【Doyoulikeeatingchocolate？Theanswerisprobably“Yes”．Childrenandadultsbothloveitssmooth，sweettaste．Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutchocolate？September13thisInternationalChocolateDay．It’sagreatchanceforustolearn】
Do you like eating chocolate？The answer is probably“Yes”．Children and adults both love its smooth，sweet taste．But how much do you know about chocolate？September 13th is International Chocolate Day．It’s a great chance for us to learn more about this special food．
Chocolate comes from an ancient civilization （文明） called the Maya．The Mayan people had a special food called cocoa．The word cocoa means“gift from God”．Five hundred years ago，the Europeans found the Mayans and used cocoa to make chocolate．
All this changed when European companies started to produce chocolate bars（棒） in the 19th century．Chocolate bars took off in popularity．They also took off in space：Russian and American astronauts took them into space in the 1960s．For centuries，chocolate was eaten only by the rich．Now it’s very common and there is even a chocolate museum in Cologne，Germany．Here you can find everything about chocolate．You can first take a walk in a cocoa tree forest．Then，go to the workshop nearby．Workers there make cocoa beans into delicious chocolate．The chocolate makes a 3-meter-high chocolate fountain．You can taste it!
Chocolate comes in all shapes，sizes and colors．The biggest chocolate bar ever was made in Italy in 2011and weighed almost 6tons!That’s as big as an elephant．People often eat chocolate at Easter，or during other festivals like Valentine’s Day，Halloween and Christmas．
Many people say chocolate is bad for health and skin．Not necessarily so!Scientists now say it is good for health in some ways，and can even help people lose weight．Acne（粉刺） and chocolate have no direct connection，according to the World Cocoa Foundation．Healthy food and habits lead to healthy skin．
Be careful not to eat too much chocolate-it’s rather high in sugar and fat．The country that eats the most chocolate per person each year is Switzerland．They eat 19pounds （9kilos） per person on average!People in the US eat the most chocolate in total．They get through half o