by randomness - is now a Maestro on April 1st, 2007

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Who invented chocolate and where was it invented?

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by Seraphim Shinobi on April 2nd, 2007
Mayans and Aztecs, i think the cocoa plant originated in venezuela. they used to smoke it or make a drink out of cocoa beans and water. it was very bitter i'm guessing.
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by Anonymous on April 2nd, 2007
The Mayans & Aztecs about 1500 BC...
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/Chocolate/history.html
http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcandy.html#chocolate
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by -Ben 10- on April 2nd, 2007
The chocolate residue found in an ancient Maya pot suggests that Mayans were drinking chocolate 2,600 years ago, which is the earliest record of cacao use. The Aztecs associated chocolate with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility. In the New World, chocolate was consumed in a bitter and spicy drink called xocoatl, often seasoned with vanilla, chile pepper, and achiote, (which is known today as annatto). Xocoatl was believed to fight fatigue, a belief that is probably attributable to the theobromine content. Chocolate was an important luxury good throughout pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and cocoa beans were often used as currency. Other chocolate drinks combined it with such edibles as maize starch paste (which acts as an emulsifier and thickener), various fruits, and honey. In 1689 noted physician and collector Hans Sloane, developed a milk chocolate drink in Jamaica[6] which was initially used by apothecaries, but later sold by the Cadbury brothers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate#History
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by -O-uknow on April 1st, 2007
Al Gore of course. In Tennessee :)
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