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The origins of chocolate, which is derived from the Theobroma cacao tree, stretch back at least 4000 years.The plant is believed to have originated in the Amazon or Orinoco basins in South America and was regarded by the Aztecs as being of divine origin ('Theobroma' means 'food of the gods').
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∙ 14y agoWho was the inventor of chocolate? Well, you could give credit to many people, from the Olmec, Maya and Aztec civilizations that discovered the cacao bean, to the Dutch inventor who created a press to make cocoa powder, to the Englishman who invented the world's first eating chocolate. And then there are all the other chocolate inventions that have followed.
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∙ 12y agoWhen Europeans went and saw the Aztecs they saw chocolate and brought it bak here but we made it sweet.
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∙ 10y agoThe first chocolate was made by the Olmecs. Soon, the Aztecs started making chocolate.
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∙ 14y ago1595-1605; < Sp < Nahuatl chocolātl [Spanish, from Nahuatl xocolatl : xococ, bitter + atl, water.]
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∙ 14y agoIn South America.
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Is chocolate purple?
You can die it purple, But Chocolate is not originally purple. It is actually green and red.
Is chocolate eclairs French?
I believe that the word eclair is french but i do not know if they originally put chocolate in them.
What was the first kind of chocolate milk or dark?
The first chocolate would have been an un-sweetened chocolate that would have been originally closer to a bitter dark chocolate.
How many pieces of chocolate is 3 oz if the chocolate is divide by 2?
That would mean you started out with an originally 6 ounce piece of chocolate.
Where did chocolate originally come from?
South America
Who had the privilege of drinking chocolate?
Originally, it was only the very wealthy and the privledged who could afford the luxury of drinking chocolate.
Where did chocolet come from?
Chocolate was native to the Americas and existed as far back as the Aztec civilization. Chocolate was originally served as a liquid that was bitter.
What location does chocolate come from?
Originally, from Mexico but now all over the world....
What candy was originally introduced in the UK as rowntree chocolate crisp?
Kit Kat
What continent do potatoes peanuts chocolate and tomatoes originally come from?
South america
What was chocolate used for?
Chocolate, originally called Cacao by the Aztec's that discovered it around 1,400 BC, was used as a drink and herb to be added to food.
Where did toffee come from?
toffee originally came from chocolate, the chocolate is heated up then softened
