The story of the chocolate begins with a little more than 3000 years ago, according to the review of chocolate, the online resource for lovers of chocolate. It reports that historians consider that the cacao tree, whose beans are used in the manufacture of chocolate, which at first, the Olmecs, who at that time he lived in Central America.
When the Aztecs cacao beans, named cacahuatl beans, which means "Sun of the beans." Used primarily as a tender for so valuable beans, were the only permitted form of payment of the taxes imposed by the Aztec ruler. The beans also became valuable gifts.
Beans were also used to drink. Ground cacao beans were mixed with various spices to the bitter, seasoned with spices like bloated drink chiles consumed in the warriors to the strengthening of the fight. Cacao was believed to have medicinal and afrodisiakálním in these early cultures.
Chocolate also played a role in the Royal and religious events in the early cultures. Cacao seeds were presented by the priests as a sacrifice to the gods, and chocolate drinks were served during the sacred ceremonies.
When the Spaniards arrived in the new world, they observed the custom of drinking early chocolate drink. He returned home with cacao beans and is sometimes referred to as the first add sugar to remove the bitterness. When the rest of Europe, chocolate drink, became a hit on the continent. If you want to keep up with demand, the plantations were established in the new world in many European countries. However, cacao and sugar were expensive imports, chocolate became a symbol of wealth and power. In France, chocolate can only consume the members of the Royal Court for a period of time.
The production process takes bean roasting and grinding process for the production of paste called chocolate liquor. Further processing of the extracted cocoa butter from cocoa solid, this is the land in the cocoa powder.
Sweetened solid chocolate, intended for the manufacture of chocolate treats produced chocolate alcohol mixed with sweetened condensed milk, sugar and cocoa butter. Also going through a period of refining and conching "in the crowd and knead the mixture into a silky texture. Then it is tempered to give chocolate thick glossy sheen. In the end it's molded into the desired shape, then wrapped and packaged for delivery to stores.
What makes the best chocolate ever is a matter of individual taste. Some prefer a deep, rich taste, dark chocolate, while others prefer the milder milk chocolate. Smoother and finer taste of Swiss and German chocolate is due to a longer period of refining. Whatever you think makes the best chocolate ever, often your favorite chocolate treats!
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