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the word Chocolate comes from the Aztec meaning bitter water. The Aztec king drank 50 gallons of this bitter drink made of pounded cocoa beans and spices .Chocolate comes from the cocoa
bean,this food is knowm as "The Foods Of The Gods".The beans are removed from their pods they are dried, roasted and cracked, separating the nibs from the shells.The nibs are important to extract
the cocoa butter. leaving a thick, dark paste called chocolate liquor. Next, the chocolate liquor is refined. If more cocoa butter is extracted from the chocolate liquor, the solid result is made into
unsweetened cocoa powder.If other ingredients are added the chocolate is refined again.The final step is machines blend the heated chocolate liquor, removing moisture and acids. This lasts 12 to
72 hours.Unadulterated chocolate is called unsweetened, baking or bitter chocolate. |
