We finally got access to our pictures! So here is the long-awaited-for post about chocolate.
In high school, I considered becoming a chocolatier. Instead, I settled on becoming a chocoholic. No in all seriousness, I did think about moving to Switzerland and studying to become a chocolatier. I think it would be so cool! Chocolate is soo yummy! And of course what is a trip to Latin America without making some of your own? Afterall, they grow cocoa beans here. So without further ado...
How to make your own chocolate:
Cocoa beans grow on trees in pods like these.
Crack them open and they are filled with beans.
After taking out the beans, you need to roast them for a few minutes.
After that you need to crack off the shells of the beans. But be careful as they are hot and can burn your fingertips!
Then you add sugar to the bowl of shelled beans.
Take this mixture to the local mill and grind it all up into a chocolatey paste! The sugar and beans get poured into the top and are pushed through the grinder with a stick.
Now you can boil this paste with water and cinnamon to make a lovely chocolatey drink!
There you have it folks! Homemade hot chocolate!
~ Sylvie
In high school, I considered becoming a chocolatier. Instead, I settled on becoming a chocoholic. No in all seriousness, I did think about moving to Switzerland and studying to become a chocolatier. I think it would be so cool! Chocolate is soo yummy! And of course what is a trip to Latin America without making some of your own? Afterall, they grow cocoa beans here. So without further ado...
How to make your own chocolate:
Cocoa beans grow on trees in pods like these.
Crack them open and they are filled with beans.
After taking out the beans, you need to roast them for a few minutes.
After that you need to crack off the shells of the beans. But be careful as they are hot and can burn your fingertips!
Then you add sugar to the bowl of shelled beans.
Take this mixture to the local mill and grind it all up into a chocolatey paste! The sugar and beans get poured into the top and are pushed through the grinder with a stick.
Now you can boil this paste with water and cinnamon to make a lovely chocolatey drink!
There you have it folks! Homemade hot chocolate!
~ Sylvie
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