Cocoa beans belong to tropical plants, and the origin of cocoa beans is mainly distributed in the land south of the equator and about 20 degrees north latitude. Because of the hot and rainy climate.
Cocoa originated in America, and Europeans established cocoa plantations in colonies in the17th century, but it is an evergreen shrub of Rubiaceae, with more than ten wild species, and has been successfully planted in Hainan, Yunnan and other places in China.
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This tree was introduced to China in 1922. It can grow happily on the gentle slope formed by warm and humid climate and alluvial soil rich in organic matter, but it is not suitable for growing on poorly drained and heavy clay or places frequently hit by typhoons.
Because the climate is hot and rainy, it is the most suitable environment for the growth of cocoa beans. Cocoa beans have different flavors everywhere, some are fruity and some are smoky. Today, the main producing areas of cocoa beans are Central and South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia.
Chinese mainland is mainly planted in Hainan. Cocoa trees like to grow on gentle slopes formed by hot and humid climate and alluvial soil rich in organic matter, but they are not suitable for growing on poorly drained and heavy clay or places frequently hit by typhoons. In this way, its planting is suitable for the land between 20 latitudes north and south of the equator.
The process of cocoa spreading from South America to Europe, Asia and Africa is tortuous and long.
/kloc-Before the 6th century, cocoa was not known to people living outside the Amazon Plain, nor was it the raw material of cocoa drinks at that time. Because the seeds are rare and precious, the local people use cocoa seeds (cocoa beans) as currency, which is called "cocoa wins popularity". /kloc-In the first half of the 6th century, cocoa was introduced into Mexico through the isthmus of China and the United States, and then into the territory of the Inca Empire in present-day southern Brazil, which was quickly loved by local people.
/kloc-At the end of 0/6, the world's first chocolate factory was established by the then Spanish government, but at first some nobles were unwilling to accept ready-made food and drinks. Even in the18th century, a British nobleman regarded cocoa as a "hooligan from South America".
Cocoa was named very late, and it was not until18th century that the Swedish erudite Linnaeus named it. The specific title is "Cocoa Tree". Later, because chocolate and cocoa powder became the most important energy supplements and played a huge role in the field of sports, people called the cocoa tree "God Grain Tree" and the cocoa drink "God Drink".
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