Biography of chocolate
Who invented chocolate!
The History of Chocolate: A Treat with a Dark Side?
From the highest quality chocolate produced by the world’s top chocolatiers to the lowest quality baking chocolate, in hot beverages and in milkshakes, in cakes, candy, and much more, chocolate has changed the world we live in.
It has brought immense joy to many and spurned multi-billion dollar industries to feed the world’s addiction.
The Spanish certainly could not have predicted this when they first discovered chocolate in the New World, being drunk as a bitter beverage by the local population.
Biography of chocolate
The history of chocolate is long and full of interesting tales.
First, What’s the Difference between Cacao and Cocoa?
Cacao refers to the pods, pulp, and beans as a raw foodstuff before being refined for consumption.
In its state, ready to be made into food or drink, cacao is referred to as cocoa. This process starts with harvesting the beans of the cacao plant. They are ground into a paste, from which point the cocoa mass