Happy Chocolate Week!
October 17 - October 23
There's a strong chance, if you have landed on this page you are not only a chocolate lover but a chocolate lover of all things fun and chocolate. So here are 10 fast facts surrounding chocolate, that maybe you did or didn't already know.
What civilization valued cacao so highly that they made it part of their currency?
The Aztecs.
What is the scientific name for the tree, that chocolate comes from?
The obroma cacao, which means food of the gods - sweet.
What does raw unprocessed chocolate taste like?
Kinda ick! Raw, unprocessed chocolate tastes bitter and dry. As chocolate is a food product made from the fruit of a cacao tree (Theobroma cacao). However, chocolate that's been fermented, dried, roasted, and had a bit of sugar and cream added to it, tastes amazing.
White Chocolate Is Not Chocolate.
Say what? For all you white chocolate lovers, and to be fair, there are a few of you. This favourite chocolate doesn’t contain cocoa solids or chocolate liquor, meaning it isn’t chocolate in the strict sense. But it does contain parts of the cacao bean‚ mainly cocoa butter and does taste delicious
What is the rare fourth kind of chocolate in the world?
There is a rare fourth kind of chocolate in addition to the classic milk, dark, and white varieties: blond chocolate. Get on it...
Why was the movie called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
Quaker Oatsto financed the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to promote its new Wonka Bar candy. This is also why the film is called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as opposed to the all-time favourite book, which is called instead of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
What kind of chocolate is healthiest?
Dark chocolate is believed to be the best for you because it's the least processed chocolate, which means it contains the highest percentage of flavonoid-filled cocoa bean (cocoa). Which is the technical word for YUM.
Ever wondered why chocolate melts in your mouth?
It’s due to the cocoa butter used to make chocolate. Also called theobroma oil, this edible fat has a melting point just below the human body.
What is the world's rarest chocolate?
A porcelain-like coloured chocolate called Amedei Porcelana is the rarest. Made from translucent, white cocoa beans. This cocoa bean, a genetically pure strain of the highly-prized Criollo, is native to Venezuela and may have been grown there in the pre-Columbian era.
Which country eats the most chocolate?
Swiss of course. Leading the way with the consumption of 19.4 pounds consumed by the Swiss people per capita per year. Not to mention making some of the best Swiss chocolate brands consumed worldwide like Lindt!
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