american-made chocolate and cocoa products number in the hundreds. there is a fascinatingstory behind these wonderful products.
chocolate through the years
the story of chocolate, as far back as we know it, begins with the discovery of america. until 1492, the old worldknew nothing at all about the delicious and stimulating flavor富有刺激性的口味) that was to become the favorite of millions.
the court of king ferdinand and queen isabella got its first look at the principal ingredientof chocolate when columbus returned in triumph from america and laid before the spanish thronea treasure trove of many strange and wonderful things. among these were a few dark brown beansthat looked like almondsand seemed most unpromising. they were cocoa beans, todays source of all our chocolate and cocoa.
the king and queen never dreamed how important cocoa beans could be, and it remained for hernando cortez, the great spanish explorer, to graspthe commercial possibilities of the new world offerings.
food of the gods
during his conquest of mexico, cortez found the aztec indiansusing cocoa beans in the preparation of the royal drink of the realm, chocolate, meaning warm liquid. in 1519, emperor montezuma, who reportedly drank 50 or more portions daily, served chocolate to his spanish guests in great golden goblets, treating it like a food for the gods.
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