The cocoa bean was first domesticated at least 5,300 years ago in what is present-day southeast Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe Province) by the Mayo-Chinchipe culture, before being introduced in Mesoamerica. Originally prepared as a drink, chocolate was served as a bitter liquid, mixed with spices or corn puree.
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The ancient Olmec people of Mesoamerica (what's now Mexico and Central America) begin using cacao seeds—also called cocoa beans—to brew warm, flavored drinks.
From the land where money grows on trees. Long before Europeans began their love affair with chocolate, the Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs were enthralled by cacao ...
Dec 6, 2019 · The history of chocolate began with the Maya, who were probably the first people in South America to cultivate the cocoa plant [1]. For the ...
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The history of chocolate begins its 4,000 years of history in ancient Mesoamerica, present day Mexico and the birthplace of chocolate. It's here that the first ...