Fill in the blank 1
Chocolate comes from
the Mayan and Aztec people of Mexico
To make chocolate, first the cacao seeds must
be dried
(debe secarse)
Look at page 6. People first used vanilla beans as ___.
1) chocolate drinks
2) medicine
3) ice cream
2) medicine
"Shaheen's ______ works at Subway."
dad
When you open a cacao pod, you can see
(cacao) seeds
After the seeds dry, then they are
roasted
(asada)
True or false:
Vanilla plants have flowers.
TRUE
Answer this question:
Where does Miguel's mom work?
Use this: "She works at ________ and _________."
a Chinese restaurant and Doordash
The first chocolate was not
sweet or made with sugar
After the seeds are dried and roasted, they are
ground up
(molido)
Why did vanilla cost a lot?
(Why was vanilla expensive?)
It was expensive because there was not much of it. Only a tiny bee in Mexico could pollinate the vanilla plant's flowers.
_____________ mom works at home cleaning dishes, taking care of the kids, and picking up the kids from school.
Shaheen's
The first chocolate tasted
bitter
(in Spanish: amarga)
After the cacao seeds are dried, roasted and ground up, the cacao becomes
powder
(polvo)
What did the 12-year old boy, Edmond Albius, do to help grow vanilla outside of Mexico?
He found that he could move the vanilla flowers' pollen using his hands. The tiny bee in Mexico was not necessary.
_________ mom works at a chocolate factory.
Daya's or Dayanara's
The first chocolate was _______________.
a) candy
b) a drink
c) a cake
b) a drink
The Aztecs and Mayans added ___________ to their cacao drink.
peppers (and spices)
[ pimientos (y especias) ]
What does the smell of vanilla do for people?
The smell of vanilla makes people feel calm.
(somebody's)__ dad was a plumber.
Mr. Lovmo's