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Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards
Chocolate!!
On Valentine's Day, many people receive chocolate...but have you ever wondered how chocolate came to be? Did you know that at first chocolate was used to make a bitter, chocolate drink in ancient Mesoamerica? Pretty suprising considering we know chocolate as a sweet treat. Chocolate comes from cacao, a bean like plant. The Mesoamericans used it for religious, social, and economical uses whereas today it is a delicacy, and one would never use it as currency or trade! The Mesoamericans made chocolate into a bitter drink, but in Europe it is very different. In America we think of hot chocolate as being pretty thin, but if you go to places in Europe it is very different. I went to Italy over winter break and the hot chocolate there tasted and had the thickness of a melted chocolate bar, but it was delicious! In England, in 1861, Cadbury made their first heart shaped chocolate, and ever since chocolate has gone along with Valentine's day! More than 1 billion dollars is spent on chocolate in the U.S. every Valentine's Day. Chocolate can come in many different forms, and has a variety of uses, but is very popular on Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's Day!!! ~Lindsay B.
On Valentine's Day, many people receive chocolate...but have you ever wondered how chocolate came to be? Did you know that at first chocolate was used to make a bitter, chocolate drink in ancient Mesoamerica? Pretty suprising considering we know chocolate as a sweet treat. Chocolate comes from cacao, a bean like plant. The Mesoamericans used it for religious, social, and economical uses whereas today it is a delicacy, and one would never use it as currency or trade! The Mesoamericans made chocolate into a bitter drink, but in Europe it is very different. In America we think of hot chocolate as being pretty thin, but if you go to places in Europe it is very different. I went to Italy over winter break and the hot chocolate there tasted and had the thickness of a melted chocolate bar, but it was delicious! In England, in 1861, Cadbury made their first heart shaped chocolate, and ever since chocolate has gone along with Valentine's day! More than 1 billion dollars is spent on chocolate in the U.S. every Valentine's Day. Chocolate can come in many different forms, and has a variety of uses, but is very popular on Valentine's Day! Happy Valentine's Day!!! ~Lindsay B.
