"Around 2,000 years ago, the Mayans were the first to down a drink made of melted chocolate. Since then, hot chocolate drinks have worked their way up through South and Central America before making their way to Europe thanks to New World settlers. Since it had to be shipped from the Americas, hot chocolate became a luxury item in Europe by the 17th century. There were even “Chocolate Houses,” similar to today’s coffee shops, at which you could buy a cup of this sweet delicacy. Cocoa powder was first mass produced by a Dutch inventor in 1828. This powder could easily be mixed into water and milk. Since then, hot chocolate has grown into an extremely popular beverage worldwide." (marsh.net)
I just figured it was high-time I gave tribute to one of my favorite things in this world: hot cocoa. :)
Sterling and I had a pretty good time ^ looking up different hot cocoa recipes. Our favorite guy, Scott Gottfried, put out a few videos like this one. >
No comments:
Post a Comment