1.1 What is chocolate? Where does it come from?
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This article is from the Chocolate FAQ, by Monee Kidd faq@choco.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.1 What is chocolate? Where does it come from?
Chocolate is a food made from the seeds of a tropical tree called
the cacao. These trees flourish in warm, moist climates. Most of the
world's cacao beans come from West Africa, where Ghana, the Ivory Coast
and Nigeria are the largest producers. Because of a spelling error,
probably by English traders long ago, these beans became known as cocoa
beans.
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