Chocolate_presentation非常详尽英文课堂演讲.pptVIP

Chocolate By Minty ＆ Sharon Description of Chocolate ? Chocolate is made from cocoa beans found on the cacao tree. ? The cacao tree was first discovered in the South American rainforest. ? The three main ingredients in chocolate are chocolate liquor, cocoa powder, and cocoa butter. ? Different kinds of chocolate use varying amounts of these 3 ingredients. Picture of the Cacao Tree History of Chocolate ? Dates back to about 1,500 years ago. ? First found in Mayan and Aztec Civilizations. ? Mayans used cacao beans to create a cold, unsweetened, spicy chocolate beverage. This was the first form of chocolate. ? Aztecs came across cacao beans through trade. They named the spicy drink xocolatl (bitter water). ? Cacao beans played important roles in both Mayan and Aztec Civilizations. ? The chocolate drink was first brought to Europe by Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes. – The drink was sweetened to match European tastes. – The drink spread from Spanish courts to other European courts. – The drink was also prescribed to people for depression and used in love and death potions. ? In the late 18 th century French and Dutch processors experimented with chocolate liquid. – This lead to the production of chocolate powder, which then led to the production of the first solid chocolate. – The first solid chocolate was believed to have been sold in England in the mid-1800s. Chocolate as we know it today was largely made possible by three events —— ? In 1828, Dutch chemist Johannes Van Houten, invented a method of extracting the fat or cocoa butter from ground cocoa beans. The resul ting cocoa powder was much less bitter tasting and, when combined with sugar or honey, made a drink much more palatable to our taste. ? This process known as the Van Houten process made it possible for Fry Sons of Bristol, England to manufacture and sell the first solid chocolate bar in 1847. ? In 1875 a Swiss manufacturer, Daniel Peters also used the Van Houten p rocess to