History

The origin of chocolate, was originally drink. Maya, the Aztec civilization grind cocoa beans, he had to drink muddy. As a kind of tonic drink, only some people, such as the royal family seems to have been drinking. In Latin America, because it was less expensive than using cacao beans as currency until the 19th century, it was not like everyone drink. Native to Brazil and Venezuela, cocoa beans Cortez Spaniards who conquered the Aztecs that were brought back to Europe. I know that with chocolate became a feast rattle from the Aztec emperor Montezuma is fatigue, stimulant, aphrodisiac effects. In Europe, was to be used as a drug in addition to drink then longer.In fact, Columbus discovered the Americas, but they had found the cocoa beans before Cortez, not knowing its worth, I seem to have not show any interest. In later times, such as the British pirate who discovered the cacao beans to Spain ship was looted, there to record that the fuel was to think of sheep shit. 400 years after Columbus, chocolate has been introduced to Japan in the Meiji era for the first time, it did not seem quite popular not palatable at all, because there was still expensive.Well, even after you take the Spanish royalty and the aristocracy, only the privileged classes were still drinking. Had been in secret production method. Royal family at the time, to marry across the country was so often, that it was introduced to France when the Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, was married to King Louis XIV of France, however. Territory that has only the Age of Discovery, stolen or beans, cacao has been cultivated or looted, I had spread throughout Europe anyway. In which it has spread, various attempts have been made. In Switzerland, putting the milk was even devised, for example.Cacao beans are rich in fat, I was not very soluble in water for that. As soluble in water, and was successful in that the oil is squeezed out, Vu~anhoten Dutch. Did take the oil to the flour cocoa powder. Mankind would not finally got the cocoa. Targeted towards the oil is called cocoa butter, vegetable oil as the only melt at body temperature, it was also used in an ointment or suppository.In the United Kingdom seems to have made the 17th century is considered, it's chocolate house, at that time, such as coffee shops and upscale than I did. In 1847, the company fly in the UK, has developed the world's first solid chocolate. Mix with cocoa powder, sugar, cocoa butter, but I would Nagashikon type.