FAQ

1.I am a newly diagnosed diabetic and I would love to continue to eat chocolate. Do I have many chocolate eating options?

Yes you do. There are many quality sugar free chocolate candy eating options available for diabetics. Godiva chocolate and Hershey chocolate, among many other chocolate manufacturers, make sugar free chocolate that tastes great and has no sugar content.

2.Is German chocolate made in Germany?

No. German chocolate is so named because of the cake called German Chocolate Cake. German chocolate actually has to do with certain recipes for chocolate cakes, pies, brownies, cookies and any other recipes that use dark chocolate in a particular way. The inventor of German Chocolate Cake recipe was Sam German. He lived in Texas in the 1800's.

3.I have heard that white chocolate isn't really chocolate. Is this true?

Yes, it is true. White chocolate isn't really chocolate in the literal sense. It is made from aspects of the cocoa bean, but only certain parts. White chocolate lacks cocoa solids, the vital part of chocolate that makes it chocolate.

4.Is it possible to make a non alcoholic chocolate martini?

Yes, it is possible to make a virgin chocolate martini, and they are quite delicious. In place of chocolate liqueur, the martini maker uses extra chocolate in the form of syrup or chocolate morsels. Chilling the martini glass is essential for a successful virgin martini. In the place of vodka or gin, the martini maker would use sparkling apple or white grape juice or a clear soda.

5.Where did chocolate first come from?

Chocolate was the drink of royalty, the wealthy and of priests in ancient Central America. The ancient Mayan civilization first discovered chocolate and created a chocolate drink that included spices, cornmeal and Chile pices. Later, the Aztec people continued to grow cocoa trees, harvest the beans and even use it at tax payments from the people they conquered. When the Spanish invaded Central America, they took chocolate back with them, and soon it gained in popularity and spread across Europe.