Little-known Facts about Chocolate 关于巧克力的冷知识

1. July 7 is World Chocolate Day.

7 月7 日是世界巧克力日。

July 7 is World Chocolate Day， a nod to when chocolate was said to have been first brought to Europe on July 7， 1550.

7月7日是世界巧克力日，据说这个节日是为了纪念1550年7月7日巧克力第一次被带到欧洲。

2. White chocolate isnt chocolate.

白巧克力不是巧克力。

Because it doesnt contain cocoa solids or chocolate liquor， white chocolate isnt chocolate in the strict sense. But it does contain parts of the cacao bean—mainly cocoa butter.

从严格意义上来说，白巧克力不算巧克力，因为白巧克力不含固体可可，也不含可可浆。不过白巧克力中确实有可可豆的成分，主要是可可脂。

3. The cacao bean was used as currency.

可可豆曾被当作货币使用。

The Aztecs loved and valued the cacao bean so highly that they used it as currency during the height of their civilization.

阿兹特克人（墨西哥印第安人）非常喜爱和重视可可豆，在阿兹特克文明高度发达的时期，他们曾将可可豆当作货币来使用。

4. UK chocolate maker J. S. Fry & Sons invented the solid form of chocolate.

英国巧克力制造商J. S. Fry & Sons 发明了固态巧克力。

The UK confectioner J. S. Fry & Sons concocted what they called “eating chocolate” in 1847 by combining cocoa butter，sugar， and chocolate liquor. This was a grainy，solid form of the treat.

1847年，英国巧克力制造商J. S. Fry & Sons用可可脂、糖和可可浆调制出了“可以吃的巧克力”。这是一种颗粒状的固态甜食。

5. Mi l k chocolate was invented i n Switzerland.

牛奶巧克力是在瑞士发明的。

Daniel Peter， a Swiss chocolate maker，created the milk chocolate in 1875—after eight years of trying to make his recipe work.

Condensed milk ended up being the key ingredient.

在尝试八年之后， 瑞士巧克力制造商丹尼尔·彼得终于在1875年生产出牛奶巧克力。他的最终配方的关键原料是炼乳。

6. Most cacao comes from Africa.

大多数可可豆产自非洲。

Despite its Amazonian roots， most cacao—nearly 70 percent of the worlds supply—comes from Africa. C?te dIvoire is the largest single producer， providing about 30 percent of all the worlds cacao.

尽管可可豆源于亚马孙河流域，但世界上的大多数可可豆——近70%产自非洲。科特迪瓦是最大的可可豆生产国，供应了全球约30%的可可豆。

7. Chocolate has a special melting point.

巧克力的熔点比较特殊。

Chocolate melts at around 93°F， which is just below the human body temperature. Thats why your favorite candy bar will melt in your hands if you dont eat it fast enough.

巧克力的熔點在93华氏度（34摄氏度）左右，比人的体温还要低一点。这就是为什么如果你吃得不够快，你最爱的巧克力棒就会在你的手中融化。

Word Bank

contain v. 包含；含有

solid n. 固体

currency n. 货币

concoct v. 调制，配制

recipe n. 烹饪法；食谱

despite prep. 即使；尽管