The story of chocolate -- from its exclusive position as the food of the gods & Aztec royalty in the 15th century to the everyday indulgence for all. The book explains how the cacao bean is manufactured into chocolate & provides the history of the best-known names of the chocolate world: Suchard, Lindt, Van Houten, Menier, Bournville, & Ghirardelli. It tells how to taste & judge the best chocolate, & where to get it, with special photographs of the world s top products. The book is illustrated throughout with fascinating archive material & mouthwatering commissioned photographs of chocolate in all its wonderful forms.
