Chocolate Fountain

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 warm 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 typically like marshmallows, cookies, strawberries or other fruits can be dipped by using a skewers.

Chocolate

Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans. It can be a liquid, solid, or paste. It is eaten on its own and used to flavor other foods.

Fountain

A fountain, from the Latin "fons", meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect in landscapes.

Chocolate (color)

The color chocolate or cocoa brown is a shade of brown that resembles chocolate. At right is displayed the color traditionally called chocolate.

chocolate

Noun

1. A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.
2. A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk or water.

Adjective

1. Made of or containing chocolate.
2. Having a dark reddish-brown colour/color.

fountain

Noun

1. A natural source of water; a spring.
2. An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.

Verb

1. To flow or gush as if from a fountain.