Chocolate
What are the three main types of chocolate?
The three main types of chocolate are milk, white, and dark.
The most popular cookie in America.
Oreo
This classic American pie features a mix of tart apples, cinnamon, and a flaky crust.
Apple pie
This sweet, fried dough, often dusted with sugar or cinnamon, is a popular dessert in Spain.
Churros
This dessert is very indecisive—sometimes it’s hot, sometimes it’s cold, sometimes it just wants to be frozen.
Ice cream sundae
Where did chocolate originate?
Chocolate originated in ancient Mesoamerica, where the first cacao plants were found.
The first commercial cookie in the US.
What is the animal cracker.
This dessert, made with sponge cake, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream, shares its name with a British military rank.
Strawberry shortcake
This frozen Italian dessert, similar to ice cream but denser, comes in a variety of flavors like pistachio and hazelnut.
Gelato
This type of dessert is known to always be in a jam.
Jelly donut
How many cocoa beans are needed to make one pound of chocolate?
It takes 400 cocoa beans to make one pound of chocolate.
In Mexico, this shortbread cookie is traditionally coated in powdered sugar and often served at weddings.
Mexican Wedding cookie
This Italian dessert, made with layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese, means "pick me up."
Tiramisu
Originating in Germany, this rich chocolate cake is filled with cherries and whipped cream, often garnished with chocolate shavings.
Black Forest cake
This dessert always has a great sense of humor because it's always in layers.
Parfait
What is the most popular type of chocolate?
Milk chocolate is the most popular type of chocolate.
In Italy, this twice-baked cookie is often served with coffee or dipped in wine.
Biscotti
This French dessert consists of custard topped with caramelized sugar, often torched to perfection.
Crème brûlée
This flaky pastry dessert, made with layers of phyllo dough and honey, is a staple in Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine.
Baklava
This dessert always finds a way to roll with the punches, even when things get sticky.
Cinnamon Roll
What chemical does chocolate make the brain produce?
When we eat chocolate, our brains produce serotonin, a chemical that helps us feel good and happy.
Known as "speculaas" in Dutch, these spiced cookies are typically eaten during the Christmas season in the Netherlands.
Windmill cookies
This popular French pastry, made from choux dough filled with cream and topped with chocolate, is often arranged into a towering dessert called a croquembouche
Éclair
This dessert from the Philippines is made with shaved ice, sweetened condensed milk, and various toppings like fruits, beans, and jellies.
Halo-halo
This dessert will always be the life of the party because it knows how to shake things up.
Milkshake