Happy chocolate Day: history of Chocolate??
Chocolate Day is the 3rd day of Valentine's week, it is a trend to gift chocolates to those you love on this day. But the interesting question is when chocolate was first made? Where did it come from? Who discovered it? Many facts come to the fore in answer to these questions. For example, the world of chocolate was not always as it seems today. The complete history of chocolate-
Where did the word chocolate come from?
The word chocolate is originally said to be derived from the Spanish language. Some experts believe that the word chocolate comes from the maya and Aztec civilizations. In the Aztec language, chocolate means sour or bitter.
Chocolate is 4000 years old, it was born in Mesoamerica, which is today called Mexico. The people of mexico can also be credited with the discovery of chocolate. Those people are the first to see and use chocolate trees in the rainforests of the amazon basin. It was consumed as a beverage, its taste was bitter and pungent. In the beginning, chocolate was also used as a currency.
Story of the king of Spain:
In 1521, the Spanish Empire defeated the Aztec Empire and annexed mexico into its empire and it came to be called New Spain. Meanwhile, the chocolate discovered in mexico reached Spain. The king of spain liked the taste of cocoa so much that he took cocoa seeds with him to Spain. This taste also became popular in a very short time among the people of Spain. When chocolate was entered in spain, it was considered full of medicinal properties.
Chocolate's europe Tour:
It is said that chocolate reached europe before coffee and tea. As soon as it reached europe, the demand for chocolate increased suddenly. In 1850, an Englishman made the first solid chocolate. He mixed cocoa butter and sugar in cocoa powder. From here was born the form of chocolate that is used today.
