You wouldn't believe it if you walk though a French supermarket, but the French are not the greatest chocolate eaters of the world. As a matter of fact, they're only ninth in Europe, with an average yearly consumption of 6.8kg. Absolute winners are the Swiss, who eat 12.3kg of the stuff — one kg per month! But maybe they make better chocolate than the French…

The photo shows a chocolate Eiffel Tower, erected during the Salon du chocolat in Paris this year.