Some Key Dates of Chocolate in Europe
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1829. Invention of the cocoa press.
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1830. Chocolate mixed with nuts.
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1847. Eating chocolate invented by the Fry Company.
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1847. World’s first chocolate bar.
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1875. Milk chocolate is invented, with the addition of condensed milk.
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1879. The “conching” machine creates rich, smooth cocoa paste.
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1900. The process of dipping chocolate candies is automated by the “enrobing” machine.
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1912. Pralines or filled chocolates invented in Belgium.
Chocolate Bars, Nuts And Milk Chocolate
In 1830, Swiss Chocolatier Charles-Amedee Kohler mixed chocolate with nuts for the first time. But a truly revolutionary advance occurred in 1847, when the Fry Company of Bristol, England created the world’s first eating chocolate. One year later, the very first chocolate bar appeared. After a 1000-year history as a beverage, this was the first time chocolate could be eaten!
Then, in 1875, Swiss born Daniel Peter (son-in-law of Henri Nestlé) added condensed milk to chocolate…thereby creating the first ‘milk chocolate.’ The food of the gods had come a long way from the spicy, bitter brew the Mayans knew.