chocolate "
The Aztecs of Mexico knew about chocolate a long time ago. with the chocolate. They call the drink xocoatl,
Which means bitter juice this is where the word chocolate comes from.
the Spanish went to Mexico and took the drink from the land of the Aztecs back to Spain the Spanish didn't like peppers so they added sugar. They also like to drink chocolate hot and hot chocolate was born this drink became very popular in Europe people added different things like eggs to chocolate drink but everybody's favorite was chocolate in milk instead of water.
There was still no hot chocolate until around 1850. Did the British made the first chocolate bar. 75 years later two men in Switzerland mix milk with the hot chocolate. milk chocolate soon become a favorite all over the world.
his chocolate good for you? for hundreds of years people thought that chocolate was good for health. doctors told people to have a chocolate drink for headaches and many other problems. today there is good news for chocolate lovers. scientists think that a little bit of chocolate is good for you! It gives you energy and has vitamins to keep your body healthy.
The Aztecs believed that chocolate made you intelligent. today we do not believe this. But chocolate has a special Chemical call phynylethylamine. This is the same chemical the body makes when a person is in love. which do you prefer eating chocolate or being in love?