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1、ThehistoryofchocolateAmerican-madechocolateandcocoaproductsnumberinthehundreds.Thereisafascinatingstorybehindthesewonderfulproducts.Chocolatethroughtheyears Thestoryofchocolate,asfarbackasweknowit,beginswiththediscoveryofAmerica.Until1492,theOldWorldk
2、newnothingatallaboutthedeliciousandstimulatingflavorthatwastobecomethefavoriteofmillions.TheCourtofKingFerdinandandQueenIsabellagotitsfirstlookattheprincipalingredient(原料)ofchocolatewhenColumbusreturnedintriumph(胜利)fromAmericaandlaidbeforetheSpanishthr
3、oneatreasureofmanystrangeandwonderfulthings.Amongthesewereafewdarkbrownbeans.Theywerecocoabeans,today’ssourceofallourchocolateandcocoa. TheKingandQueenneverdreamedhowimportantcocoabeanscouldbe,thegreatSpanishexplorer,tograspthecommercialpossibilitiesof
4、theNewWorldofferings. Foodofthegods(极受崇敬的人)DuringhisconquestofMexico,CortezfoundtheAztecIndiansusingcocoabeansinthepreparationoftheroyaldrink,“chocolate,”meaningwarmliquid.In1519,EmperorMontezumaservedchocolatetohisSpanishguests,treatingitlikeafoodfort
5、hegods. Forallitsroyalimportance,however,Montezuma’schocolatewasverybitter,andtheSpaniardsdidnotfindittotheirtaste.TomakeitmoreagreeabletoEuropeans,Cortezandhiscountrymenconceivedtheideaofsweeteningitwithcanesugar（蔗糖）. Thenewdrinkquicklywonfriends.Spai
6、nwiselyproceededtoplantcacaoinitsoverseascolonies.Remarkablyenough,theSpanishsucceededinkeepingtheartofthecocoaindustryasecretfromtherestofEuropefornearlyahundredyears. ChocolatespreadstoEurope Spanishmonks,whohadbeensenttoprocessthecocoabeans,finallyl
7、etthesecretout.ItdidnottakelongbeforechocolatewaspopularthroughoutEuropeasadelicious,health-givingfood.ChocolatedrinkingspreadacrosstheChanneltoGreatBritain,andin1657thefirstofmanyfamousEnglishChocolateHousesappeared. The19thcenturymarkedtwomorerevolut
8、ionarydevelopmentsinthehistoryofchocolate.In1847,anEnglishcompanyintroducedsolid“eatingchocolate”throughthedevelopmentofsoftchocolate,whichformerlycontrolledtheworldmarket.Theseconddevelopmentoccurredin1876inSwitzerland,whenDanielPetert
