Chocolate

What is a Chocolate


Chocolate is a usually sweet, brown food preparation of roasted and ground cacao seeds that is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block, or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. The earliest evidence of use traces to the Olmecs (modern day Mexico), with evidence of chocolate beverages dating to 1900 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs. The word "chocolate" is derived from the Classical Nahuatl word chocolātl

What is dark chocolate?

Dark chocolate is traditionally just a term to describe chocolate that is bitter and higher in proportions or cacao. It should contain at least 50% cocoa solids, or liquor.