The famous Antwerp Hands are a traditional gift and an official Antwerp quality product. This large luxury box contains 48 hands made from artisan chocolate, in plain white, milk and dark chocolate.
The box also contains a luxury full colour booklet with a short explanation of the story behind the Antwerp Hands.
The story behind the Antwerp HandsThe name "Antwerpen" is supposed to have come from the words "hand werpen" ("to throw a hand" in Dutch).
According to legend a giant called Druon Antigoon charged every passing ship in the river Schelde a high toll. Those who refused to pay got their hand cut off by the giant. A Roman soldier called Silvius Brabo slayed the giant, cut a hand off the enormous corpse and threw the hand into the river Schelde (throwing a hand - hand werpen - Antwerpen).
Nowadays Antwerp Hands are a sign of friendship, and therefore they make the perfect gift in a (business) relationship.
