Chocolate

This series introduces younger children to all the aspects of everyday foods. Taking the theme of a familiar food, each book examines in simple, clear text, the reasons why we eat it, how and where it is grown and produced, its nutritional value, who eats it and where, and its historical background. Each book contains step-by-step, clearly illustrated, simple recipes which the reader can easily follow.;This book tells us about the origin and history of chocolate and how it is produced and used to make confectionery, cakes and drinks.;Chocolate is a popular treat worldwide. The author tells the history of chocolate and how it has changed from being, in the past, a luxury only the very rich of Europe could afford, to now being enjoyed by most people as a regular, if not everyday treat. She explains how cocoa trees are grown in the plantations of Africa and the various processes the cocoa beans go through in the factories to be made into either, cocoa powder for drinks and flavourings or cocoa mass which makes chocolate for confectionery, biscuits and cakes. The book also discusses the effects eating chocolate may have on our bodies. The readers are encouraged to attempt a few easy to follow recipes.