Watch the Ancient Art of Chocolate-Making | National Geographic

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[Music] today we’re at choco latte they test us

today we’re at choco latte they test us

today we’re at choco latte they test us and we’re gonna learn how it’s made so

and we’re gonna learn how it’s made so

and we’re gonna learn how it’s made so this is where the four-day process

this is where the four-day process

this is where the four-day process starts after the beans are taken from

starts after the beans are taken from

starts after the beans are taken from the fruit and the process is done all by

the fruit and the process is done all by

the fruit and the process is done all by hand then here is the tool that’s used

hand then here is the tool that’s used

hand then here is the tool that’s used to ground the cocoa beans into a paste

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[Music] we have just ground out all the

we have just ground out all the

we have just ground out all the chocolate beans into that case and added

chocolate beans into that case and added

chocolate beans into that case and added the sugar the chocolate here is cut into

the sugar the chocolate here is cut into

the sugar the chocolate here is cut into four ounce chunks and then each of those

four ounce chunks and then each of those

four ounce chunks and then each of those is turned into one of these round

is turned into one of these round

is turned into one of these round tablets and each one of these fourths

tablets and each one of these fourths

tablets and each one of these fourths can be used to make hot chocolate drink

can be used to make hot chocolate drink

can be used to make hot chocolate drink and it’s done on the special mat called

and it’s done on the special mat called

and it’s done on the special mat called a fat face

so we just put in two tablets of

so we just put in two tablets of chocolate to make four cups and the

chocolate to make four cups and the

chocolate to make four cups and the water has to be 90 degrees in order for

water has to be 90 degrees in order for

water has to be 90 degrees in order for all the chocolate to melt

we just finished brewing our hot

we just finished brewing our hot chocolate and now we’re gonna drink it

chocolate and now we’re gonna drink it

chocolate and now we’re gonna drink it out of the box door

out of the box door

out of the box door it’s a traditional watermelon pastel