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White Chocolate The Maya And The Aztec

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Chocolate is something almost everyone enjoys. Chocolate has good nutritional benefits and has a history that’s had a big influence on cultures around the world.

People as far back as the Aztecs and the Maya used chocolate for lots of reasons. Then, chocolate was never used as anything but a drink and only for things like during their festivities. The Maya and the Aztec both cherished chocolate very much ad used it as a currency. The Aztec word for chocolate is “xocoatl” and the cocoa trees’ Latin name means “food of the gods.” Cocoa is grown in areas like western Africa and Asia, and is still a favored treat to many.

There are several different types of Chocolate now. There is White chocolate, which is made with cocoa butter, sugar, milk,
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