Mmm...Ancient Chocolate...

Chocolate, is very common in life. Whether it's chocolate drinks or chocolate candy, we enjoy it all. But, did you know that chocolate actually started in early Mesoamerica? Cacao; a tree that was used to make chocolate drinks, was used and drank as a bitter beverage to the Mesoamericans. Chocolate played an important role in their religious and social life. For example, chocolate was used in everyday life and rituals. Also, chocolate has been associated with long distance trade and luxury. Chocolate, additionally, was used to make sauces and drinks. Chocolate drinks were made of cocoa beans and water. Cacao was mostly grown in the lowlands, so chocolate had to be transported to the highlands. There were many uses of chocolate in the early times which affected what we now eat and drink, chocolate.

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