Brief history of cocoa.

Articles from harvesting cocoa and trade at the beginning of the 16th century in Central America. In 1520, when he found Corts in Mexico City. (Then the capital of the Aztec peoples), and meet with leaders (Montezuma), cocoa beans used to drink luxury chocolatl "all the fat and grind cocoa mixed with starch from corn, pepper and vanilla. An object with the waves and could not have been in Colombia, Philippines, and others. Cacau not really civilized nation Aztecs, Mayas, but also a tribute to Montezuma. Currently, cocoa. I do not feel that the main elements of the cocoa drink are relatively easy to calculate and is widely used as currency for trade. The use of chocolate in Mexico seems to have continued at least until 1840.

From 1520 to mid -17. A sign on the main cocoa and Mexico, Honduras or off days. All the cocoa used in this period is likely to offer the Criollo is a delicious drink less fermentation. Colombo, cocoa in Honduras in 1502 and this first contact with Asia and Africa, with cocoa. He moved to Spain and take some drinks Cocoa in Spain, where he is appreciated. Snort became popular in Spain, Italy, the noble, Flanders, France and United Kingdom. Spain has a monopoly in the cocoa trade in the Netherlands between 1634 Curaao for trade and use of cocoa and the rapid growth of the richest, but the costs and transport costs are high.

During the 16, Criollo cocoa growing category in the West Indies (Jamaica, Trinidad and Martinique), and except for the transport across the Pacific in 1560 and then in the Philippines and Java and Sulawesi, as India and Sri Lanka. In 1700, cocoa was developed over the many islands in Central America and the Carib of the Andes in South America but still used a great luxury.

In the early 1800, reduced costs and consumption, but a chocolate drink with high fat content, including cocoa beans. In 1828, Van Houten's press to get some fat and opening several new products, including sweet, because now we know! This is the first in a series of major technical advances leading to different products based on cocoa available. Small amount of cocoa used in cosmetic products such as chocolate and the remaining were other edible.

Racy exchanges between Indonesia and West Africa 19th Century to the introduction of cocoa in Africa and to a certain date in 1822 show circulate swarm cocoa Prince is a small volcanic island on the west coast of Africa under the Portuguese. control. plant is then immediately Island coast, but all other major plants in West Africa until 1874, Nigeria and Ghana in 1879. However, in 1857 a group of missionaries in Indonesia, while almost no success.

In 1876, Daniel Peter, dry cocoa mixed with milk and sugar to make chocolate and this has created a rapidly growing in popularity in the early 20 century chocolate. We begin with a model of the plant and not cocoa. changes in the balance of production in West Africa to South America and Carib. Major changes to convert other plant species because the Criollo Forastero potential and results in greater resistance to diseases and insects. Criollo beans in 1850 to almost 80% of all types of world production of cocoa in 1900 to 40-45% and may continue to decline only 1 or 2% in 1998.

by Anne Ming