Beesker recommends 'Field Museum' as the world's
best website on chocolate
ABOUT 'FIELD MUSEUM'
The
Field Museum, based in
Chicago, Illinois, USA, was founded in 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago.
It was given its current name to honor its first major benefactor, Marshall
Field. The Field Museum has a major online exhibition on chocolate, which was
supported by the National Science Foundation.
The Chocolate Online Exhibition has a profusely illustrated All About Chocolate
section, covering Growing Chocolate, the History of Chocolate, Eating Chocolate,
Making Chocolate, and Chocolate Books, Films and Resources. There are also
animated interactive sequences on: Manufacturing Chocolate from Seed to Sweet,
The Chocolate Challenge, and the Cacao Farm. These show clearly and in detail
the process from the necessary conditions for the cacoa tree to grow (regular
rainfall, steady warm temperatures, constant high humidity, partial shade, rich
well drained soil, and capopy trees to protect from wind and moisture loss)
through harvesting to chocolate manufacture.