More than 2000 years of the Mayan people are aware that cocoa trees in South America. Today, the area known as the rainforests of the Amazon Basin.
Ancient tradition says that the cocoa beans from paradise. Wisdom and the Great Powers entered a result of the cacao tree. In the Maya are the seed pods or beans of the tree with the paste. This paste is dissolved in water. They added spices and called this drink xocoat or bitter water. Xocoat drink was considered the elite of society. In 1400 Aztecs in Central America, in negotiations with the Mayan cocoa. His version of the chocolate, and this meant that chocolatl considered a beverage.
Chocolate played an important role in the Aztec and Mayan religious and social habits. Chocolatl Cup was during the ceremony of marriage in favor of the gods. In ancient civilizations, including cocoa beans in the monetary system. He was considered by the valuable and has been recognized as an exchange for other goods.
In early 1500, Spanish researchers, cocoa beans to Spain. Chocolatl was seasoned with vanilla, cinnamon and sugar until thick, sweet syrup. Legend has it that Montezuma drank his chocolatl before his harem. This seems to be the origin of the belief about the chocolate is aphrodisiac.
Chocolatl the secret remains closely in Spain for over 100 years. Spanish was the first chocolate from the Belgian chocolate. In early 1600, the Spanish princess promises to King Louis XIV of France. She gave him a gift chocolates. This is how the cocoa was introduced in the rest of Europe.
In the English were first discovered in commercial chocolate stores around mid-1600 on Chocolatl only as a drink, and was very expensive. Like the Maya, Aztecs and the people were known only to the upper classes of society. Later in the century, the world was the first solid chocolate.
1800 beginning of the first cocoa press was invented. This unique invention is substantially reduced prices and better quality chocolate and cocoa butter, it was known. The industrial revolution made possible the mass production of chocolate. Cocoa powder was in 1828. This unique invention has opened the way for the Europeans in order to enjoy this delicacy.
In mid-1700, chocolate was brought to North America. DidnÂ't growing popularity of almost one hundred years later, when people were first introduced to the cream and chocolates. Thus began the fascination with chocolate, as we know it today.
Chocolate is popular for centuries. Today, more than a billion dollars, industry, consumption is growing. Chocolate in every category, from the cheap wax, like chocolate for the rich, velvety chocolate creation at home from a world-class. It is the most popular gift item today.
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A Brief History of Chocolate
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