A History Of Chocolate

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From the Nahuatl language of the
Aztecs of Mexico, the word
chocolate is derived for the word
xocolatl a combination of the
words, xocolli which means bitter
and atl which is water.
It has been suggested that the Spaniards
coined the word using the Maya
word chocol and replacing the Maya
term for water which was haa with
the Aztec word atl, therefore the
word chocolate. It is more likely
the term was created by the Aztecs
who had used the familiar Mayan
word for the "cacao" bean. The
first reports of chocolate to the
known world were when Cortes
reported the drink known as
xocolatl to the Spanish King.
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An ancient Mayan pot found with
chocolate residue indicates the
Mayans drank chocolate 2,600 years
ago; this is the earliest record
of the use of cacao. The goddess
of fertility Xochiquetzal, was
associated with chocolate by the
Aztecs. The Aztecs drank a spicy,
bitter form of chocolate called
xocatl that was frequently
seasoned with vanilla, chili
pepper and annatto.
It was thought to fight fatigue
which could be because of the
theobromine content, which is
similar to caffeine. Throughout
pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
chocolate was a luxury and the
cacao beans were used as a form of
currency. Chocolate drinks were
also combined with maize starch
paste which thickened it, honey
and different fruits.
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About 2/3s of the cocoa in the
world comes from West Africa, and
half of that is from the Ivory
Coast. As with many food
producers cocoa farmers are
controlled by the world market.
Prices can vary for $945.00 to
$5,672.00 a ton in just a couple
of years.
Cocoa farmers, unlike those who
invest in trading cocoa,
cant abandon their trees or reduce
production as easily as investors
can dump their stocks. It has been
stated that 90% of cocoa farms on
the Ivory Coast have resorted to
slave labor when prices drop in
order to remain in business.
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