Chocolate Mayan History

Chocolate was used in a lot of ways in Mayan culture. It was eaten and it was drank by nobles and not the peasants. They also used it in religious rituals for their gods and godesses. They thought the chocolate was the Gods' food. To Mayans cocoa pods symbolized life and fertility. They also mixed chocolate with water, chili peppers, and corn meal to make a spicy chocolate drink. Chocolate came from a tree called cacahuaguchtl. The word chocolate came from xocoatl which is a Mayan word meaning bitter water. Ek Chuah is the god of cocoa. The Aztecs also obtained their chocolate from Mesoamerica, with Maya being the major provider of chocolate.

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