There are so many interesting and funny facts about chocolate that it is difficult to understand which of them are fiction and which are true. Let's figure it out.
1. Chocolate as the first currency
The Mayan tribes also used cocoa beans as currency because they considered them more valuable than gold dust. They controlled the production of cocoa so that their currency did not devalue.
2. Hot chocolate is an ancient drink
Montezuma, Emperor of the Aztecs, drank 50 servings of hot chocolate a day, served in golden bowls.
3. No real white chocolate
White chocolate is not, strictly speaking, chocolate. For years, candy makers have misled consumers into believing that real white chocolate exists. However, such chocolate must contain cocoa solids, and white chocolate does not. Instead, cocoa butter is used in the production of white chocolate.
4. Europeans are the "chocolate nation"
Europeans are the biggest chocolate lovers, accounting for nearly half of the world's chocolate.
5. The record holder of a chocolate bar weighs almost 6 tons
Where was the largest chocolate bar produced? The British company Thornton has released a huge chocolate bar weighing 5792.50 kg for its centenary.
6. Toblerone - the longest chocolate
Tobleron is so popular that if the number of chocolate bars sold each year were combined with each other, they would stretch over 62,000 km. And this is more than the circumference of the Earth.
7. Chocolate is to die for
Chocolate contains theobromine, a psychostimulant that can be fatal in large quantities. Theobromine poisoning causes seizures, heart failure, dehydration, and acute kidney damage. However, for this you have to eat at least 10 kg of chocolate in one sitting, which is actually impossible to do.
8. Real chocolate is expensive to produce
To produce 1 kg of chocolate, 800 cocoa beans are needed, and a cocoa tree can only produce about 2500 beans. In addition, cocoa trees are fragile and require special care, which is why cocoa farmers lose 30% of their harvest annually.
9. Africa is the main supplier of cocoa
Most of the world's cocoa comes from West Africa, with Côte d'Ivoire accounting for about 40% of the world's cocoa supply.
10. Chocolate has its own holiday
The date of World Chocolate Day is celebrated annually in the summer of 11 July. On this hot day, events and contests dedicated to chocolate are held in all countries. In addition, two more national chocolate holidays are celebrated in the United States on July 7 and October 28. Every November, Germany celebrates St. Martin's Day with chocolates and mugs of hot cocoa.
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