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History of Chocolate
- Mesoamerica
- Played a part in religious and social lives
- Special role in royal and religious events
for BOTH Maya and Aztec
- Priests presented cacao seeds as offerings to the gods
- Chocolate drinks served during sacred ceremonies
- Priests presented cacao seeds as offerings to the gods
- Special role in royal and religious events
for BOTH Maya and Aztec
- Drank
chocolate as a
bitter beverage
- First known discovery of cacao by
Classic Period Maya (250-900 A.D.)
- Took tree from rain forest
to grow in their backyards
- Harvested, roasted, and ground
the seeds into a paste
- Mixed paste with water,
chili peppers, & cornmeal
to make into frothy spicy
chocolate drink
- Took tree from rain forest
to grow in their backyards
- By 1400 Aztecs
were trading with
Maya for cacao
- Cacao seeds were a form
of Aztec money
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- The bitter chocolate drink was a
favored beverage for royalty
- Cacao seeds were a form
of Aztec money
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- Played a part in religious and social lives
- Modern Times
- Thought of as
Sweet Candy
- Thought of as
Sweet Candy
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