MIDWAY, FL -- It's National Cocoa Day! On Second Cup, the crew shared a few fun facts about the cocoa beans as well as unique recipes you can make using hot cocoa powder.
Cocoa is made from the dried, fully fermented seeds of the Cacao Tree. It's used to make cocoa powder, which is a main ingredient in the hot chocolate we all know and love.
Monkeys were actually the first creatures to discover that the cacao plant was edible and tasty. Over 1500 years ago, monkey began to eat the pulp of the plant and spit out the beans. Humans soon caught on.
