Chocolate History
Follow chocolate through history and you will witness an evolution. It was once a bitter drink that brought vitality and energy and is now an ingredient in the world's most beloved desserts. Today, people of all backgrounds enjoy chocolate, but there was a time when chocolate was for royalty and upper class only. The story of chocolate goes back and forth across the world atlas like an explorer's ship at sea: From the Aztecs in the new world, to Spain, then France, then back to the Americas. Throughout history, chocolate has remained an ingredient for which man kind has a lot of passion. More importantly, it remains a mystery. Modern scientists are trying to measure the benefits of chocolate, finding data that proves what the Aztec and Mayan people knew all along: chocolate in a pure form is very good for you.