Do you know any books that are about the history of chocolate?
Question by everbody_luvs_aurora: Do you know any books that are about the history of chocolate?
I have a informational speech to do on any topic except a person. I want to do it about chocolate, the history and facts on chocolate not recipes. I plan to bring in chocolate as samples.
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Answer by Dawn
The True History of Chocolate by Sophie Coe. What level did you need it for? High school, college?
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Go to your library or bookstore and look for the book “The True History of Chocolate, Second Edition by Sophie D. Coe”. You can see it on http://www.amazon.com/True-History-Chocolate-Second/dp/0500286965/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281738502&sr=8-1 another website I suggest is “The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Joël Glenn Brenner” you can find that book on http://www.amazon.com/Emperors-Chocolate-Inside-Secret-Hershey/dp/0767904575/ref=pd_sim_b_2 or try http://www.fieldmuseum.org/chocolate/history.html
Hopes this helps! 🙂 (Just to let you know these are not recipes.)
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I’m sure you can ask an employee at the public library or bookstore what you’re searching for, and they’ll be glad to help! Or maybe you can find a book in the history section…?
Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America by Steve Almond…it isn’t about chocolate per se, but it is about sugary sweet stuff, including chocolate. It’s interesting, very readable and funny. Takes you on a tour of American candy makers. Bringing in chocolate candy samples would work for this book also.
Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods by Meredith Dreiss is really good too. It covers over 2000 years of chocolate and has some really nice pictures. It’s definitely more of the history you’re looking for.
The New Taste of Chocolate by Maricel Presilla is a wonderful book that takes you from the cacao seed and walks you through all the different tastes and qualities of chocolate. This book is really informative and not a boring read, but it’s also got recipes in it, so it might not be what you’re looking for.
If you want to find out a bit about the history of chocolate, have a look at http://www.chocobloc.com where there is a history of chocolate section. If you can’t find a book, this might be your next best bet.