BR 2-09: The Story of Chocolate

Do you like chocolate? I love chocolate! I read the book “The Story of Chocolate” today. It was written about how to make chocolate. Today chocolate is the most popular treat in the world. However, only a few people drank it and nobody ate it a thousand years ago.

First, chocolate was drink. And it was very expensive drink. Its raw material is cocoa beans. Cocoa beans became so valuable they were used as money. For example, you could buy a rabbit for ten beans and a slave for one hundred beans. In 1519, a Spanish explorer arrived at this island. They brought cocoa beans to Spain and gave chocolate drink to Spanish Prince, Philip. He was hocked very much. Chocolate gossip spread quickly. Many people wanted to eat it. One day, an English chocolate maker decided that chocolate solidly. He and his friend made many mistake but finally they succeed in the attempt. It is milk chocolate today.

I love chocolate very much. I eat is almost every day. I know the history of chocolate now. Chocolate is only drink in ancient times. However, people improve the chocolate to easy to eat. I think that they wanted to eat chocolate in various types. The improvement is wonderful. I am happy to eat chocolate every day. We can buy many chocolates in the store. Chocolate makes us happy when we eat it.

Daynes, K. (2004). The story of Chocolate. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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