The history of chocolate,pizza and fries

1. The history of chocolate,pizza and fries Done by:Dinislam 7-F

2. The history of chocolate • Anthropologists have found evidence that chocolate was produced by pre-Olmec cultures living in present-day Mexico as early as 1900 B.C. The ancient Mesoamericans who first cultivated cacao plants found in the tropical rainforests of Central America fermented,roasted and ground the cacao beans.The Mayans reserved chocolate for rulers,warrior,priests and nobles at sacred ceremonies.

3. Interesting facts about chocolate • It takes 400 cocoa beans to make one pound of chocolate. • Each cacao tree produces approximately 2,500 beans. • Cacao beans were so valuable to early Mesoamericans that they were used as currency. • There are an estimated 1.5 million cocoa farms in West Africa.

4. An example of mayan chocolate

5. The history of pizza • The modern pizza was originally invented in Naples, Italy. The first major innovation that led to flat bread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. The history of pizza begins when various ancient cultures produced basic flatbreads with several toppings. Italy unified in 1861, and King Umberto I and Queen Margherita visited Naples in 1889.They asked for an assortment of pizzas. The variety the queen enjoyed most was called pizza mozzarella, a pie topped with the soft white cheese, red tomatoes and green basil.It featured the colours of the Italian flag.

6. Interesting facts about pizza • October is the US national pizza month. • About 3 billion pizzas are sold annually in the U.S. • The longest pizza delivery was from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia. • The average pizzeria uses roughly 55 pizza boxes per day. • The word pizza was first mentioned in a Latin text written in southern Italy in 997CE.

7. An example of an Italian pizza

8. The history of fries • Potatoes were first introduced to Europe not through the French or Belgians, but through the Spanish. • In 1537, Jimenez de Quesada and his Spanish forces encountered a village in Colombia where all the natives had fled and they found potatoes along with other things. • By 1795, potatoes were being grown on a very large scale in France, including at the royal gardens at Tuileries, where the gardens were converted into potato fields. • The French either invented or learned to make fries and it became extremely popular.

9. Interesting facts about fries • French fries were introduced in the US when Thomas Jefferson was President in 1801. • There are at least 18 types of French fries. • Many countries like Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have French fry vending machines. • July 13th is National French Fries Day. • The Fries Museum in Belgium is the first and only museum in the world dedicated to potato fries. 

10. An example of Spanish fries

11. Experience • In my opinion it was an extremely interesting task as I learned about the background and importance of the variety of different foods we consume.Moreover,I have tried all of these foods and my favorite one is the Spanish fries because it looks and tastes mouth watering.I would love to travel to Spain and taste this mouth watering dish again.

12. My Learning • I learned that chocolate was extremely valuable during the past as it was only reserved for rulers,warriors,priests,etc during sacred ceremonies. • I learned that the pizza Margherita featured the colours of the Italian flag and tomatoes being used as toppings made pizza vastly popular. • I learned that fries were truly originated from Spain. • I learned about the similarities and differences between the scrumptious dishes.

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