Chocolate fountain

A chocolate fountain is a device for serving chocolate fondue. Typical examples resemble a stepped cone, standing 2–4 feet (0.61–1.22 m) tall with a crown at the top and stacked tiers over a basin at the bottom. The basin is heated to keep the chocolate in a liquid state so it can be pulled into a center cylinder then vertically transported to the top of the fountain by an Archimedes screw. From there it flows over the tiers creating a chocolate "waterfall" in which food items like strawberries or marshmallows can be dipped.

A commercial chocolate fountain in a shop in Brussels, Belgium

Chocolate fountain in use at a buffet in Japan, 2016

Chocolate fountain in the Imhoff chocolate museum in Cologne, Germany

The Wenschitz Confiserie in Allhaming, Austria was the world's tallest chocolate fountain, being 12.27 metres (40.3 ft) tall.

See also

• List of chocolate-covered foods
• List of dips
• List of fondues