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During ancient times, as early as 1000 BC, people enjoyed chocolate in a drink.
Cocoa trees were believed to have been around since between 400 B and 1500 BC in the Amazon basin, Central America. It was cultivated by the Maya, Toltec and Aztec of what is now Mexico.
In AD250 to AD 900, Mayan society especially elite group already consumed an unsweetened cocoa drink which was made from ground beans. Mayan really loves the drinks.
The drink so called chocolatl, a drink made by roasting and grinding cocoa nibs, mashing with water , often adding other ingredients such as vanilla, spices or honey.
The drinks later become popular among Aztec in 14th century. They spiced the drinks and enjoyed for its energy and sexual enhancing powers. Aztec also used coca as a currency.
Although this drink was a favorite among Mayan royals and priest, commoners enjoyed the drink on some occasions as well.
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History of cocoa drinks during ancient times
During ancient times, as early as 1000 BC, people enjoyed chocolate in a drink.
Cocoa trees were believed to have been around since between 400 B and 1500 BC in the Amazon basin, Central America. It was cultivated by the Maya, Toltec and Aztec of what is now Mexico.
In AD250 to AD 900, Mayan society especially elite group already consumed an unsweetened cocoa drink which was made from ground beans. Mayan really loves the drinks.
The drink so called chocolatl, a drink made by roasting and grinding cocoa nibs, mashing with water , often adding other ingredients such as vanilla, spices or honey.
The drinks later become popular among Aztec in 14th century. They spiced the drinks and enjoyed for its energy and sexual enhancing powers. Aztec also used coca as a currency.
Although this drink was a favorite among Mayan royals and priest, commoners enjoyed the drink on some occasions as well.
History of cocoa drinks during ancient times
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The earliest mention of cider comes from the Assyrians version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. In this version, some 5,000 years old, Sidra was the goddess of fermented fruit. During ancient times, Hebrews drank and called the drink “Shekar” and the Greeks...
- Cocoa Drinks In Europe
The first European to discover cocoa was Columbus although the Spaniard Hernand Cortes was the first person to bring the cocoa seed back to Spain in 1519, within the reign of King Phillip III. Drinking chocolate was initially very much the drink of the...
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The Olmecs occupied a small area south of Veracruz and were the first cultivators of the cacao pod. The Mayans were next, just south of present day Mexico, to elevate chocolate to status of the Gods. They named the cacao tree Cacahuaquchtl (tree) as they...
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