CHOCOLATE

Cocoa Bean

100

The cocoa bean is the basic ingridient of chocolate, it is the heart of chocolate. It is the seed of the fruit of the cocoa tree

First Chocolate

Mar 8, 1400

The earliest record in either 1400 to 1100 BC where the tropical mix of high rain fall combined with high year round temperatures and humidity provide the ideal climate for cultivation of the plant from which chocolate is derived, the Cacao Tree.

First Hot Choclate

Mar 8, 1644

A spicy, chili-laced concoction drunk by the Mayans for its invigorating, health-promoting qualities.

Dark Chocolate

Mar 8, 1689

Dark chocolate can either be sweet, semi-sweet, bittersweet or unsweetened.
Used as a for ceremonial and medicinal purposes, and also as a luxury for the elite.

Unsweetened Chocolate

Mar 8, 1765

Also called baking, plain or bitter chocolate. This is chocolate in its rawest form

Chocolate Bar

Mar 8, 1847

Joseph Fry & Son creates a paste. The paste could be pressed into a mold, resulting in bar candy

Milk Chocolate

Mar 8, 1875

Daniel Peter was the creator of milk choclate. He figured out how to combine milk and cocoa power to create milk chocolate

German Chocolate

Mar 9, 1892

German Chocolate is similar to semisweet chocolate, but has a higher sugar content in it. German chocolate cake is named after Samuel German

Hershey Kisses

Jul 1, 1907

In 1907, a small teardrop-shaped piece of milk chocolate was created. Fun Fact : Kisses candies were named for the “kiss-like” sound that the machinery made when the Kisses were in production.

White Chocolate

Mar 8, 1930

Chocolate made with cocoa butter, sugar, milk, emulsifier, vanilla and sometimes other flavorings. It does not contain any non-fat ingredients from the cacao bean and has therefore an off-white color.

The Chunky Bar

Mar 8, 1936

The Chunky Bar is filled with nuts and raisins. The Chunky Bar was invented by Philip Silverstein at his candy company on Delancey Street in New York.