Most people on our planet love chocolate. This delicious treat was enjoyed by both adults and children. There are people who can not live a day without eating at least one chocolate piece. What caused this popularity of this treat? How to make chocolate, loved by almost everyone?
The main raw materials for the production of chocolate are cocoa beans. You can find this wonderful tree in Australia, in Central and South America, West Africa and some parts of Southeast Asia. In those parts of the planet where there are rainforests. This plant prefers good loose soil and does not like direct sun exposure. Therefore, it usually hides under taller trees. It is on such capricious trees that fruits grow in shape resembling a melon or cucumber, inside of which there are grains of cocoa beans.
Cocoa beans themselves are very bitter, they include about 30% cocoa butter and 30% water. After collecting the fruits, the beans are pulled out and left in special boxes for about a week. After under the influence of oxygen they acquire a specific smell of chocolate, they are sent for further processing, for the production of chocolate itself.
In factories, beans are sorted using special machines. Different sized seeds have a different taste. After that, the beans are fried. This process is necessary to remove unnecessary moisture and give the beans aroma and taste. In addition, as a result of roasting, the beans are sterilized. Next, the seeds are ground to obtain a mass consisting of cocoa butter and grains.
The resulting mass, as a result of grinding grains of cocoa beans, is called cocoa liquor. It is sorted, and large fragments are sent for the production of chocolate in tiles, and smaller ones for the production of glaze and adding to sweets. From the obtained ingredients: cocoa butter, grated cocoa and powdered sugar, a chocolate mass is prepared. It is brought to the desired consistency, kept for several days in special mixing machines, and then the necessary components for the production of chocolate bars are added. Since chocolate is made using machines, the whole process is not very time-consuming. But the result is what millions of people like.
How to make chocolate with different additives? Very simple. In the chocolate mass, before forming the tiles, add nuts, raisins, cookies or other filling. The tiles are cooled in special forms, packaged and sent to retail outlets.
Of considerable interest is the way to make chocolates. Here, too, there are no secrets. Finished sweets are dipped or watered with a thin layer of chocolate. Basically, the second method is used, as it is performed by special machines. A layer of chocolate should be thin, then the candy is considered better.
Many would like to know how to make porous chocolate. In its production, chocolate is poured into molds and sent to special vacuum boilers. There he is in a liquid state for several hours. Under the influence of vacuum, the bubbles expand, and porous chocolate is obtained.
Manufacturers offer many varieties of chocolate. According to the content of cocoa, it is divided into bitter, milk and white. The most healthy chocolate is bitter. It contains the most cocoa products. How to make chocolate white? It’s just that cocoa powder is not added to it, so it has a light shade.
Every lover of this treat will find a treat to his taste. The selection of varieties of chocolate is rich. It is impossible to list the entire assortment of chocolate bars. Different fillings and fillers, different varieties, and numerous manufacturers, each of which has its own original recipe, will not leave indifferent even the most demanding gourmet.