chocolateJoyHaveyoueverwonderedwherechocolatecomesfrom?Now,we'llentertheamazingworldofchocolate!Chocolatehasbeenusedasadrinkfornearlyallofitshistory.TheearliestrecordofusingchocolatedatesbackbeforetheOlmec[ˈɔlmek](奥尔麦克文化).TheMayacivilizationgrewcacaotreesintheirbackyard,andusedthecacaoseedstomakeafrothy[ˈfrɔθi](起泡的)bitterdrink.TheMayasbelievedthatchocolatehadmysticalproperties['prɔpətis](财产)---butcocoaalsohadcommercial[kəˈmə:ʃəl](商业的)value.Infact,cocoabeanswereusedasaformofcurrencythatwasworthitsweightingold!Thecacaotreeproducesafruitaboutthesizeofasmallpineapple.Insidethefruitarethetree'sseeds,alsoknownascocoabeans.Chocolatestartswithatreecalledthecacaotree.Thistreegrowsinequatorialregions,especiallyinplacessuchasSouthAmerica,AfricaandIndonesia.巧克力原料来至可可树。这些树生长在赤道地区，特别是美国南部，非洲和印度尼西亚。Thebeansarefermentedforaboutaweek,driedinthesunandthenshippedtothechocolatemaker.Inthenextsections,thechocolatemakerwillturntheserawbeansintolusciouschocolate.Thechocolatemakerstartsbyroastingthebeanstobringouttheflavor.Differentbeansfromdifferentplaceshavedifferentqualitiesandflavors,sotheyareoftensortedandblendedtoproduceadistinctivemix.Next,theroastedbeansarewinnowed.Winnowingremovesthemeat(alsoknownasthenib)ofthecocoabeanfromitsshell.Therearethreebasicthingsthatmustbedonebythechocolatemakertomakeachocolatebar:•Addingingredients(Blending)【添加成分（混合）】-Thechocolatethatweeatcontainssugar,otherflavors(likevanilla)andoftenmilk(inmilkchocolate).Thechocolatemakeraddstheseingredientsaccordingtohisorhersecretrecipe.Onceroasted,winnowedandblended,thenibsareground,andthegroundnibsformaviscousliquidcalledchocolateliquor(thewordliquorhasnothingtodowithalcohol--that'sjustwhatit'scalled).Chocolateliquorispure,unsweetenedchocolate.Eateninthisstate,it'sprettynastybecauseitisbitter,butit'spossibletoacquireatasteforit.WhiteChocolateisformedfromamixtureofsugar,cocoabutterandmilksolids.Althoughitstextureissimilartomilkanddarkchocolate,itdoesnotcontainanycocoasolids.Becauseofthis,manycountriesdonotconside