Chocolate is a confectionery, usually sweet product, made of cocoa, fat and sugar. It comes in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block.
Chocolate is sensitive to temperature and should be storage in 15 – 17°C. It has high energy value, in 100 g chocolate is 500-700 kcal.
There are different chocolate products, the most common are:

• Dark chocolate – contain at least 70% cocoa solids.
• Milk chocolate – contain powdered, liquid or condensed milk and less than 50% cocoa solids.
• White chocolate – contain milk, sugar and not more than 33% cocoa butter without cocoa solids.

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First trace of chocolate leads to Mesoamerica.

Evidence suggests that beverages appeared already in 1900 BC, whereas fermented seeds of cacao tree have been served as an alcoholic beverage in 1400 BC.

To Europe, chocolate arrived in 16th century, when Christopher Columbus came back from his 4th mission to Americas. Cacao beans were found in a native canoe which he seized. But it did not become famous until the Spanish conquest the Aztecs. Then it was imported to Europe and quickly recognized by the court. Continue reading “The history of Chocolate” →

Hey!

I must say – I am very happy with past week. I spend quite some time in Photoshop and Illustrator playing with Christmas Cards! I helped my boyfriend, as he was very busy.

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Hi,

In our first Assignment, we were asked to draw a Moodle Map.

Moodle is a learning platform which we use.

I wanted to make my map original, I got the idea of quartz clockwork while watching a movie.

I hope you like it.

The time has come – welcome to my world.

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I am 23 years old girl and live in Norway since end of May 2010. I moved here from Poland, where I grew up and had amazing childhood with my loving family and friends. I guess that my background is a lot different from most of the student, which come from Norway.

Different culture, nature, traditions and education system…all of these things makes me kinda special, I think. And I like it. Continue reading “The Journey Here.” →