In the hot, humid climate of the equator an amazing evergreen tree is to be found—the theobroma cacao. The botanical name derives from the Greek words theos, meaning “god”, and broma meaning “food”, and the Indian word cacao, which needs no translation. Thus cocoa is nothing more nor less than the “food of the gods”. And the gods, if anyone, know a thing or two about good food…
But what about chocolates? They don’t fall from the sky, let alone grow on trees—as anyone over the age of three will tell you. So where do chocolates come from? Well, that’s what we want to tell you about.
