Vocabulary
What is cacao?
the tree where chocolate comes from (term also used for the seeds)
Cacao beans are inside _____ when they are hanging on the cacao trees.
pods
How did the original chocolate drink taste long ago?
bitter, like coffee, not like chocolate drinks we have today
How many cacao beans are inside a pod?
20-50 beans
What country eats the most chocolate?
What is a cocoa?
a powder made from cacao seeds
What happens after cacoa is removed from the tree?
they start sprouting
What key ingredient changed attitudes about chocolate in Europe?
sugar
How is white chocolate made?
using only cocoa butter (and not using the cocoa liquor)
Name one cacao producing country in Asia?
India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Taiwan
What does conching mean?
the process of smoothing a chocolate mixture
During conching, cocoa butter and cocoa powder are mixed with _____ until smooth.
sugar
Aztecs used cacao beans as ________.
money
What equipment is used for conching?
Melanger
In which country do people eat about 13 pounds of chocolate per person in a year?
Australia
What does cacao butter mean?
vegetable fat extracted from cacao beans by using a hydraulic press
In the process of making chocolate, what is the step after the pods are picked?
the pod is cut open with a machete
Why did the Aztecs and Cortez think cacao beans were so special?
they believed cacao beans gave them wisdom and strength
The liquid is poured into ______ where it cools into bars of bitter, unsweetened chocolate.
molds
In which country do people eat about 18 pounds of chocolate per person in a year?
Germany
What is Dutching?
treatment of the chocolate product with alkali.
How is the flavor of cacao developed?
by roasting (Maillard reaction)
Where did people start grinding lots of cacao beans, producing more chocolate and lowering the cost
mills
What is the final process in making chocolate?
tempering
Which country produces the most cacao?
Ivory Coast