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300 BCE
The first chocolate drinkers
Mayan, Aztec, and Mexico people were some of the first to unlock the secrets of the cacao seed. More than 2,000 years ago the mayans used cacao seeds to make a special drink. -
Chocolate travels to Europe
Spain invaders wheat to Mexico looking for loot and heard of choclate and they were curious why it was so important to them. So they took some back to Spain and made a drink. The rink is the famous drink we all know hot choclate. -
The first candies
Just like the hot choclate drink only wealthy people could enjoy the candies -
Choclate travels to the United States
More than 100 years ago, chocolate became popular in the United States. In 1894 candy maker Milton S. Hershey began making Carmel candies covered with chocolate. -
More than just dessert
People in Mexico us chocolate as a sauce for chicken. Some people even make art out of the choclate.