The Seeds Are Dried Cleaned And Roasted The Shell Is Removed To Produce Cocoa Nibs Which Are Then Ground To Cocoa Mass Unadulterated Chocolate In Rough Form Once.
In Some Form For At Least 5 300 Years Starting With The Mayo chinchipe Culture In What Is Present day Ecuador Later Mesoamerican Civilizations Also Consumed Chocolate.
Cacao Although Cocoa Originated In The Americas West African Countries Particularly Cote D'ivoire And Ghana Are The Leading Producers Of Cocoa In The 21st Century Accounting.
The Cocoa Mass Is Liquefied By Heating It Is Called Chocolate Liquor The Liquor May Also Be Cooled And Processed Into Its Two Components Cocoa Solids And Cocoa Butter.