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Line 1: − + − − ==Origins== − − Chocolate originates from the Aztec civilisation of south america. In its original form it was consumed as the a sharp tasting drinking chocolate, called xocolati, which means bitter water. It was mellowed by passing the cocoa bean through the digestive tract of the kapibarra, a large south american rodent. Kapibarra chocolate is considered one of the very best chocolates available. The only other foodstuff produced this way is Civet coffee (Kopi Luwak), in which the coffee bean is digesed by an asian civet cat. −
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'''Chocolate''' is a foodstuff, originating from the [[cocoa bean]]. Chocolate is often used in savory desserts.
'''Chocolate''' is a foodstuff, originating from the [[cocoa bean]]. Chocolate is often used in savory desserts.
Chocolate originated in [[Mexico]] and was used by the Aztecs. A chocolate beverage called ''cacahuatl'' (the Nahuatl source of the word ''cocoa'') that was the precursor to hot chocolate, but bitter and stronger, was a popular drink among them. [[Montezuma]] drank around 50 cups of this beverage a day, according to legend. Chocolate was spread to the [[Old World]] after [[Hernan Cortes]] conquered Mexico and traded cocoa beans to [[Europe]] in exchange for European goods as part of the [[Columbian exchange]]. The Spanish made it into the drink we know today, heating the drink and adding sugar. Soon, chocolate was extensively used in desserts and drinks.
Chocolate originated in [[Mexico]] and was used by the Aztecs. A chocolate beverage called ''xocolatl'' (the Nahuatl source of the word ''cocoa'') that was the precursor to hot chocolate, but bitter and stronger, was a popular drink among them. [[Montezuma]] drank around 50 cups of this beverage a day, according to legend. Chocolate was spread to the [[Old World]] after [[Hernan Cortes]] conquered Mexico and traded cocoa beans to [[Europe]] in exchange for European goods as part of the [[Columbian exchange]]. The Spanish made it into the drink we know today, heating the drink and adding sugar. Soon, chocolate was extensively used in desserts and drinks.
Nowadays, chocolate is most often eaten in the form of candy bars or hot cocoa. There is a common belief that chocolate is bad for people's health and that it causes [[acne]]. In actuality, however, chocolate contains large amounts of healthy [[antioxidant]]s, and food is not a cause of acne.<ref>[http://www.acne-resource.org/acne-articles/chocolate-myth.html The Chocolate and Acne Myth]</ref>
Nowadays, chocolate is most often eaten in the form of candy bars or hot cocoa. There is a common belief that chocolate is bad for people's health and that it causes [[acne]]. In actuality, however, chocolate contains large amounts of healthy [[antioxidant]]s, and food is not a cause of acne.<ref>[http://www.acne-resource.org/acne-articles/chocolate-myth.html The Chocolate and Acne Myth]</ref>
==References==
==References==