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Chocolate is an important part of Valentine’s Day celebrations in many countries. People often buy boxed chocolates and give them to a loved one. In some areas, Valentine's Day is celebrated with chocolate festivals. At one such event near Washington, D.C., the visitors tasted all kinds of chocolates and learned about the history of these sweet treats. "The tree grows these pods. You can feel what a pod feels like. It feels fake but..." This chocolate festival took place recently in McLean, Virginia. Visitors started by learning about cocoa beans, the main substance used in chocolate. "Inside, there are about 20 to 40 cocoa beans. And you see the white color here is actually the pulp on the outside of the beans…" The visitors got to see how the beans are separated from their husks, and then broken into smaller pieces. These cocoa nibs are ground on a heated stone. Spices and other ingredients are added to produce a block of chocolate.
* boxed = 상자 포장된/ sweet treat = 사탕, 과장 등의 단 음식/ pod = (콩이 들어 있는) 꼬투리/ take place = 개최되다[일어나다]/ main substance = 주요 물질/ separate from ~ = ~에서 분리하다/ husk = (특히 곡물의) 겉껍질/ break into ~ = ~으로 깨지다/ cocoa nib = 카카오 씨의 떡잎/ grind(-ground-ground) = (곡식 등을 잘게) 갈다
The festival goers learn how chocolate was used mainly as a drink up to and through the 1880s. That was before the 1st candy bar was manufactured and sold. That sound is David Borghesani, a chocolate historian, hitting a block of chocolate. "It is just a little too hard for us to eat like a candy bar. So in Colonial chocolate making, they would have taken chocolate blocks in this form and grate it to make fine chocolate power." The chocolate particles are then mixed with hot water in a container. "We found an authentic colonial recipe, partnering with the folks at Colonial Williamsburg. The recipe dates back to the 1750s. And it is a recipe that actually documented nine different seasonings and spices in the recipe." People who tasted the drink seemed pleasantly surprised.
* ~goer = ~에 다니는 사람/ up to ~ = ~까지/ grate = 강판에 갈다/ particle = (아주 작은) 입자[조각]/ authentic = 진본[진품]인/ colonial recipe = 식민지 시대의 조리[요리]법/ partner with ~ = ~와 협력하다/ date back to ~ = (시가 따위가) ~까지 거슬러 올라가다/ document = (상세한 내용을) 기록하다/ seasoning = 양념(특히 소금과 후추)/ spice = 양념, 향신료/ pleasantly surprised = 뜻밖에 놀람
