Chocolatepresentation非常详尽英文课堂演讲.ppt

* * * Mayan Civilization: The Mayans took the cacao trees and grew it for themselves. They harvested, fermented, roasted, and ground the seeds into a paste and created a chocolate drink. The drink was made by mixing water, Chile peppers, cornmeal, cocoa beans, and some other ingredients. The Mayans believed the cacao tree came from a divine source and worshipped the tree. They used the drink in ceremonies, such as religious and burial ceremonies. It was also drunk by people in the upper class, including the wealthy and the religious elite. Aztecs The Aztecs came across the cacao beans through trade, because they were unable to grow the cacao tree for themselves due to the climate.. They named the spicy drink xocaltl, meaning bitter water. The Aztec emperor, Montezuma, loved the drink so much he was said to have drank it 50 times a day. He was reported to have taken the drink before visiting his wives so historians say that this might have been where the legends of chocolate being an aphrodisiac began. Mayan and Aztec Civilization: Not only were the cacao beans used to make a drink, it was used as a form of currency. * When Spanish explorers first came across the drink, they didn’t like it because of it’s bitterness. They later learned how to sweeten the drink by mixing sugar and vanilla to remove the bitterness. Unlike the original drink, it was served hot. The chocolate drink was served to royal guests. * * In the U.S. there are regulations manufacturers must follow when making chocolate. These regulations belong to the Definitions and Standards of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law of 1944. * White chocolate is technically no real chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor. * The first step is to harvest the cocoa pods, which contain the cacao beans. Then the pods are crushed and fermented. Fermenting takes about 6 days. When the pods are fermented, the cocoa beans are taken out of the pods and then dried. After the beans are dried,