ABrief History of Chocolate - CHOCOLATE DISTRICT
ABrief History of Chocolate. Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat (Amanda Bensen) (01:22) 0 seconds of 1 minute, 22 secondsVolume 90%. 00:00.Bythe 17th century, chocolate was a fashionable drink throughout Europe, believed to have nutritious, medicinal and even aphrodisiac properties (it's rumored that Casanova was especially fond of the stuff). But it remained largely a privilege of the rich until the invention of the steam engine made mass production possible in the late 1700s. Thehistory of chocolate, and its creation from the beans of the cacao tree, can be traced to the ancient Maya, and even earlier to the ancient Olmecs of southern dS0nQb. 58 281 309 470 473 139 127 455 292