Chocolate interview: Lilijana Javorić Ilić (Director of Rajska Ptica Chocolate Factory)

Name: Lilijana Javorić Ilić.

Job title: Director of Rajska Ptica Chocolate Factory.

Previous experience in chocolate

I have made many chocolate bars, pralines, cakes, etc.

Your first thought, association with the word "chocolate" is:

Chocolate rewards, connects, makes happy and above all forgives.

What are your favourite flavours at the moment?

Dark chocolate is definitely the most popular, followed by white.

What is your most preferred chocolate product of all time?

Chocolate with salt flower.

We buy already processed chocolate from Belgium.

How much chocolate do you consume a year?

Around 20 tonnes of chocolate every year.

What chocolate do you use - what type of cocoa bean is it made from?

We buy already processed chocolate from Belgium. They buy it on the world market anyway.

What is your key difference from the competition, what are you simply the best at?

Nothing, we are all good :)

What is the most important thing when it comes to making your own chocolate desserts at home?Can you perhaps give us a "secret" tip?

Definitely use good quality chocolate. From boutique shops with less sugar and other additives. And of course, don''t forget to read the declarations!

It is said that chocolate will become significantly more expensive in the future and will only be available to wealthy people. Will this really happen?

I have heard yes ... Maybe it is true, but let us wait until then.

And finally, is there anything else you would like to say to our chocoholics?

Sweeten your sweet tooth with selected flavours of handmade chocolate. Such chocolate is more expensive because it is better quality. And remember: less is more.