Provided is a chocolate that can be molded into a block or plate shape or granulated and which has a soft and refreshing melt-in-the-mouth effect (spreading softly in the mouth with a cooling, refreshing effect). Also provided is a hard butter suitable for production of said chocolate. The chocolate has an oil and fat content of 25-65 mass % and the oil and fat fulfill conditions (1)-(5). (1) The SOS content is 65-88 mass %. (2) The POP content is 25-44 mass %. (3) The StOSt content is 10-25 mass %. (4) The POSt content is 15-32 mass %. (5) The liquid oil and fat content is at least 9 mass % and less than 14 mass %.
