chocolate

     

Chocolate (pronounce /ˈtʃɒklət/ (help·info) or /-ˈələt/) comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. Native to lowland, tropical South America, cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Central America and Mexico, with its earliest documented use around 1100 BC. The majority of the Mesoamerican peoples made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs, who made it into a beverage known as xocolātl, a Nahuatl word meaning "bitter water". The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to develop the flavor. After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted, and the shell is removed to produce cacao nibs. The nibs are then ground and liquified, resulting in pure chocolate in fluid form: chocolate liquor. The liquor can be further processed into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

Trivia about chocolate

  • Its original name meant "Bitter Water" & it was made palatable to Europeans after the Spaniards added sugar
  • "Leaves" made of this sweet often top the familiar mousse of the same flavor
  • In a 1996 book Sophie & Michael Coe trace the 3,000-year history of this sweet
  • 3 tbsp. of carob powder plus 2 tbsp. of liquid may be substituted for 1 unsweetened ounce of this
  • You can get a low-cal treat by sniffing Cosmos astrosanguineus, with the aroma of this sweet treat
  • Carob yields a sweet pulp that is roasted, ground, & used as a substitute for this flavoring
  • From Cote d'Ivoire, the "beans" that make this ice cream flavor
  • Roald Dahl's Augustus Gloop gets his just des(s)erts when he falls into a river of this trying to drink it
  • This sweet substance has about 145 calories per ounce & each American consumes about 11 pounds of it a year
  • Word that completes the line sung by Jimmy Nelson "N-e-s-t-l-e-s, Nestle's makes the very best..."
  • This melted sweet from the cacao is a well-known stage prop for Karen Finley
  • Nestle began making this in 1904; they claim to make the very best of it
  • In 1765 Dr. James Baker opened his first factory in Massachusetts to make this - how sweet!
  • Nestle's began making this in 1904; they claim to make the very best of it
  • In the 1920s Natali Olivieri had the brilliant idea of flavoring his Yoo-Hoo pop with this sweet
  • Of chocolate, cheese or chili peppers, the one you're most likely to find in bishop's bread
  • Swiss_____mousse
  • Reputedly, Montezuma drank as many as 50 cups a day of this drink which the Spanish made sweeter
  • According to "Joy of Cooking", fresh fruit served with this sauce for dipping "never disappoints"
  • A molinillo is the special tool used to whisk champurrado, a Mexico version of this sweet beverage
  • A weighty issue, but researchers found that eating the "dark" type of this food daily can lower blood pressure
  • On the second day of Hanukkah, my true love gave to me / Some gelt, this sweet-tasting "money"
  • A book about this ever-popular sweet substance is subtitled "The Nature of Indulgence"
  • Chef Alain Roby set a Guinness record in 2006 by sculpting a 20-foot 8-inch skyscraper from this sweet
  • Chef Marcel Desaulniers has a calendar companion to his book "Death By" this treat
  • If you can't get enough cocoa, head for North Damen Ave. in Chicago, to the restaurant called "Hot" this
  • The Trellis in Williamsburg, VA. is run by Marcel Desaulniers, who hosts the TV series "Death By" this sweet
  • In 1657 the first shop opened to sell Londoners this beverage, a gift of the Aztecs
  • The Swiss Embassy's website history of this food product begins in 1528 with Hernando Cortez
  • Cafe Mocha is made from espresso & this flavor syrup
  • With Seattle's coffee & this from sister city Perugia, Italy, they can make mocha
  • Plain, bitter or unsweetened this contains about 50% cocoa butter & if stored properly, will keep for years
  • Treat yourself to this food, especially to the "dark" type which enhances mood & brain activity
  • A Lilac Point Burmese has lilac markings, while the Siamese, called this point, is named for a tasty shade of brown
  • For over a century, a slender serving woman has symbolized this Baker's Brand product
  • The flavonoids in this may help prevent heart disease, so a "kiss" a day may keep the cardiologist away

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