The story of chocolate Where did chocolate come from How did it get to England What happened on the way The origins of chocolate The journey of chocolate is a surprising one involving ancient Mayans and Aztecs Spanish Conquistadors English pirates French Kings the industrial revolutio ID: 1043165
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1. From Xocolatl to Cadburys:The story of chocolateWhere did chocolate come from?How did it get to England?What happened on the way!
2. The origins of chocolateThe journey of chocolate is a surprising one, involving ancient Mayans and Aztecs, Spanish Conquistadors, English pirates, French Kings, the industrial revolution and top secret recipes!Play close attention to this presentation – there will be a quiz at the end with a prize for the winner!
3. The MayansThe Mayans were an ancient culture in central AmericanAround 900AD they discovered the beans inside cocoa pods could be harvested to make a tasty drinkThe liquid was made from crushed beans and mixed with chili peppers and water – there was no sugar in the AmericasThey called it ‘Xocolatl’ which means ‘bitter water’
4. The MayansThe Mayans loved chocolate so much they believed it was the ‘food of the Gods’They drew pictures on their temples showing people making and drinking chocolateThey drank it at religious ceremonies and weddingsEverybody could drink chocolate – it didn’t matter if you were rich or poor
5. The AztecsBy the 14th century, the Aztecs had become more powerful than the MayansThe Aztecs could not grow cocoa plants, so they made the Mayans pay taxes in cocoa beans!Some clever Mayans made fake cocoa beans to pay their taxesCocoa beans were so valuable to the Aztecs they started using them as money
6. The AztecsHaving a pocket full of beans was like having a wallet full of cash – the Aztecs paid for everything in beansUnlike the Maya, only rich people could drink chocolate and women were forbidden to drink itThe drink was served in golden goblets which were thrown away after one use!Apparently, King Montezuma drank 50 cups a day!Exchange rate1 bean = 5 chili peppers or 10 tomatoes3 beans = 1 avocado30 beans = a juicy rabbit65 beans = a new cape100 beans = a fat turkey10000 beans = a new wife
7. The SpanishIn 1509 the Spanish arrived in central America. The Aztecs thought they were gods. So they offered the Spanish leader Cortes… a cup of chocolate!The Spanish kept their new discovery secret from the rest of Europe for a 100 yearsIn 1579 English pirates captured a Spanish ship full of cocoa beans. They thought it was dried sheep droppings and so burned the ship
8. The SpanishRich Spanish people drank chocolate for health and energy and at church servicesSpanish monks created secret recipes to make chocolate taste better – like adding sugarThey also worked out it tasted better if warmed up – hot chocolate was born!Eventually, Spanish monks shared the secrets with French monks
9. The FrenchIn 1615 King Louis XIII of France had hot chocolate at his wedding. It was a present from his Spanish wifeIn 1659 the worlds first chocolate shop was opened in ParisThe French created steam-powered chocolate mills to make cocoa powder on a huge scaleThis made it cheap and soon normal people all over Europe were able to drink chocolate again! Hooray!
10. The DutchThe most important invention of all was Van Houten’s chocolate press. This separated cocoa powder and cocoa butter from the beansMixing different amounts of powder and beans gives different flavors of chocolateThis invention meant that dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolate powder and even white chocolate became possible!
11. The English (finally!)The first chocolate house in England was opened in 1657 (by a Frenchman)In 1824 a man called John Cadbury started a chocolate business – it would become the biggest chocolate company in BritainIn 1847 the Fry company of Bristol created the worlds first chocolate bar. After a 1000 years, you could finally eat chocolate!
12. QUIZ!!Complete the quiz sheetWinner will get a prize!
13. Answers…MayansBitter waterWeddings and ceremoniesMoneyPoor people and / or women50 cups30 beans8) 100 years9) Thought it was poo10) Spanish monks11) Louis XIII12) Paris13) Frys14) Cadbury15) Mayans, Aztecs, Spanish, French, Dutch, EnglishTIE BREAK: there were 165 Oompa Loompas in the film (all the same actor!)
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