Cocoa, this is the raw material of chocolate. As early as the17th century, when Belgium was still ruled by the Spanish, explorers brought cocoa beans from South America and introduced them into Belgian communities. At that time, chocolate was a symbol of luxury goods, mainly used to make "hot chocolate" for nobles, which left a deep impression on new tourists.

Later, King Leopold II of Belgium seized Congo and turned it into a Belgian colony. At the same time, he also plundered Congo's rich cocoa bean industry. A large amount of cocoa made the Belgians have enough raw materials to develop cocoa, so there were all kinds of chocolate candy, and the chocolate industry was very prosperous.

During the Belgian colonial period in Congo, King Leopold II planned the first genocide in the 20th century-nearly/kloc-0.0 million Congolese died in this genocide.

Cote d'Or is a famous brand of Belgian chocolate, which was first produced in 1885. The packaging of its chocolate brand is printed with white elephants, because at that time, people used elephants to transport cocoa beans through the tropical jungles of Africa.