If you know the answer to these questions, then you’re officially a Chocoholic! =)
1. From what does chocolate originate?
2. Who created chocolate?
3. What climate is necessary to cultivate chocolate?
4. Describe the process of harvesting and making cocoa.
5. What are the key ingredients in a plain chocolate bar?
6. What are the three basic blends of chocolate?
7. How much cocoa (solid + butter) does each blend approximately contain?
8. How was chocolate first consumed and by whom?
9. What is the difference between a Chocolate Maker and a Chocolatier?
10. What is the original native word for chocolate? What does it mean?
11. In addition to its nutritive value as a food commodity, what other 2 functions did chocolate serve in ancient society?
12. From where does the world’s highest cocoa production come today?
13. What are the three varieties of cocoa? Where do they come from?
Which is the most precious?
14. What is ‘conching?’
15. What is tempering?
16. What is the ideal temperature for storing chocolate?
17. Which divine deity was associated with chocolate?
18. What are some of the reported medical benefits of chocolate?
19. Why is chocolate considered to be an aphrodisiac?
20. Where can you get a Whipped Cocoa Bath or the Chocolate Fondue Wrap?
21. What was the first American company to create chocolate?
