 Hot chocolate ©Ekabhishek
 | The history of chocolate begins in Mesoamerica. Chocolate, the fermented, roasted, and ground beans of the Theobroma cacao, can be traced to the Mokaya and other pre-Olmec people, with evidence of cacao beverages dating back to 1900 BCE. >more Thinking about the time after dinner, it might be natural way to think that you will have some sweets. Chocolate is not the king of dessert ( probably ice cream is the king), but its rich taste is not disposable. >more Forrest Mars, Sr., the founder of the Mars Company, got the idea for the confection in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when he saw soldiers eating chocolate pellets with a hard shell of tempered chocolate surrounding the inside, preventing the candies from melting. >more |