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Posted on October 2, 2008 by Freeda Poux | Posted under Food & Drink
Facts About Chocolate: What You Need To Know
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2. The name is derived from Aztec 'cacahuatl' or 'xocolatl', meaning 'bitter water'. 3. It is made from cocoa beans. 4. These trees grow in West Africa, especially in Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. 5. There are as many types of cocoa beans as are types of grapes. Using different cocoa beans will result in different types of chocolate, exactly like wine is made. 6. The ancient Mayans and Aztecs consumed the cocoa beans, as a means for achieving wisdom and power. 7. They made their chocolate with chillies, corn, and a type of hallucinogenic mushroom. 8. The beans were used instead of money while making transactions. 9. It is said that the emperor Montezuma consumed chocolate before visiting his concubines, as it was thought that the drink had aphrodisiac properties. In the writings of Casanova, the same claim was found. 10. There is little caffeine in chocolate compared to coffee. 11. A substance from the chocolate is responsible for boosting the sugar level, while another helps control it. 12. This substance, called theobromine is toxic to pets, as it stimulates too much their cardiac system, causing death. 13. Napoleon was known to take chocolate along with him in battles, as he used it to restore lost energy. 14. Chocolate is not responsible to raising cholesterol in the blood. 15. It is also not responsible for the appearance of acne in teenagers. 16. You cannot hold chocolate responsible for headaches, as these are caused by other factors. 17. Only few people suffer from allergies to chocolate. 18. You can use cocoa batter for making massage. 19. The butter is used for chocolate with less caffeine. 20. Europeans saw cocoa beans for the first time, in 1528, when they were brought in by Spanish Conquistadors. 21. It was served as a sweet drink, mixed with sugar and vanilla. 22. Milk chocolate was created by Henri Nestle for the first time. 23. Chocolate became consistent when Rudolph Lindt discovered a method to do so, back in 1879. 24. You can find 500 different flavors in chocolate, more than in strawberry or vanilla. 25. 20 billion dollars are spent every day on chocolate all over the world. 26. A syrup made of chocolate was used to simulate the bloody scenes from the movie 'Pshycho', directed by Alfred Hitchcock. 27. Many authors choose chocolate as their source of inspiration; 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl, 'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel, and 'Chocolat' by Joanne Harris are a few examples. About The Author: Freeda is a writer and publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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