Posted on 07/07/2023 6:47:11 AM PDT by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: June 21, 2023)
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY
Every year on July 7th, World Chocolate Day allows chocolate lovers around the world to indulge in their favorite treat without any guilt. The day also celebrates all kinds of goodies made from chocolate, including chocolate milk, hot chocolate, chocolate candy bar, chocolate cake, brownies, or anything covered in chocolate.
#WORLDCHOCOLATEDAY
Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia and grows in Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America. The earliest known documentation of using cacao seeds is from around 1100 BC.
Since cacao tree seeds have a very intense, bitter taste, they must ferment to develop the flavor. Once fermented, processors dry, clean and roast the beans. After roasting, the shell is removed to produce cacao nibs. The cacao nibs are then put through a grinding process creating cocoa mass, which is pure chocolate in rough form. The cocoa mass is usually liquefied through a process creating chocolate liquor. During this process the chocolate liquor is made into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter.
4 Common Types of Chocolate
Unsweetened baking chocolate – cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions.
Sweet chocolate – cocoa solids, cocoa butter or other fat and sugar.
Milk chocolate – sweet chocolate with milk powder or condensed milk.
White chocolate – cocoa butter, sugar, and milk but no cocoa solids.
Most people love chocolate. In fact, nine out of ten people love chocolate. About 1 billion people eat chocolate every day. Besides the fact it tastes so good, there are some health benefits of chocolate. Chocolate increases serotonin and dopamine levels, which helps to boost the mood. Dark chocolate can also be especially good for you. Dark chocolate is a powerful source of antioxidants, plus it helps to improve blood flow, lower blood pressure, and reduce the risk of heart disease.
HOW TO OBSERVE #WorldChocolateDay
Celebrate by eating chocolate! Other ways to participate include:
Visit your favorite restaurant and indulge in a delicious chocolate dessert.
Host a chocolate tasting party and invite friends to bring their best chocolate recipes to share.
Learn about chocolates from around the world.
Read your kids a book about chocolate, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Candy’s Chocolate Kingdom, or The Chocolate Touch.
Be sure to post photos of your favorite chocolate treat on social media tagging #WorldChocolateDay.
WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY HISTORY
It’s unclear who came up with this yummy food day. However, we did find out the the day is celebrated on July 7 because chocolate was first brought to Europe in 1550. The first World Chocolate Day was celebrated in 2009.
Related Chocolate days on the National Day Calendar
Chocolate Ping!....................
Anyone care to share a favorite chocolate recipe? I’m always on the hunt for a good recipe that’s been tried and true.
I consume chocolate every day but it is chocolate with no impurities, 100% cacao.I have done it for years and have come to the point where I don’t even like milk chocolate. It is an acquired taste. The first few times it tasted foreign and even a tad bitter but after a bit my perception changed and it is luscious.
I liked Fried Chicken Day better. I want to go back.
The Aztecs and Mayans did too.............
Blender
diet chocolate popsicle from freezer case,
diet chocolate soda (its there---rummage around the sodas)
couple spoonfuls unsweetened cocoa,
ice cubes
I was just in See’s yesterday - their candy of the month is lollipops - no thanks, they get stuck to my teeth.
I’m going to hold out for next month’s dark chocolate covered soft brittle.
Can’t wait...
I have a daily mix of matcha, cacoa powder, turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon. Interestingly, today for the first time I added 5g cacoa powder to my biking cold brew, along with whole milk and a little rehydration mix.
I bought enough to have leftovers! ;)
My friend who has to eat gluten free stuff turned me on to a GF fudge brownie mix that is as good or better than regular mixes. It’s probably one of the only things I make from a box. It’s made by Krusteaz. Called Double Chocolate brownie mix. She told me to use olive oil for the oil, and don’t bake for the amount of time they suggest on the package. It helps them be really gooey. I’ve topped with sliced strawberries and whipped cream, and it’s an especially tasty dessert.
July is a terrible month for Chocolate Day since chocolate melts.
https://www.food.com/recipe/death-by-chocolate-a-la-trellis-356724
We had this once during a visit to Williamsburg many moons ago.
It’s...unspeakably good.
Can’t do tea but for the rest of it in the morning I mix it all with yogurt along with lion’s mane, fresh garlic slices, and rosemary bits. I use 95% curcumin instead of turmeric. 95% curcumin is the effective part of turmeric. Curcumin is to turmeric as turmeric is to curry. With all that I am not on a cane with my arthritis any more and some of the other crotchets of old age are on the shelf, too. I do the Baker’s chocolate for pleasure.
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