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The history of chocolate dates back more than 5,000 years, when the cacao tree was first domesticated in present-day southeast Ecuador. Soon after domestication, the tree was introduced to Mesoamerica , where cacao drinks gained significance as an elite beverage among different cultures including the Maya and the Aztecs .
The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857) Kaffa kalid coffeepot, by French silversmith François-Thomas Germain, 1757, silver with ebony handle, Metropolitan Museum of Art. The history of coffee dates back centuries, first from its origin in Ethiopia and later in Yemen. It was already known in Mecca in the 15th century.
Muslim pilgrims to the Holy Land helped spread coffee from Arabia Felix, or present-day Yemen, to Mecca by 1414. From the Yemeni port of Mocha, ... European Coffee History Engraving.
Coffee is brewed from the ground roasted beans, which are typically steeped in hot water before being filtered out. It is usually served hot, although chilled or iced coffee is common. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g., espresso, French press, caffè latte, or already-brewed canned coffee). Sugar, sugar substitutes ...
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Those were some of the little known facts presented during "The History of Chocolate" at the Laurel County Public Library on the day when giving and receiving the delectable chocolate candy is a
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring in other foods. The cacao tree has been used as a source of food for at least 5,300 years, starting with the Mayo-Chinchipe culture in what is present-day Ecuador.
On 4 March 1824, [4] John Cadbury began selling tea, coffee, and drinking chocolate in Bull Street in Birmingham, England. [5] From 1831 he moved into the production of a variety of cocoa and drinking chocolates, made in a factory in Bridge Street and sold mainly to the wealthy because of the high cost of production. [6]