The story of chocolate
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Contributions
- Palmer, Zoe, onscreen presenter - Contributor
- Florence, Tyler, onscreen presenter - Contributor
- Wright, Ian, 1965- onscreen presenter - Contributor
- McCormick, Megan, onscreen presenter - Contributor
- Chinn, Bobby, onscreen presenter - Contributor
and 1 more
- Pilot Film and Television Productions - Contributor
Publication
2016 - , California
Language
English
Word Count
15,000 words, Guess
Page Count
60 pages
Physical Format
[videorecording] /
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL26963810M
- ISBN-139781937103965
- OCLC Control Number959029752
Classifications
- DDC641.3/374
- LCCTP640 .P53 2016
Alternate Titles
- Planet food (Television program)
- Globe trekker (Television program)
- Planet food (Television program). Story of chocolate.
Description
Reveals how our love affair with chocolate begain. In Mesoamerica, Southern Mexico and Central America, people living in the tropical rain forests discovered the edible properties of Theobroma Cacao, referred to as the "food of the gods." Visit boutique chocolate houses and learn the secret behind great chocolate making: roasting, cracking, winnowing, grinding, aging, tempering and packaging. Discover the stories behind the creation of famous chocolate brands. At the Royal Botanic Gardens in London, horticulturalist Lara Jewitt discusses the components of the cacao tree. In St. Lucia, Zoe Palmer visits the Fond Doux Cocoa Plantation to learn how to produce cocoa beans for export. Historian Sara Jayne-Stans explains how, in the sixteenth century, the Spanish introduced the bitter chocolate drink of the Aztec nobility to Europe. Historian and broadcaster Dr. Matthew green conducts seventeenth and eighteenth-century Chocolate House tours in the heart of St. James Square, London.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Globe trekker food collection
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