Chocolate Presentation

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Le chocolat préféré
2. Origines historiques du chocolat
3. Vocabulaire du cacao
4. Fabrication du chocolat
5. Types et produits chocolatés
6. Effets sur la santé

📖 1. Le chocolat préféré

★ À maîtriser

• Eva’s favourite chocolate is milk chocolate with hazelnuts because it tastes sweet, nutty and crunchy.

Compléments

• Milk chocolate with hazelnuts is often used in chocolate bars and candies.

📖 2. Origines historiques du chocolat

📝 Points essentiels

• The Aztecs lived in Mesoamerica until the 16th century.

• The drink was also used as :

  • currency
  • medicine
  • a reward

• In 1519, Hernán Cortés brought the first cocoa beans to Spain, where vanilla, sugar and honey were added to make a delicacy.

📖 3. Vocabulaire du cacao

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• cocoa bean : A seed found inside a cocoa pod.
• cocoa pod : Contains many cocoa beans.
• cocoa tree : The tree on which cocoa beans grow.
• harvesting : The period during which farmers collect cocoa pods.
• cocoa butter : A product separated from cocoa solids when cocoa paste is pressed.
• cocoa powder : Used to make milk chocolate.

📖 4. Fabrication du chocolat

📝 Points essentiels