No Monkeys, No Chocolate

No Monkeys, No Chocolate — page 5
cocoa beans Cocoa beans are the seeds of the cocoa tree Cocoa tree grow naturally in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America But today farmers grow them in other tropical areas too To make chocolate workers spread cocoa beans with rakes and dry them in the sun Then they roast them in a giant oven Later machines smash the beans into a thick paste and squeeze out the liquid to make cocoa powder It gets mixed with a variety of ingredients to make different kinds of chocolate O MN C on a Gro