The chocolatier named Aldo Fenoglio arrived in Bariloche in 1947. Fenoglio is credited with inventing a type of artisanal chocolate bar and the famous chocolate ‘branches’ – folded chocolate sheets resembling tree bark. In the ’60s and ’70s, with the rapid growth of Bariloche as a family-favorite winter holiday destination, wooden crafts, sweaters and chocolate became the main products of its economy. Nowadays, only chocolate has persisted as a key element of its identity.Most of the chocolate factories in Bariloche were founded by either relatives of the Fenoglio family (such as Del Turista, founded by Fenoglio’s brother-in-law,