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| History of Chocolate
The source of chocolate, the seeds of the cacao tree, have figured prominently in many different cultures, first in prehistoric Central America, then in Mayan and Aztec civilization, then around the world, spread by the great colonial powers. |
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| Cocoa Processing
After cocoa beans have been received at the processing location, they are inspected and thoroughly cleaned of all extraneous matter, such as sticks, stones, and metal fragments, as well as broken beans. The cleaning process involves blowers, which remove items that are lighter or heavier than cocoa beans, and sieves which eliminate items that are too small or too big. |
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| Chuao a Mystical Place for Chocolate Aficionados
Chuao: behind this mysteriously exotic name lies a cocoa considered to be the best in the world. It is cultivated on a plantation of the same name, half an hour from the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. Chuao represents a myth that up until now was the exclusive domain of the great French chocolate makers. Now a small but uncompromising Italian confectionary company, Amedei in Pontedera, in the Pisa area, has managed to break this long-standing tradition. Today, the Italian flag flies proudly in Chuao. A hard-won victory, accomplished after lengthy negotiations, substantial financial investments, and a good measure of risk. In the ensuing pages, we give the history of this achievement which Gambero Rosso has retraced with its originator, Alessio Tessieri, directly from the plantation in Chuao. |
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| Chocolate Manufacturing
In the chocolate manufacturing process, cocoa liquor is mixed with cocoa butter and sugar. In the case of milk chocolate, fresh, sweetened condensed or roller-dry low-heat powdered whole milk is added, depending on the individual manufacturer's formula and manufacturing methods. |
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| Interesting Chocolate Sites:
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| Cocoa & Confectionery Associations & Organizations
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