Origin
The Birth of Cacao
Chocolate Conquers Europe
Chocolate for the Masses
Random Facts
100

The scientific name of cacao and where it grows.

Scientific Name: Theobroma Cacao

Where it grows: Near the Equator

100

Origin of the word Cacao?

Derived from the word "kakawa" from the Olmec people who spoke Mixe-zoquean languages

100

The way chocolate arrived to Europe

What is in drinking form, and not yet in a "candy bar" form?

100

The country that provides 2/5ths of the worlds cocoa.

Cote D'ivoire.

100

The company that manufactures this candy.

Cadbury.

200

How are cacao seeds dispersed to grow new trees? 

This is responsibility of humans and animals such as monkeys and squirrels. 

200

What is considered the most desirable part of drinking chocolate? 

The Foam

200

Countries that followed Portugal and Spain in their use of drinking chocolate 

What is Italy, and France 

200

The machine chocolate manufactors used in the early 18th century to make the process mechanized

Steam Engine

200

The smell of chocolate triggers this.

Relaxation 

300

85% of the the worlds chocolate is produced from this kind of cacao. 

Forastero cacao beans. 

300

What are some flavors of the drinking chocolate? 

original, as well as ik-al kakaw (chili cacao), itsim-te (a plant which was used in chocolate), yutal (fruity) and many more. 

300

The person the introduced chocolate to Europe.

No one knows.

300

The creator of the coco press. 

Who is Coenraad Johannes Van Houten?

300

What is the relationship between the production of Cacao and Cocoa butter? 

The fat produced in the process of developing the nibs that are later used for chocolate is called "cocoa butter"

400

What pollinates the flowers on the cacao trees? 

Midges (small flying insects) 

400

How did researchers begin finding clues about the origin of cacao? 

Glyphs found on old pots, bowls, etc. 

400

According to the recipe of Antonio Colmenero De Ledesma (1644) what are three of the ingredients for chocolate? 

100 cacao beans

2 chiles (black pepper may be substituted)

handful of anise 

"ear flower"

2 mecasuchiles (mecaxochitl)

(lacking the above two spices, powdered rose of Alexandria may be used)

Vanilla

cinnamon

12 almonds and as many hazelnuts 

1/2 pound of sugar

achiote to taste

400

The time period when cocoa prices dramatically dropped

1890s

400

The Mayan Goddess of Chocolate

Ixcacao 

500

What is the process for cacao pods and beans to become the nibs used in chocolate?

Fermentation, drying, roasting, and winnowing

500

What were cacao beans used for? 

Drinking Chocolate, currency, food, and was also used in ceremonies, funerals, and marriages

500

The initial contact between the English, and Cacao?

What is the initial english contact with cacao seems to have been via the pirates and adventurers?

500

What country is the creator of milk chocolate from? 

Switzerland. 

500

Name 3 types of chocolate 

Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Raw Chocolate, Organic Chocolate, Unsweetened Chocolate