Xa iziselo zetshokolethi zazidumile, kwavela ibhloko yesiselo setshokolethi.Kuthiwa le nto yaqalwa nguLascaux, usomashishini waseSpain owaqhuba ngempumelelo umrhwebi wesiselo setshokolethi.Kunzima kakhulu ukupheka.Ngoko ke, wayevakalelwa kukuba ukuba wayenokuyigqiba ikeyiki yomhla wokuzalwa aze afune ukuyitya, wayenokuhamba nayo, maxa wambi ayiqhekeze nanini na.Xa efuna ukusela, wayenokuzilungisa ngokulula ngokuthabatha amanzi amileyo aze awagalele ngamanzi.Emva kweendlela ezininzi kunye nemizamo yenoveli, ngokutolika kunye nokuchasana kwesiselo setshokholethi, sinokugqiba ibhloko yetshokholethi yokuthetha.

Ngomnyaka ka 1826, indoda yase Dutch uVan Hoten waphumelela ukufunxa indlela yokutsalwa ukwahlula ibhotolo yekoko kwiimbotyi zekoko, kwaye wayityumza ubunzima obucolekileyo bekoko ukuvelisa umgubo wekoko.Ngo-1847, umntu wongeza ibhotolo yekoko kunye neswekile kwiziselo zetshokolethi kwaye wavelisa ngempumelelo iitshokolethi ezikhawulezileyo, iibha zetshokolethi ezilungele ukupakishwa.

Ngo-1875, ama-Swiss afakela ubisi kwitshokholethi ukwenza itshokholethi yobisi ibe nencasa ethambileyo kunye nencasa ekhaphukhaphu.Emva koko, olu hlobo lwetshokholethi lwaveliswa ngobuninzi kwaye lwaba luhlobo olubalulekileyo lwetshokholethi, kwaye iSwitzerland yaba lilizwe letshokholethi.

Ngokwezithako ezahlukeneyo, itshokholethi yahlulahlulwe ibe yitshokholethi emnyama, itshokolethi yobisi kunye netshokholethi emhlophe, kwaye umbala usuka kumnyama ukuya ekukhanyeni.Itshokolethi emnyama ngokuqhelekileyo inomxholo ophezulu we-cocoa powder, umxholo weswekile ophantsi, kunye nencasa ekrakra;i-tshokoleta emhlophe ayikho i-tshokoleta yangempela kuba ayinayo i-cocoa powder, kodwa ngumxube webhotela ye-cocoa, iswekile kunye nobisi;itshokolethi yobisi yongezwa Izithako zobisi.