The world is celebrating chocolate and we are too! Do you know the history of chocolate? Not only is it tasty, but it was used as medicine!
Chocolate can be traced back to 450 B.C., originating from Mesoamerica, present-day Mexico. The word “chocolate” is derived from the Nahuatl word, “chocolatl,” meaning “hot water” and the Aztec word, “xocoatl,” meaning “bitter water.” About 4,000 years ago, the Olmecs began refining cocoa beans into chocolate, which they used as medicine and as part of customary rituals. Centuries later, chocolate was assimilated into the Mayan culture as a beverage and for concluding important transactions.
According to legend, chocolate found its way to Spain in the 16th century through Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador who discovered cocoa during his journey to the Americas. From then on, chocolate soon spread to other parts of Europe.
In the 21st century, chocolate is still being enjoyed all over the world, in a wide variety of exciting flavors and formulas.
Cocoa is now grown and exported from over fifty countries, at over 4.7 million tons a year.
Check out our grocery department for great deals on baking chocolate, hot chocolate, cocoa, chocolate cookies, and chocolate candy. We have one word for these decadent treats – YUM!
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