The first recorded evidence of chocolate as a food product goes back to Pre-Columbian Mexico. The Mayans and Aztecs were know to make a drink called "Xocoatll" from the beans of the cocoa tree. In 1528, the conquering Spaniards returned to Spain with chocolate still consumed as beverage. A similar chocolate drink was brought to a royal wedding in France in 1615. To this point chocolate as we spell today, had been spelled variously as "chocalatall", "jocolatte", "jacolatte" and "chockelet".
In 1847, Fry & Sons in England introduced the first "eating chocolate" but did not attract much attention due to its bitter taste. In 1874, Danial Peter, a famed swiss chocolateer, experimented with various mixtures in an effort to balance chocolates rough flavor, and eventually stumbled upon that abundant product which is milk. This changed everything and chocolate's acceptance after that was quick and enthusiastic.
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