Lapho iziphuzo zikashokoledi zidumile, kwavela ibhulokhi yesiphuzo sikashokoledi.Kuthiwa lokhu kwaqalwa uLascaux, usomabhizinisi waseSpain owaqhuba ngempumelelo umhwebi weziphuzo zikashokoledi.Kunzima kakhulu ukupheka.Ngakho-ke, waba nomuzwa wokuthi uma engaqeda ikhekhe lokuzalwa futhi afune ukulidla, wayengaliphatha, ngezinye izikhathi alihlephule noma nini.Lapho esefuna ukuphuza, wayekwazi ukuvala amanzi ngokuthatha amanzi amile awathele ngamanzi.Ngemuva kwezindlela eziningi kanye nemizamo yenoveli, ngokuchazwa nokuphambana kwesiphuzo sikashokoledi, singagcina sithole ibhulokhi yokukhuluma kashokoledi.

Ngo-1826, indoda yaseDutch u-Van Hoten waphumelela ukumunca indlela yokukhipha ukuze ahlukanise ibhotela likakhokho kubhontshisi kakhokho, futhi wagxoba inhlama ye-cocoa enhle ukuze kukhiqizwe impushana ye-cocoa.Ngo-1847, othile wengeza ibhotela likakhokho kanye noshukela eziphuzweni zikashokholethi futhi wakhiqiza ngempumelelo oshokoledi osheshayo, amabha kashokoledi alungele ukupakishwa.

Ngo-1875, ama-Swiss anezela ubisi kushokoledi ukwenza ushokoledi wobisi ngokuthungwa okuthambile kanye nokunambitheka okulula.Ngemva kwalokho, lolu hlobo lukashokoledi lwakhiqizwa ngobuningi futhi lwaba uhlobo olubalulekile lukashokoledi, futhi iSwitzerland nayo yaba izwe likashokoledi.

Ngokwezithako ezahlukene, ushokoledi uhlukaniswe ushokoledi omnyama, ushokoledi wobisi kanye noshokoledi omhlophe, futhi umbala uhluka kusuka komnyama kuya ekukhanyeni.Ushokoledi omnyama ngokuvamile unokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-cocoa powder, okuqukethwe ushukela ophansi, nokunambitha okubabayo;ushokoledi omhlophe awuwona ushokoledi wangempela ngoba awuqukethe i-cocoa powder, kodwa uyingxube yebhotela le-cocoa, ushukela nobisi;ushokoledi wobisi uyengezwa Izithako zobisi.