Chocolate timeline: Until Victorian times chocolate was mainly a drink — in which year did the first solid chocolate bar appear? Context: Fry & Son pioneered the first molded eating chocolate bar in Britain. Choose the correct year.
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Difficulty: Easy
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Answer
Correct Answer: 1847
Explanation
Given data
- Question asks for the first chocolate bar's debut year.
Concept / ApproachJ. S. Fry & Son created the first molded eating chocolate bar in 1847, combining cocoa powder, sugar, and cocoa butter into a solid form.
Why others are incorrect1828 marks Van Houten's cocoa press; 1875 is associated with milk chocolate (Daniel Peter/Nestlé); 1868 is later than Fry's breakthrough.
Final Answer1847.