The Yummy History
of Hot Chocolate .
That cold winter night staple
has a long and intricate history.
The Mayans, in what is now
Mexico, were likely the first
civilization to drink chocolate
cold way back in 500 BC.
Made from ground cocoa seeds,
the frothy Mayan chocolate
drink also included cornmeal
and chili peppers mixed in water. .
The Spanish conquistador Hérnan Cortés
brought cocoa beans and the recipe
back to Europe. There, the Spanish removed
the chili power and began to drink the chocolate warm.
Served to mostly the upper-class,
the drink remained in Spain for a century.
In 18th century London, the sweetened
drink was a hit, inspiring chocolate houses —
the precursor to today’s coffee house —
to spring up all over the city.
Though Jamaicans had been mixing
chocolate with milk for sometime,
Hans Sloane introduced the practice to Londoners.
This beverage became a popular after-dinner drink.
From the American powder-based
drink to Spain’s thick chocolate a la taza,
hot chocolate today remains popular
in different forms all over the globe
The Yummy History of Hot Chocolate (National Cocoa Day)
The Yummy History
of Hot Chocolate .
That cold winter night staple
has a long and intricate history.
The Mayans, in what is now
Mexico, were likely the first
civilization to drink chocolate
cold way back in 500 BC.
Made from ground cocoa seeds,
the frothy Mayan chocolate
drink also included cornmeal
and chili peppers mixed in water. .
The Spanish conquistador Hérnan Cortés
brought cocoa beans and the recipe
back to Europe. There, the Spanish removed
the chili power and began to drink the chocolate warm.
Served to mostly the upper-class,
the drink remained in Spain for a century.
In 18th century London, the sweetened
drink was a hit, inspiring chocolate houses —
the precursor to today’s coffee house —
to spring up all over the city.
Though Jamaicans had been mixing
chocolate with milk for sometime,
Hans Sloane introduced the practice to Londoners.
This beverage became a popular after-dinner drink.
From the American powder-based
drink to Spain’s thick chocolate a la taza,
hot chocolate today remains popular
in different forms all over the globe