Chocolate in the Americas

GENINT 731.518

Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the history of chocolate in the Americas.

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Chocolate consumption began over 5000 years ago in South America as a fermented beverage made from the pulp surrounding the cacao beans. By 1757 it was being manufactured in New York, and as its popularity grew, craft chocolate developed in the 20th and 21st centuries. In this course, we explore the history, culture, and economics of cacao and chocolate in the Americas. Tastings include chocolate made in the America’s from cacao beans of the Americas including Pacari (Peru), Cacao Hunters (Ecuador), Soma (Canada), and companies around the world that use beans from the Americas such as Friis-Holm (Denmark).

Winter 2025 Schedule

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Saturday 10:00AM - 12:00PM PT
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Instructor: Lee Theisen
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$15.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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Open to the public. Plus members pay no fee for this course. Visitors not permitted. No refund allowed. 
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No refunds after No drop request allowed after enrollment
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Sat Feb 1, 2025
10:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214

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