History
Which civilization first harvested cacao beans?
Aztec/Mayans
What does Chocolate grow from?
Caoao trees
Where is Tony's Chocolonely from?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
What is slave labour?
Being forced to work without pay
What was caocao mixed with in the past?
Chili peppers and cornmeal
Name 2 countries that grow the beans
Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire
What is hidden in the Tony's Chocolate bar
The West African countries that suppply caocao beans
What does Fair trade mean?
You get a fair payment for what you make
Who brought the beans to Spain
Christopher Columbus
What was different about the chocolate we made in class vs factories
We didn't need to add coacoa butter, since it was already in the bean that was grinded and roasted
Teun van de Keuken
Why do parents use their children to pick the cacao beans?
They don't have enough money to pay adult workers, so they use their children who can work for free
Who is Quetzlcoatl
A god who gave cacao to the people
What is white chocolate made out of?
milk, sugar, cocoa butter
Why is Tony's Chocolonely bar not in equal shapes
To spread awareness about slave labour in the chocolate industry.
How can we stop fair trade?
Who made the first chocolate press
Coenraad Johannes van Houten
Name the steps of making chocolate
1. Getting cacao beans 2. Getting the pulp 3. Ferment the beans under the banana leaf 4. Roast the beans 5. Grind the beans 6. Mix with sugar and milk powder 7. Make into a bar
What did the founder of Tony do to try to get himself arrested?
He ate a piece of chocolate and called the judges to arrest him, because he knew that the chocolate was made from slave labour.
We don't buy chocolate from companies that we know aren't fair trade