Chapter 1
The alpine milk breakthrough
Chapter 2
The conching revolution
Chapter 3
The physics of the perfect snap
Chapter 4
Iconic shapes and global trade
Ch 1 · The alpine milk breakthrough
lara Gala Peter
The world's first creamy milk chocolate— (yeah, Gala Peter!) / It took the stage and changed the game— (oh, Gala Peter!)
lara After the candle industry collapsed, Daniel Peter married Fanny Cailler and repurposed his Vevey factory to produce chocolate
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Why did Swiss inventor Daniel Peter pivot from manufacturing candles to making chocolate in the 1860s?
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Which famous Swiss chocolate family did Daniel Peter marry into, inspiring his new career?
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How long did Daniel Peter spend experimenting before successfully creating solid milk chocolate?
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What happens chemically when a small amount of water or liquid milk is added to melted chocolate?
Fun Fact
Early chocolate: Before Daniel Peter's 1875 breakthrough, chocolate was consumed almost exclusively as a bitter beverage or coarse, dark medicine rather than a sweet solid treat.
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What was the primary industrial purpose of Henri Nestlé's condensed milk before it was used in chocolate?
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Whose invention of condensed milk helped Daniel Peter solve the milk chocolate water problem?
Glossary
condensed milk (noun)
Milk from which water has been evaporated to create a thick, concentrated liquid. In 1875, Daniel Peter used this ingredient to create the world's first successful solid milk chocolate bar.
Milk from which water has been evaporated to create a thick, concentrated liquid. In 1875, Daniel Peter used this ingredient to create the world's first successful solid milk chocolate bar.
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What was the name of the world's first commercially successful solid milk chocolate bar, launched in 1887?
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What does the word 'Gala' mean in the context of the historic Gala Peter chocolate bar?