Chocolate

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I am sure that most of us know and like chocolate, so am I. When we talk about chocolate, we have to know first about the history of chocolate. As I have ever read, actually chocolate has a long story before becoming popular in society. In generally, chocolate comes from The Aztec. The Aztec is one of tribes in Mexico, America. Firstly, they consider cacao bean as a magic food that can make any benefits for them, so that they worship it. The word 'chocolate' first come from the word 'Xocolatl'. They used to chocolate as 'xocolatl', but then the cacao beans are found by Spanish. Then, the Spanish introduces chocolate in Europe, and because they are difficult to pronounce it, they make a new word of calling chocolate by call that as ‘chocolate’. Nowadays, chocolate becomes a popular food in the world.

Chocolate is various in its flavor and its types. Every type has each differences and each component of origin chocolate. There are many types of chocolate. They are Cocoa powder, Unsweetened chocolate, Dark chocolate, Bittersweet chocolate, Semi-sweet chocolate, Sweet dark chocolate, Milk chocolate, White chocolate, Covertures chocolate, Gianduja chocolate, and "Candy coating" chocolate. In this case, I do not tell all about every types in detail, but I just tell about the most popular chocolate in the word. It is dark chocolate. Dark chocolate is chocolate that has many benefits for us. It is still pure, just contains chocolate liquor, a little bit sugar, cocoa butter and vanilla. There are no milk solids in it. So, it can be good for our mood and our health.

We have talked about dark chocolate that has benefits. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate has many benefits for us. Maybe, some of us have known about it. As in my last report have said that Chocolate can reduce a heart attack, prevent fatigue, normalize metabolism, decrease stress and against disease and cancer. If we see those benefits, it seems amazing for us because a chocolate can make those benefits for us. It is delicious but it also gives us advantages. Those all because chocolate is a 'magic' food. There are any good substances in chocolate that good for our healthy such as nutrient, magnesium, antioxidant, flavonoid and vitamins (A, B1, B2, D, and E).Besides, chocolate is not just good in our health, but also good in increasing our mood. Sometimes, many people buy chocolate when they are in bad mood or when they feel sad and uncomfortable. They believe that chocolate can make their mood increase by eating it. Their belief of eating chocolate is true. Chocolate contains certain substances that work to make someone relax. The substances are caffeine and theobromine. Caffeine is a substance that also in coffee, but its amount is just a little. So, it cannot be additive for us.

Chocolate is not just good in our health, but chocolate is suitable for us as a special gift or just a common gift. Many people choose this one as a favorite gift. Philosophy that developed around people about effect of chocolate makes people to be interested in buying and eating chocolate. Chocolate as a favorite gift can create some sensations such as feeling of happiness, pleasure, love, fantasy or ecstasy. Meanwhile, according to Elaine Sherman, chocolate can also create or symbolism of heavenly, mellow, sensual, deep, dark, creamy or rich. Those all make people believe in miracle of chocolate. They believe that chocolate has long been associated with passion, roman and love. Chocolate can represent words such as 'Thank you', Good luck', 'I love you', 'Congratulations!’. I am sorry', 'Get well soon', etc. It may be applied in implicit, but it is still represent the feeling of people.

However, when we eat chocolate, we should it with great passion to feel the real taste about it. I find the steps and the tips of how to taste the dark chocolate in the article that I have read. The article said that we have to find a location free to make us more concentrate. Then, we can clear our palate. We have to make sure the piece of chocolate is large enough or not to accommodate our flavor. The chocolate should be kept in a cold temperature first. After that, we look at the chocolate. The surface should be free and check the color of chocolate. Then, break the piece of chocolate in half to hear a resounding snap. We also should smell the chocolate because aroma is important. When we start to eat it, we have to place the chocolate on the tongue first, observe the taste and the texture of chocolate and then we eat it. We can do these steps repeatedly.

We have known about chocolate from the material that I have described above. Chocolate has its own history till it become a popular food in the world. Chocolate is also having various types. Each type has its own character and components, but the popular chocolate is dark chocolate. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate has big and many advantages for us. It can help us to prevent any diseases such as cancer, high pressure or heart attack. Chocolate is also popular to be a gift such as valentine gift because chocolate represents someone feeling. Even, when we want eat chocolate, we have to concern to some steps or tips to make the really flavor feeling.


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