An Introduction to Chocolate

for Children

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ChocolateWhat is your favorite kind?

How do they make it?

Chocolate starts with the COCOA BEAN

Cocoa beans grow in pods on trees

They grow where it is very hot and rainy but they also need shade. They produce fruit for 100 years.

A man or woman picks cocoa pods.

One pod has about 30 beans.

HARVESTING

The Process on the Farm

DryingThe cocoa bean is laid out in the sun to dry.

HarvestingPicking cocoa pods from trees and extracting the beans.

Farmer Sells and Ships to Factory

Fermenting The pulp that clings to the beans matures and turns to

liquid.

The product is shipped to the chocolate factory

Roasting

Winnowing Blending

Grinding

Factory sells raw or finished chocolate in the market

Chocolatiers use raw chocolate to make their own yummy chocolate treats!

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Our chocolate making sessions for children are utterly delicious and brimming with fun!