Chocolate – is produced from the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree. The Greek name is Theobroma cacao Linnaeus and means the food of the gods. The chocolate tree produces large pods containing 30 to 40 bitter seeds embedded in a sweet sticky pulp.
The sticky pulp was a staple food of the Mayans 2000 years ago and both the Mayans and the Aztecs used the seeds to make a chocolate drink.
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