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The
History
of
Chocolate
Many people believe that chocolate originally came from Europe. However, chocolate,
called the “food of the gods,” was first made in the Americas. The first chocolate was
very different from
contemporary chocolate.
Wild chocolate trees can grow easily in the
humid Amazon rainforest.
Clusters of
flowers growing on these trees turn to seeds. About 20 to 60 cacao beans can
be found
in the seeds. Cacao beans are the ingredient needed to create sweet,
soothing, and
delicious chocolate treats.
The Mayan and Aztec cultures both thought that chocolate trees were brought from
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