Origin
True or False?
Chocolate was originally a fermented drink.
True.
Where did chocolate first begin to become popular?
Southern Mexico.
What is the cacao seed?
The thing that is ground up to make cocoa powder.
Chocolate was first consumed in ___ BC.
450 BC.
Chocolate was discovered 2,000 yrs ago in a tropical rainforest in ______.
The Americas.
Chocolate was believed to give workers ______.
Strength.
True or False?
Aztecs believed that cacao seeds were a gift from the god of the sun.
False.
They believed it was a gift from the god of wisdom.
Chocolate arrived in Florida on a _______ ship in 1641.
Spanish.
True or False?
At first, chocolate bars were only available among the lower classes.
False.
It was only available among the upper classes.
Cacao seeds were once highly valued and used as ___.
Currency.
Chocolate was introduced to Europe in the 16__'s where sugar was first mixed with chocolate.
1650's.
In the 20th century, chocolate was considered an essential ______ for the United States soldiers during war.
Ration.
True or False?
When chocolate was originally ingested, it was bitter and mixed with spices and corn puree.
True.
By ____(year), cacao seeds were a major import to American colonies and enjoyed by all classes.
1773.
Joseph Fry, the creator of the first modern chocolate bar in 1847 discovered that he could make a moldable chocolate paste by adding melted ___ ___ back into Dutch cocoa.
Cocoa butter.