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Cacao - Plants that changed the world

by Dale Pobega

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Cacao
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Plants that changed the world series
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by Dale Pobega
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A Certificate 2 in EAL Reader and Quiz
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The cacao tree of Central and South America gives us one of the world's favourite treats - chocolate.
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The tree produces pods with pulp and seed inside.

The pods are split open and the seeds - or beans - are left to ferment in the sun.

Then they are separated from the pulp.

The beans are cleaned, roasted and then ground.
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When the beans are ground, cocoa butter is released. A mixture called chocolate liquor forms.

Chocolate bars are made by squeezing out the liquid.

Raw chocolate is bitter in taste.
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The Aztecs of Central America were the first to make a drink from cacao, spices and pepper. Later in the 16th century, the Spanish conquerors changed the recipe. They removed the pepper and spices and added sugar instead.
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Over a hundred years later, a Frenchman created blocks of sweet chocolate.

The new sweet was immediately popular around the world.
Now try the Quiz about Cacao and Chocolate!
Created by Dale Pobega October 2021
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