How chocolate is made The story of a chocolate

15/09/ This Educational Resource has been developed by Sapienza Università di Roma and Museo del Cioccolato within the Europeana Food and Drink Project, demonstrating the value and potential of food and drink- related content sourced through Europeana. The project is funded by the European Commission under the ICT Policy Support Programme, part of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme. Europeana Food and Drink consortium partner Commercial partner This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Role of this document The document forms Appendix A of the Lesson Plan "How chocolate is made", available online at resources resources It contains images which are the property of the Antica Norma Chocolate Museum in Norma ( ). The exhibits in the Chocolate Museum relate to the history of chocolate, its processing, and interesting facts about the consumption of chocolate over the centuries. In addition, a traditional chocolate factory has been completely reconstructed. Every year, the Museum hosts educational visits from about 18,000 children. 15/09/20153 Content for the educational resource «How chocolate is made» Lesson Plan Appendices A – The story of a chocolate B1 – Guess what? The ingredients of chocolate products B2 – What do you know about chocolate? C – Pictures from Museo del Cioccolato used in these Educational Resources D – Contents from Europeana E – Scoreboard

Unfortunately, chocolate doesn't grow on trees: but cacao does. Cacao is the most important ingredient in chocolate. Cacao trees are found in countries where it is very hot, close to the equator.. 15/09/20154 The cacao tree

15/09/20155 The cacao pods are opened and the beans are removed: there can be up to sixty in every pod. The cacao beans are collected, dried and carefully checked. The harvest

It was the Mayan people who discovered cacao. But they consumed it in a very different way compared to us, adding it to water. When Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12th 1492, he enabled Europeans to learn about the cocoa. For this reason, October 12th is still celebrated today as "Chocolate Day". 15/09/20156 Discovery

For many centuries in Europe there was only one way to enjoy chocolate: drinking it hot. This was a drink for the rich, not available to everyone as it is today. 15/09/20157 A pretty maid carrying drinking chocolate on a tray. Stipple Date: 1743 Rights: Only to drink

In 1821, the chemist, Coenraad Johannes van Houten, developed a process to create solid chocolates which were good to eat. 15/09/20158 The birth of chocolates

In the twentieth century, new machines enabled much faster chocolate production, allowing many more people to enjoy chocolate. But to make good chocolate, you still have to follow a very precise procedure. You need machinery for roasting, for removing impurities and so conserving the aroma, and other machines for special treatments such as conching and tempering. 15/09/20159 The industry

The chocolates made by you 15/09/ Chocolate is always processed as a liquid; it can only be turned into solid chocolates at the final stage. At the "Chocolate School» at the Ancient Norba Chocolate Museum, children can try this for themselves: They take a glass of liquid chocolate Pour it into moulds Put it into the refrigerator, and wait for it to turn solid At the end, every child will have his/her own chocolates to take home.