The Biography Of Chocolate

Author : Adrianna Morganelli
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780778724810
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biography of Chocolate written by Adrianna Morganelli and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mouth watering pictures illustrate this delicious new book on one of the world's favorite foods. Children will love learning how the ancient Aztecs created a special drink from the bitter beans of the cacao tree and how those beans later became the delectable treat known as chocolate. Fascinating facts reveal where and how cacao beans are grown and harvested, and how they are manufactured into many kinds of chocolate products.

Author : Sophie D. Coe
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 050077093X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True History of Chocolate 3e written by Sophie D. Coe and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate. It begins some 4,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the chocolate tree, Theobroma Cacao, and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into what is now known as chocolate. This was centuries before chocolate was consumed in generally unsweetened liquid form and used as currency by the Maya and the Aztecs after them. The Spanish conquest of Central America introduced chocolate to Europe, where it first became the drink of kings and aristocrats and then was popularized in coffeehouses. Industrialization in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made chocolate available to all, and now, in our own time, it has become once again a luxury item. The third edition includes new photographs and revisions throughout that reflect the latest scholarship. A new final chapter on a Guatemalan chocolate producer, located within the Pacific coastal area where chocolate was first invented, brings the volume up-to-date.

Author : Sean Price
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781432923471
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story Behind Chocolate written by Sean Price and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the making and history of chocolate, from it original use in ancient Mexico, to its introduction into Europe in the sixteenth century, to its worldwide manufacture and consumption today as a favorite food.

Author : Louis E. Grivetti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118210220
Total Pages : 1556 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chocolate written by Louis E. Grivetti and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 1556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category. Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports. Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book: Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764 Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.

Author : Harvey P. Newquist
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670015741
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Chocolate written by Harvey P. Newquist and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From its origin as the sacred, bitter drink of South American rulers to the familiar candy bars sold by today's multimillion dollar businesses, people everywhere have fallen in love with chocolate, the world's favorite flavor...Join science author HP Newquist as he explores chocolate's fascinating history."--

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Publisher : Green Bean Books
ISBN 13 : 1784387002
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Babka, Boulou, & Blintzes written by and published by Green Bean Books. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the history of chocolate in Jewish food and culture with this unique recipe book, bringing together individual recipes from more than fifty noted Jewish bakers. This is the perfect book for chocoholics, anyone keen to grow their repertoire of chocolate-based recipes, or those with an interest in the diverse ways that chocolate is used around the world. Highlights include Claudia Roden’s Spanish hot chocolate, the Gefilteria’s dark chocolate and roasted beetroot ice-cream, Honey & Co’s marble cake and Joan Nathan’s chocolate almond cake. As well as recipes for sweet-toothed readers, savory dishes include Alan Rosenthal’s chocolate chilli and Denise Phillips' Sicilian caponata. There are also delicious naturally gluten-free and vegan recipes to cater to a variety of dietary requirements. Each recipe helps provide an insight into the important role chocolate has played in Jewish communities across the centuries, from Jewish immigrants and refugees taking chocolate from Spain to France in the 1600s, to contemporary Jewish bakers crossing continents to discover, adapt and share new chocolate recipes for today’s generation. Babka, Boulou & Blintzes is a unique collection published in conjunction with the British Jewish charity Chai Cancer Care.

Author : Betty Burford
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 0822589060
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chocolate by Hershey written by Betty Burford and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milton Hershey loved candy. As a boy, he saved his hard-earned pennies for the candy store. He soon discovered that he had a gift for making delicious treats and, after years of trying, Milton finally make it big. People loved his new HERSHEY'S chocolate. Readers will delight in the story behind Hershey's mouth-watering world of chocolate.

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 163289792X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Monkeys, No Chocolate written by Melissa Stewart and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it’s made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist? This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees couldn’t survive without the help of a menagerie of rain forest critters: a pollen-sucking midge, an aphid-munching anole lizard, brain-eating coffin fly maggots—they all pitch in to help the cocoa tree survive. A secondary layer of text delves deeper into statements such as "Cocoa flowers can’t bloom without cocoa leaves . . . and maggots," explaining the interdependence of the plants and animals in the tropical rain forests. Two wise-cracking bookworms appear on every page, adding humor and further commentary, making this book accessible to readers of different ages and reading levels. Back matter includes information about cocoa farming and rain forest preservation, as well as an author’s note.

Author : Allen M. Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813030449
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chocolate Tree written by Allen M. Young and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Young's readers will thank him for making life a bit more pleasant, both by improving the production of chocolate and by providing such entertaining reading."--"The Sciences" "Informative, valuable, and original."--"Quarterly Review of Biology" "Young has new and important things to say about the ecology and biology of cacao."--"Times Higher Educational Supplement" "Engaging."--"Booklist" Young provides an overview of the fascinating natural and human history of one of the world's most intriguing commodities: chocolate. Cultivated for over 1,000 years in Latin America and the starting point for millions of tons of chocolate annually consumed worldwide, cacao beans have been used for beverages, as currency, and for regional trade. After the Spanish brought the delectable secret of the cacao tree back to Europe in the late 16th century, its seeds created and fed an insatiable worldwide appetite for chocolate. "The Chocolate Tree" chronicles the natural and cultural history of "Theobroma cacao" and explores its ecological niche. Tracing cacao's journey out of the rain forest, into pre-Columbian gardens, and then onto plantations adjacent to rain forests, Young describes the production of this essential crop, the environmental price of Europeanized cultivation, and ways that current reclamation efforts for New World rain forests can improve the natural ecology of the cacao tree. Amid encounters with sloths, toucans, butterflies, giant tarantula hawk wasps, and other creatures found in cacao groves, Young identifies a tiny fly that provides a vital link between the chocolate tree and its original rain forest habitat. This discovery leads him to conclude that cacao trees in cultivation today may have lost their original insect pollinators due to the plant's long history of agricultural manipulation. In addition to basic natural history of the cacao tree and the relationship between cacao production systems and the preservation of the rain forest, Young also presents a history of the use of cacao, from the archaeological evidence of Mesoamerica to contemporary evidence of the relationship between chocolate consumption and mental and physical health. A rich concoction of cultural and natural history, archaeological evidence, botanical research, environmental activism, and lush descriptions of a contemporary adventurer's encounters with tropical wonders, "The Chocolate Tree" offers an appreciation of the plant and the environment that provide us with this Mayan "food of the gods."

Author : William Gervase Clarence-Smith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134607784
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cocoa and Chocolate, 1765-1914 written by William Gervase Clarence-Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the period from the Seven Years War to the First World War Clarence-Smith discusses how cocoa production helped transform some economies but ultimately failed to act as a dynamo for large scale development.