Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ghirardelli-chocolate-company

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the company name?Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
2. What is the founder?Domenico Ghirardelli
3. Who started Ghirardelli and why did he come to California?Domenico Ghirardelli, an Italian chocolate maker, started the company. He came to California during the Gold Rush to share his chocolate craft and meet new customers.
4. How does Ghirardelli make its chocolate taste so smooth?First, cocoa beans are carefully roasted to unlock flavor. Then they are ground into chocolate liquor, refined to reduce particle size, and conched to develop a velvety texture.

Confectionery: Sweets and chocolates collectively; the industry involved in their production.
Chocolatier: An artisan or business specializing in the creation of fine chocolates.
Chocolate Liquor: The unsweetened, liquid base of chocolate, derived from finely ground cocoa beans.
Conching: An intensive process of grinding, mixing, and aerating chocolate to achieve a smooth texture and enhance flavor.