Cocoa was born in the tropical latitudes of the Americas. Today cocoa is grown in different countries around the world — anywhere the tropics reach. In ancient Greece, cocoa was called nothing less than the "food of the gods."
The cocoa tree, or, as it is also called, the chocolate tree, can reach 12 meters in height. The cocoa tree is considered an evergreen plant; its leaves never turn yellow. The cocoa fruit looks like an elongated, ribbed lemon. The cocoa fruit is fairly large, with a great many seeds inside.
According to archaeologists, cocoa was actively used by the Indian tribes living in Central America. Here an alcoholic beverage was made from the cocoa pulp. The Spanish conquerors who came to America, among other things, opened up the cocoa fruit for Europe, and at the time it came to be called "brown gold." In the 16th–17th centuries, cocoa as a drink became very popular in European countries.
The fruit of the cocoa tree contains
cocoa beans
. Cocoa fruits are cut open with a machete, which is also used to chop them into smaller pieces. The
cocoa butter
produced during fermentation of the pulp is widely used to make cosmetic creams. Cocoa itself is very good for the human body. Cocoa contains a huge amount of important chemical compounds, including caffeine, cellulose,
starch
, polysaccharides, tannins, organic acids, and salts.
Cocoa powder
fully preserves all the beneficial properties of cocoa. The same can be said about
cocoa glazes
.
How do you make cocoa? For one liter of milk, you can take a tablespoon of cocoa powder and three tablespoons of sugar. Cocoa powder dissolves better in cold liquid — that way the cocoa doesn't form lumps. Then the milk is brought to a boil, and the cocoa is ready.
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