Chocolate and Countries
May 26, 2011
Here’s are some facts and tidbits of the early history of the use of cacao tree, the main source of chocolate!
Chocolate was first developed in the area now called Mexico. In 1519 it was served during breakfast by emperor Moctezuma to his guest, Hernan Cortes Pizarro.
The Spanish conquistador was so impressed with the delicious taste of the “chocolatl” made from cocoa beans that he brought the recipe back home to Spain. He also brought cacao trees with him and he named it the precious tree.
The Spaniards added cane sugar to chocolate, which made it sweeter and tastier. In 1631, Colmenero de Ledesma, an Andalusia physician, published the first recipe for chocolate drink. Soon after, more chocolate drink recipes were created and became a stylish drink enjoyed by the rich.
Soon these chocolate discoveries began to travel to other European countries.
The first recognition of chocolate in England took place in 1657. It became visible in an advertisement as a West India drink that is readily available in a Frenchman’s house in Queenshead Alley. Since then, chocolate drinks have been very popular in England.
At present, chocolate remains popular in Mexico, Spain, and England, but it has spread to all corners of the world. Chocolate is beginning to play an essential role in the diets of people everywhere. Today we can find chocolate producers and consumers in nearly all countries.
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