It all starts with the cacao bean. Yes, we spelled that right - cacao is the Spanish word for chcahuatl, which is what Aztecs called the beans chocolate is made from. It’s thought that English ...

Rich and silky, this spicy chocolate avocado mousse is simple to make ahead – and it’s vegan if using the ginger syrup and milk-free chocolate. Put the avocados, stem ginger and lime zest and ...

Chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage rather than as a sweet edible treat. So what made the chocolate sweet in taste and famous? Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We ...

Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,” a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices that originated with the Aztecs and Mayans. Xocolatl “was mostly ...

Historically, chocolate’s journey began far from the Victorian-era confectioneries of Europe. The Aztecs and Mayans of ancient Mesoamerica initially consumed cocoa beans as part of a sacred ...