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CHOCOLATE
By Haimadu
THE MAYA PEOPLE CALLED THE COCOA TREE
CACAHUAQUCHTL…
COCOA, FROM WHICH CHOCOLATE IS
CREATED, IS SAID TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN
THE AMAZON AT LEAST 4,000 YEARS
AGO
THE COCOA POD WAS OFTEN REPRESENTED
IN RELIGIOUS RITUALS, AND IN THE TEXTS THEIR LITERATURE
REFER TO COCOA AS THE GOD’S FOOD
THEY SAID THEY DESCENDED FROM
HEAVEN ON A BEAM OF A MORNING STAR CARRYING A COCOA TREE STOLEN FROM
PARADISE.
CHOCOLATES MAY NOT BE THE FOOD OF THE GODS IN THE LITERAL SENSE ANYMORE, BUT
THEIR EARTHLY DELIGHTS ARE UNDENIABLE.
COCOA BEANS, ARE FERMENTED, DRIED,
ROASTED AND GROUND. BEFORE
BEING USED TO PRODUCE CHOCOLATE
CANDIES, ICE CREAMS, BROWNIES,COOKIES,
MILKSHAKES…CHOCOHOLICS CAN
NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THEIR FAVORITE, SINFUL INDULGENCE
OF COURSE, LOADS OF OTHER THINGS
ARE ADDED TO MAKE TO MAKE IN THE DIVINE-TASTING
TREAT THAT IT IS.
THE END