JACK: Oh, chocolate, why do you taste so good?
JACK: Oh, chocolate, why do you taste so good?

Where did you come from?
Where did you come from?

Did you just fall out of the sky one day
Did you just fall out of the sky one day

and land in my hands and my heart?
and land in my hands and my heart?

What are your secrets?
What are your secrets?

If only I had the knowledge of some sort of, I don't know, kooky man
If only I had the knowledge of some sort of, I don't know, kooky man

who works in a factory that makes chocolate.
who works in a factory that makes chocolate.

Wait a second!
Wait a second!

Hey, Jack, can I have some of that chocolate?
Hey, Jack, can I have some of that chocolate?

Jack? Jack?
Jack? Jack?

Yoo-hoo. It's me Billy Wonka.
Yoo-hoo. It's me Billy Wonka.

Bonkers, bonker, Billy bonka of Billy Bonka's Chocolate Factory.
Bonkers, bonker, Billy bonka of Billy Bonka's Chocolate Factory.

Look, I'm a big deal in Europe, alright?
Look, I'm a big deal in Europe, alright?

And I just so happen to know a thing or two about chocolate.
And I just so happen to know a thing or two about chocolate.

OK, but do you have any actual chocolate?
OK, but do you have any actual chocolate?

(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)

(CONTINUES LAUGHING)
(CONTINUES LAUGHING)

No. Oh.
No. Oh.

But I do know a group of people who might be able to help.
But I do know a group of people who might be able to help.

Let's go back 5,300 years to Central America
Let's go back 5,300 years to Central America

where the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilisations
where the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilisations

first discovered cacao beans, which came from the cacao tree.
first discovered cacao beans, which came from the cacao tree.

They loved these beans so much
They loved these beans so much

they used them in religious ceremonies
they used them in religious ceremonies

and as offerings to the gods.
and as offerings to the gods.

Lucky gods.
Lucky gods.

And they even used the beans as a form of money.
And they even used the beans as a form of money.

Although I don't think they looked like these chocolate coins.
Although I don't think they looked like these chocolate coins.

They also ground roasted cacao beans with water
They also ground roasted cacao beans with water

to make a bitter tasting drink called xocolatl.
to make a bitter tasting drink called xocolatl.

In the 1500s, a Spanish explorer
In the 1500s, a Spanish explorer

brought the bitter drink back to Spain.
brought the bitter drink back to Spain.

At first, they used it to treat upset stomachs.
At first, they used it to treat upset stomachs.

But after mixing it with honey, sugar or something else sweet,
But after mixing it with honey, sugar or something else sweet,

they soon discovered it made a very delicious drink.
they soon discovered it made a very delicious drink.

And about 100 years later,
And about 100 years later,

the rich people of Europe were drinking it
the rich people of Europe were drinking it

in places called chocolate houses - fancy.
in places called chocolate houses - fancy.

Urgh. You were right about it being bitter.
Urgh. You were right about it being bitter.

Hey, Billy, have you got any of that block stuff?
Hey, Billy, have you got any of that block stuff?

We're getting there.
We're getting there.

That block stuff was made thanks to an invention
That block stuff was made thanks to an invention

by Dutch chemist and chocolate maker Coenraad Johannes van Houten.
by Dutch chemist and chocolate maker Coenraad Johannes van Houten.

He invented something called the chocolate press in 1828.
He invented something called the chocolate press in 1828.

It was a machine that could separate cacao beans
It was a machine that could separate cacao beans

into fat, or cocoa butter, and a powder.
into fat, or cocoa butter, and a powder.

Van Houten discovered that when you mixed the powder
Van Houten discovered that when you mixed the powder

back with the cocoa butter,
back with the cocoa butter,

you got the solid chocolate we know today.
you got the solid chocolate we know today.

It was not long after that a Swiss chocolatier
It was not long after that a Swiss chocolatier

named Daniel Peter added powdered milk to the mixture,
named Daniel Peter added powdered milk to the mixture,

giving us milk chocolate.
giving us milk chocolate.

Today, chocolate factories just like this one...
Today, chocolate factories just like this one...

# Anything you want, you'll do it. #
# Anything you want, you'll do it. #

OK, maybe not like this one.
OK, maybe not like this one.

That's better.
That's better.

Today, chocolate factories like this one use a similar process.
Today, chocolate factories like this one use a similar process.

Although they have bigger machines
Although they have bigger machines

that can make all sorts of different chocolate treats for us to enjoy.
that can make all sorts of different chocolate treats for us to enjoy.

OK, OK, but can I please have some of those treats now?
OK, OK, but can I please have some of those treats now?

Amelia, I'm not actually Billy Bonka.
Amelia, I'm not actually Billy Bonka.

I don't own a chocolate factory.
I don't own a chocolate factory.

It's me, Jack, this is just a wig.
It's me, Jack, this is just a wig.

Yes, I know.
Yes, I know.

But you were eating chocolate before, can I please have some?
But you were eating chocolate before, can I please have some?

No, I wasn't.
No, I wasn't.