1:Ushokoledi umila ezihlahleni.Zibizwa ngokuthi izihlahla zikakhokho ze-Theobroma futhi zingatholakala zikhula ebhandeni emhlabeni jikelele, ngokuvamile ngaphakathi kwama-degree angu-20 enyakatho noma eningizimu yenkabazwe.

2:Izihlahla zikakhokho zinzima ukukhula njengoba zingenwa izifo, kanti imidumba ingase idliwe izinambuzane nezinhlobonhlobo.Ama-pods avunwa ngesandla.Lezi zici zihlangene, zichaza ukuthi kungani ushokoledi omsulwa kanye nokhokho kubiza kangaka.

3:Kuthatha okungenani iminyaka emine ngaphambi kokuthi isithombo sikakhokho siqale ukukhiqiza ama-cocoa pods.Ekuvuthweni, isihlahla sikakhokho singase sikhiqize ama-cocoa pods angaba ngu-40 ngonyaka.I-pod ngayinye ingaba nobhontshisi we-cocoa ongu-30-50.Kodwa kuthatha inqwaba yala mabhontshisi (cishe amabhontshisi kakhokho angama-500) ukukhiqiza iphawundi elilodwa likashokoledi.

4:Kunezinhlobo ezintathu zikashokoledi.Ushokoledi omnyama uqukethe iphesenti eliphakeme kakhulu likakhokho, ngokuvamile ku-70% noma ngaphezulu.Amaphesenti asele ngokuvamile ushukela noma uhlobo oluthile lwesishukela semvelo.Ushokoledi wobisi uqukethe noma yikuphi ukusuka ku-38-40% kuya phezulu kuye ku-60% ukhokho kashokholethi wobisi olumnyama, amaphesenti asele ahlanganisa ubisi noshukela.Ushokoledi omhlophe uqukethe kuphela ibhotela likakhokho (awunayo insangu kakhokho) kanye noshukela, ngokuvamile onezithelo noma amantongomane anezelwa ukunambitheka.

5:Umenzi kashokoledi ngumuntu owenza ushokoledi ngokuqondile ngobhontshisi kakhokho.Ushokoledi umuntu owenza ushokoledi esebenzisa i-couverture(ushokoledi we-Couverture ushokoledi wekhwalithi ephezulu kakhulu oqukethe iphesenti eliphezulu lebhotela likakhokho (32-39%) kunokubhaka noma ukudla ushokoledi. ushokoledi ocwebezelayo, "ukunqamuka" okuqinile uma kuphukile, kanye nephunga elimnandi elicwebezelayo.), ushokoledi osuvele ubilisiwe futhi wosiwe futhi ofika (nge-commercial distributor) kumaphilisi noma amadiski ukuze ushokoledi athukuthele futhi wengeze. ama-flavours abo.

6:Umqondo wezinto ze-terroir zibe ukunambitheka kukashokoledi.Lokho kusho ukuthi i-cocoa etshalwe endaweni eyodwa kungenzeka inambitheke ehlukile kune-cocoa etshalwe ezweni elihlukile (noma esimweni sezwe elikhulu, ukusuka kwenye ingxenye yezwe ukuya kwenye, kuye ngokuthi ukuphakama kwayo, ukusondela emanzini, nokuthi yini ezinye izitshalo izihlahla zikakhokho zitshalwa eceleni.)

7:Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ezinkulu ze-cocoa pods, kanye nenani elikhulu lezinhlobo ezincane.I-Criollo iyinhlobo engavamile kakhulu futhi efiswa kakhulu ngenxa yokunambitheka kwayo.I-Arriba ne-Nacional izinhlobonhlobo ze-Criollo futhi ibhekwa njengephunga elimnandi eligcwele, ukhokho onephunga elimnandi emhlabeni.Zivame ukutshalwa eNingizimu Melika.I-Trinitario iwukhokho ophakathi kwebanga eliphakathi okuyingxube ye-Criollo kanye neForastero, ukhokho webanga elikhulu osetshenziselwa ukwenza u-90% kashokoledi emhlabeni.

8:Cishe u-70% kakhokho womhlaba ulinywa eNtshonalanga Afrika, ikakhulukazi emazweni ase-Ivory Coast naseGhana.Lawa amazwe lapho ukusetshenziswa kwezingane emapulazini kakhokho kube nomthelela ohlangothini olumnyama lukashokoledi.Ngokujabulisayo, izinkampani ezinkulu ezithenga le cocoa ukuze zenze uswidi kashokoledi ziye zashintsha imikhuba yazo, futhi zenqaba ukuthenga ukhokho emapulazini lapho kwakusetshenzwa khona noma kusasetshenzwa khona.

9:Ushokoledi umuthi wokuzizwa ujabule.Ukudla isikwele sikashokholethi omnyama kuzokhulula i-serotonin nama-endorphin egazini lakho, kukwenze uzizwe ujabule, unomdlandla, futhi mhlawumbe unothando.

10:Ukudla i-cocoa nibs (izingcezu zikabhontshisi omisiwe we-cocoa) noma iphesenti eliphezulu likashokoledi omnyama kuhle emzimbeni wakho.Kunezinzuzo eziningi zezempilo ezihlobene nokudla ushokoledi omnyama omsulwa, ikakhulukazi, iqiniso lokuthi linamaphesenti aphezulu kakhulu ama-antioxidants nama-flavonol alwa nezifo uma kuqhathaniswa nanoma yikuphi okunye ukudla okunamandla emhlabeni.

Udinga umshini kashokoledi ngicela ungibuzele:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbrqEitnnc

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