Thu 15 Nov 2007
Aztecs Invented Chocolate 3100 Years Ago, Not for the sweetness
Posted by tlisenby under Chocolate Culture
As I posted previously, I pay my son for every useful chocolate site he finds on the Internet. This goes for my daughter also. But today, Timmy came across a website about the origins of chocolate.
I read the article, and thought it was very informative. Since we are using the article in the blog, and the article is quality, my son got paid.
According to the article, the Aztecs didn’t invent chocolate to use it like how we use it today. The Aztecs invented chocolate as a beverage similar to our modern day beer. The drink caused a craze. Originally the drink was produced from fermenting sweet pulp surrounding the seeds.
The chocolate drink was a status symbol. It was for the elite.
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What I found interesting is that the Aztecs who lived in Puerto Escondido, Honduras did not drink the chocolate beverage for the sweetness. They drank it to get drunk, or get high. This actually makes sense, because consuming chocolate, or chocolate drink does produce a high. Except today we have other beverages that produce a “higher high”.
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November 15th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
Aztecs Invented Chocolate 3100 Years Ago, Not for the sweetness
As I posted previously, I pay my son for every useful chocolate site he finds on the Internet. This goes for my daughter also. But today, Timmy came across a website about the origins of chocolate.
I read the article, and thought it was very informati…
November 15th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Aztecs Invented Chocolate 3100 Years Ago, Not for the sweetness
As I posted previously, I pay my son for every useful chocolate site he finds on the Internet. This goes for my daughter also. But today, Timmy came across a website about the origins of chocolate.
I read the article, and thought it was very informati…