However, the natural taste of cacao was too bitter for most people. To sweeten the drink, Europeans added sugar to the cacao drink. As a sweet drink, it became more popular.
By the 17th century, rich people in Europe were drinking it. Later, people started using chocolate in pastries, like pies
and cakes. In 1828, Dutch chocolate makers started using a new process for removing the fat from cacao beans, and
getting to the center of the cacao bean.