Chocolate begins with the cocoa tree. the seeds inside its fruit are fermented, dried, roasted and processed into cocoa products used to make chocolate. Today, chocolate is enjoyed around the world in drinks desserts snacks and confectionery
Chocolate has a deep roots in mesoameric.Cacao was cultivated and consumed long before Europeans arrived. Maya and Aztec communities valued cacoa beans and used them to prepare bitter, frothy drinks. cocao later reached Europe in the 16th century, where sugar and milk helped transform chocolate into a sweeter beverage. Over time new processing methods made solid chocolate and the modern chocolate bar possible. The Olmecs: They were the first civilization to harvest and use cacao around 1500 B.C., consuming it in rituals and as medicine. The Mayans: They worshipped cacao as the drink of the gods, brewing a sacred mixture of roasted beans, water, chili peppers, and cornmeal. The Aztecs: By the 15th century, they valued cocoa beans as currency and drank a bitter tonic called xocolatl to build strength and prepare for war.
CHOCOLATE MAKING PROCESS