find out how the tradition of hanging Easter eggs in stores came about |url=https://istoedinheiro.com.br/saiba-como-surgiu-a-tradicao-de-pendurar-ovos-de-pascoa-em-lojas/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=IstoÉ Dinheiro |language=pt-br}}</ref> Variations of this dessert containing fillings such as pistachio cream, hazelnut cream, {{Lang|pt|[[furrundu]]}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2020 |title=Confeiteira faz ovos de Páscoa com recheios de doces típicos da culinária cuiabana |trans-title=Confectioner makes Easter eggs filled with typical sweets from Cuiabá cuisine |url=https://g1.globo.com/mt/mato-grosso/noticia/2020/04/06/confeiteira-faz-ovos-de-pascoa-com-recheios-de-doces-tipicos-da-culinaria-cuiabana.ghtml |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> or [[doce de leite]], are known as {{Lang|pt|Ovos de Páscoa de colher}} (Spoon Easter eggs) or {{Lang|pt|Ovos de colher}} (Spoon eggs).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=Bacio di Latte cria ovo de pistacchio, exclusivo para a Páscoa |trans-title=Bacio di Latte creates exclusive pistachio egg for Easter |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/saideira/post/2024/02/bacio-di-latte-cria-ovo-de-pistacchio-exclusivo-para-a-pascoa.ghtml |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=O Globo |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sodiê Doces lança oito sabores de ovo de colher para a Páscoa |trans-title=Sodiê Doces launches eight flavors of spoon egg for Easter |url=https://campinas.com.br/agenda/sodie-doces-lanca-oito-sabores-de-ovo-de-colher-para-a-pascoa/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Campinas.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-30 |title=Ovo de Páscoa é mesmo 'melhor' que barras, e receita 'de colher' só existe no Brasil |trans-title=Easter egg is even 'better' than bars, and 'spoon' recipe only exists in Brazil |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folhinha/2023/03/ovo-de-pascoa-e-mesmo-melhor-que-barras-e-receita-de-colher-so-existe-no-brasil.shtml |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rolim |first=Laura |date=2024-02-26 |title=Ovo de chocolate tradicional ou de colher? Veja como o comércio se prepara para as vendas de Páscoa |trans-title=Traditional chocolate egg or spoon? See how retailers are preparing for Easter sales |url=https://www.abcmais.com/brasil/rio-grande-do-sul/vale-do-rio-dos-sinos/novo-hamburgo/ovo-de-chocolate-tradicional-ou-de-colher-veja-como-o-comercio-se-prepara-para-as-vendas-de-pascoa/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=abc+ |language=pt-br}}</ref>
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File:Chocolate egg.jpg|Hollow chocolate Easter egg
File:Easter-Chocolate-egg-bunny.jpg|Chocolate Easter egg bunny
File:Easter egg with candy.jpg|Easter egg with candy
File:Gladys as a Chocolate Easter Bunny.jpg|[[Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow|Gladys]] as a Chocolate [[Easter Bunny]] with Easter eggs
File:Ovos de Páscoa 2.jpg|Brazilian {{Lang|pt|Ovos de Páscoa}} for sale in a supermarket
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