The History of Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate After fermentation, the beans are dried, cleaned, and roasted.
The shell is removed to produce cacao nibs, which are then ground to cocoa mass, pure chocolate in rough form. Because the cocoa mass is usually liquefied before being molded with or without other ingredients, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be processed into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Sweet mysteries of chocolate. By Ellen Kuwana Neuroscience for Kids Staff Writer Last updated: October 1, 2010 Chocolate History The ancient Mayans and Aztecs of the Americas consumed chocolate.
These people drank cacao, or the chocolate bean, which was ground into hot water, like the hot chocolate we drink today. However, their cacao was rather bitter and had chilies in it.