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Hagelslag

The Sunday Challenge: Chocolade

In 1828 werd in Nederland ontdekt hoe van de cacaoboon de huidige chocolade kan worden gemaakt. Hiervoor werd het scheikundig element Calcium Calcium Oxyde (CaCaO) gebruikt. Vandaar ook de spelling, in andere talen is deze vaak verbasterd tot bijvoorbeeld kakao of cocoa.

Op de foto chocolade hagelslag, een populair broodbeleg. Een goede vertaling van hagelslag is lastig, vaak wordt het weergegeven als chocolade vermicelli, maar dat vind ik fantasieloos.

In Nederland wordt cacao niet verbouwd, toch is Nederland één van de grootste exporteurs van cacao ter wereld. Dat komt doordat Nederland de grootste importeur van cacao is, op ruime afstand gevolgd door Duitsland en de VS. Het verschil tussen import en export eten we zelf op.

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The Sunday Challenge: Chocolate

In 1828, it was discovered in the Netherlands how the cocoa bean can be made into today's chocolate. For this, the chemical element Calcium Calcium Oxyde (CaCaO) was used. Hence the spelling, in other languages it is often corrupted to for example kakao or cocoa.

The photo shows chocolate hagelslag, a popular sandwich topping. A good translation of hagelslag is difficult; it is often represented as chocolate vermicelli, but I find that unimaginative.

Cocoa is not cultivated in the Netherlands, yet the Netherlands is one of the world's largest exporters of cocoa. This is because the Netherlands is the largest importer of cocoa, followed by distance by Germany at quite a distance and the US. We eat the difference between import and export ourselves.

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Xata said:

BUT... the story is a lot older than that !

Had it not been for the expulsion and forced conversion of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century, chocolate as we know it today might not have become the most favored flavor in the world.

Benjamin d’Acosta de Andrade, a Portuguese “marrano” (secret Jew) who had settled on the island of Martinique in the French West Indies in about 1650, established the first cacao-processing plant. He then used his connections–particularly his relatives in Amsterdam–to export cacao to Europe. Over time, he and other Jews became significant players in the cacao trade, angering their envious competitors, who convinced the French government to bar all Jews from Martinique. Relocating in the late 1600s to the Dutch colony of Curaçao, an island off the west coast of Venezuela, d’Acosta and other Jews reestablished their business, now shipping cacao grown in Venezuela to Amsterdam for chocolate production. In addition, they exported sugar and vanilla from South America.

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Nice creativity in your photo
3 years ago

PhLB - Luc Boonen said:

Ik kwam op hetzelfde idee, typisch Nederland, die hagelslag
3 years ago ( translate )

Jan said:

Very good presentation !
3 years ago ( translate )

Esther said:

Brilliant idea!
3 years ago ( translate )

Clickity Click said:

Great presentation for the challenge, never realized that chocolate had such long history! : )

BE KIND TO YOURSELF & OTHERS - STAY ALERT THE VIRUS STILL LURKS
3 years ago

Gillian Everett said:

Great story, Diederik and interesting debate on the origin of chocolate.
Creative work!
3 years ago

Jean Pierre Marcello said:

Merci pour le commentaire. Je suis ravi d’avoir appris quelque chose.
3 years ago ( translate )

Wierd Folkersma said:

's morgens op je brood, ik ben het nu totaal ontwent, te zoet, maar vroeger...
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