The Story of Chocolate
Who first discovered cacao seeds?
The Mayans and the Aztecs
Where was vanilla first discovered?
In Mexico
Which flavor was used to make perfume?
Vanilla
Cacao seed
What form does vanilla grow in?
Which group of people discovered both flavors?
The Aztecs (in Mexico)
What people were the first to figure out how to make chocolate more sweet?
The Spanish
What process needs to happen before vanilla beans can have taste?
They need to be picked and dried in the sun
What is different about how chocolate and vanilla grow?
Vanilla comes from beans and chocolate comes from seeds
Who was the first to make milk chocolate?
Daniel Peter
What insect helped to pollinate the vanilla bean plant?
A bee
What country were both flavors brought to after they were discovered in Mexico?
Spain
Name 3 things the Aztecs and Mayans first used chocolate for.
Bitter drinks
Offerings to the gods during special ceremonies
Money
Health benefits
Why was vanilla so expensive when it was first discovered?
It could only be grown in Mexico
Name 2 things that the history of chocolate and vanilla have in common
They were both found in Mexico (by the Aztecs)
They were both brought to Spain
They were both used as medicine
They aren't sweet when they're first grown