Cocoa And Chocolate, Their History From Plantation To Consumer

by Arthur William Knapp

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

222 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2009

Reviews

[Shahab Mosharraf · Rating 1 out of 5]

The audiobook was quite a bad decision...

[Preili Pipar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tegemist on minu arust praeguseks veidi iganenud raamatuga. Vähemalt see, mis minul, kasutas andmeid kuni aastani 1919.
Aga igatahes sain ma teada, miks just Šveitsist kujunes šokolaadimaa. Sest seal oli olemas suurtes kogustes piima, et pidevalt toota šokilaadi. Lisaks sai šokolaadi toota ainult kevadisest ja suvisest piimast, sest talvisel ajal oli piim lahja. Ilmselt tänapäeval seda probleemi enam pole :)
Ja loomulikult oli raamatus välja toodud šokolaad kui armastuse sümbol, võimalus väljendada oma tundeid selle peene hõrgutise kaudu. Samuti oli šokolaad oluline sõjaajal, olles hea toitaine, mis ei riknenud.
Alguse saab aga kõik ikkagi kakaost ja kakaopuust. Kakaojook oli juba ammu asteekide ja inkade juures kasutusel, kus kõige tähtsamad isikud jõud seda tasside viisi. Tol ajal ei olnud see muidugi selline magusjook nagu praegu vaid pigem vürtsidega maitsestatud jook.

[evelyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

it was interesting to find out about the process and extraction of chocolate… but Christ is this a product of its time.
the whole book spoke about slave labour being “a thing of the past” (this was written in 1920) and provided horrible descriptions of the natives of the lands. it did make me laugh with how stupid some of the claims were, for instance when he writes that the native workers who extract the cocoa beans would often laugh and have a joyous time at work😐 were you there, Arthur? Would enslaved people who were forced into this labour really be having a happy time? Come on

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will give you a snapshot of both the chocolate world and the world at the time. Some things in chocolate have stayed the same, but many have changed. There are a lot of colonialistic undertones. Unless you are heavy into chocolate and its history there are more interesting books on chocolate to read

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very comprehensive book just about everything under the title, in almost professional depth. The information seems very authoritative, referencing many professional publications. Baring its age, it seems a perfect reference source for the subject.

[alisavl · Rating 1 out of 5]

i literally only picked this up on audio because it was free and then i dnfed it because it was soooo boring 😭

[Timothy Ferguson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick book of choclate cultivation

I listened to the Librivox edition of this book. It was well read, and interesting enough to keep the attention.

[Graham Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating read.