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Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring in other foods. The cacao tree has been used as a source of food for at least 5,300 years, starting with the Mayo-Chinchipe culture in what is present-day Ecuador.
In summer 2022, cocoa stood at less than $2,000 a ton and peaked well over $12,000 during the 2024 holiday season, chocolate expert Philippe de Selliers told The Associated Press. Now, that price ...
Theobroma cacao (cacao tree or cocoa tree) is a small (6–12 m (20–39 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the Malvaceae family. [1] [3] Its seeds - cocoa beans - are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. [4] Although the tree is native to the tropics of the Americas, the largest producer of cocoa beans in 2022 was ...
Chocolate is a Spanish loanword, first recorded in English in 1604, [1] and in Spanish in 1579. [2] However, the word's origins beyond this are contentious. [3] Despite a popular belief that chocolate derives from the Nahuatl word chocolatl, early texts documenting the Nahuatl word for chocolate drink use a different term, cacahuatl, meaning "cacao water".
Whether you’re shopping for hot chocolate mixes or browsing the candy aisle for a sweet treat, you’re almost guaranteed to see "cocoa" or "cacao" on a few product labels. Perhaps curiosity got ...
Dried cocoa beans are displayed at the National Cocoa and Chocolate Day in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on Sept. 28, 2024. - Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/Getty Images The Ivory Coast and Ghana produce 70% of ...
Couverture chocolate is a class of high-quality chocolate containing a higher percentage of cocoa butter than other chocolate which is precisely tempered. Couverture chocolate is used by professionals for dipping, coating, molding and garnishing ('couverture' means 'covering' in French).
Cocoa nibs. One of the most tried-and-true ways to add chocolate to your cocktails is to infuse spirits with cocoa nibs (dried cacao beans), which will impart a creamy texture to your favorite ...