the rich history of chocolate
cacao through the ages
From a delicacy for kings to everyone’s favorite treat, from a sacred and revered health food to a modern scientific wonder, the history of chocolate is rich, varied, and never boring.
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Long before chocolate bars and long before Columbus discovered the New World, the people of Mesoamerica started their own love affair with the cacao bean.
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The Spanish conquered the Aztecs and brought back many of their treasures, including the cacao bean. But it took a while for Europeans to turn into full-fledged chocolate lovers.
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Chocolate got caught in the turmoil of revolutions, while being touted as a cure-all, an aphrodisiac and the preferred breakfast drink of the rich and noble.
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The candy bar was invented. Milk chocolate was born. And manufacturing took off, creating an even bigger audience for chocolate.
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Green tea-flavored truffles. Antioxidants. Artisan-crafted creations. How the chocolate of today has changed and how it's stayed the same.
