5 unusual facts about the history of chocolate

Chocolate is an exquisite ingredient that makes us dream every day! Unique, you say? We think magical! Mythical and incredible, its history takes us on a journey through time, through the great eras of History. Here are FIVE surprising facts!

1. Cocoa beans were valuable during the time of the Aztecs and Mayans. They were used as currency between tribes for trade and tax collection.
2. The first hot chocolate was called " Xocoalt ." It was a very bitter and spicy drink, less creamy than today's hot chocolate!
3. Cacao was associated with divinity. It was called " Food of the Gods " and was believed to have powers related to fertility. The Mayans and Aztecs valued its energizing and aphrodisiac properties!
4. It was General Cortez who introduced cocoa to Europe in 1519. At that time, it was called " brown gold "!
5. In 1674, in London , the first chocolate bar was invented! Later, with the industrial revolution , chocolate production took a completely different turn, becoming commercialized and industrialized on a global scale!

It was not until 1847 in England that chocolate bars were marketed, and in 1940 in the United States that the American army finalized heat-resistant chocolates, as we see them in retail stores today!

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