![]() ![]() ![]() Cacao was used in rituals, sacred and ceremonial events in early civilizations and was heavily used in trade and barter, garnering great value. It was not until Christopher Columbus brought his new find to Europe that the aristocracy claimed it and added sugar. It was not sweetened, but flavored with chili pepper and later anise seed, black pepper and cinnamon. Today we think of chocolate as a solid, sweet treat, but during 9/10s of chocolate’s long history it was a spicy, savory drink rather than a solid food. We now know that it predates even these civilizations and goes back to the Olmec and Toltec civilizations of very early Mesoamerica. Chocolate boasts an antiquity that stretches back 38 centuries! It was originally believed that the Mayans and later the Aztecs were the first to domesticate and use chocolate. Recent archaeological evidence has shown that the use of chocolate goes further back in time than historians had previously thought. ![]()
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