History of Chocolates

 The only thing loved by everyone in this world despite their age is chocolates. Nearly 90% of the world's population loves chocolate. Numerous people around you including you may love chocolates like me. But have you ever thought about where the chocolate came from? Who invented it? So, now we'll look in the history of chocolate

Where was it's origin?

It's hard to pin down exactly when chocolate was born, but it's clear that it was cherished from the start. Chocolate's rich history of 4.000 years began in Mesoamerica (present-day Mexico). Olmec is one of the earliest civilizations in Latin America, were the first to turn the cacao plant into chocolate. They drank their chocolate during rituals and used it as medicine.  Today, such drinks are also known as "Chilate" and are made by locals in the south of Mexico and the northern triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras). Later, the Mayans praised chocolate as the drink of the gods. By the 15th century, the Aztecs used cocoa beans as currency. 

Who invented what we eat today?

The creation of the first modern chocolate bar is credited to Joseph Fry, who in 1847 discovered that he could make a moldable chocolate paste by adding melted cacao butter back into Dutch cocoa.

By 1868, a little company called Cadbury was marketing boxes of chocolate candies in England. Milk chocolate hit the market a few years later, pioneered by another name that may ring a bell – Nestle.

The Chocolate Revolution

But more recently, there's been a "chocolate revolution," Leaf said, marked by an increasing interest in high-quality, handmade chocolates and sustainable, effective cacao farming and harvesting methods. Major corporations like Hershey's have expanded their artisanal chocolate lines by purchasing smaller producers known for premium chocolates.

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