How the Chocolate Came
Chocolate also existed in the ancient Maya civilization. Even earlier, historians traced its origins to the ancient Olmec civilization in southeastern Mexico. When you hear the word "chocolate", the picture of a sweet candy bar and a delicious dessert comes to mind. However, today's chocolate has very little in common with the chocolate of the distant past. History has shown that in the past, chocolate was not a sweet and edible drink, but a very respectable drink with a bitter taste!
Chocolate is made from the fruit of the cocoa tree. This tree is found in Central and South America. Each of the cocoon fruits has about 40 beans or shoots. The shoots are dried and then burned to make cocoa beans.
It is unknown at this time he, who, when invented this procedure. Hayes Lewis, a cultural art curator at the National Museum of the Smithsonian in the United States, says people from the ancient Olmec civilization have been carrying cocoa fruit in ships since 1500 BC.
The Olmecs are thought to have made a special drink for their festival with cocoa. However, since this is not clearly written in history, there is disagreement about it. Some historians believe that the Olmecs used cocoa beans only as a liquid or arranged the cocoons.
