I love chocolate, such delicious desserts made with it.
The earliest evidence of the use of chocolate date back to Mexico with chocolate beverages in 1900 BC!
Wow so long ago, mesoamericans used it for so many things for so long'
Yes they did, once they produced the liquor then it could be processed into cocoa solids or cocoa butter.
Yea its so bitter without adding milk or sugar though
Yes, that would be baking chocolate - cocoa solids and cocoa butter without any sugars.  The look on my childs' face the first time they tasted baking chocolate was priceless.
There really is nothing better than good chocolate
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate, also known as drinking chocolate, cocoa, and as chocolate tea in Nigeria, is a heated drink consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and usually a sweetener. Hot chocolate may be topped with whipped cream or marshmallows. Hot chocolate made with melted chocolate is sometimes called drinking chocolate, characterized by less sweetness and a thicker consistency.
The first chocolate drink is believed to have been created by the Maya around 2,500–3,000 years ago, and a cocoa
History of chocolate
The "history of chocolate" began in Mesoamerica. Fermented beverages made from chocolate date back to 450 BC. The Aztecs believed that cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom, and the seeds once had so much value that they were used as a form of currency. Originally prepared only as a drink, chocolate was served as a bitter liquid, mixed with spices or corn puree. It was believed to be an aphrodisiac and to give the drinker strength. Today, such drinks