Cocoa beans
It came from Mexicans making food with beans....
they cook up rice and beans
sweet potato
Sugar,coffee beans,cocoa,sea food,and peppers
They're both beans which are ground down and used as sources of food (Drink)
coffee beans, oranges & orange juice, cocoa, bannanas
Probably because the profit ratio of cocoa beans is higher then most crops, and by acre and by intensity of work efford it is not the most efficient way to produce food. Rice, wheat or corn are concidered crops for food.
It belongs in the Oils group.
chocolate is a derivate of the cocoa. Cocoa is a papaya like fruit native of Brazil. It has a butter layer with beans inside. The natives called it the food of the gods.
Well, the Aztecs ate lots of different kind of food. Such as chilly food, cocoa beans (they discovered chocolate), corn, white beans and many more food. They loved chilly food best though. They also discovered chewing gum!
To make cocoa powder at home, start by roasting cocoa beans in the oven at 300F for about 30 minutes. Let them cool, then remove the shells and grind the beans into a fine powder using a blender or food processor. Sift the powder to remove any remaining pieces and store it in an airtight container.