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Cocoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cacao - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is England's Cadbury Chocolate's page on the history of cacao and chocolate. It's brief but nice.... The origins of chocolate can be traced back to the ancient Maya and Aztec civilisations in Central America, who first enjoyed 'chocolatl';
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---Description and History---Cacao was named Theobroma by Linnaeus, the word meaning 'food of the gods,' so called from the goodness of its seeds. Mexicans named the pounded seeds 'Chocolate.' The tree is handsome, 12 to 16 feet high;
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The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao. - book reviews from Whole Earth Review provided by Find Articles at BNET ... For millennia, the peoples of South and Central America have recognized the merits of Theobroma cacao for food and drink, selecting and cultivating their favorite wild trees from the rainforest.
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The book Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao, edited by Cameron L. McNeil, is an interdisciplinary attempt by scholars from different fields, linguists, botanists and archaeologists, to track the history of cacao in Mesoamerica, from pre-Columbian times until today.
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We'll examine the fascinating -- and often misreported -- history of chocolate, follow the chocolate-making process, and take an online visit to a chocolate factory. We'll also look at the science of chocolate, and find out about the latest research into the possible health effects of its consumption.
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As demand for cacao grew in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the French led an assault on the Spanish agricultural and trade monopolies in cacao, beginning active cacao prodouction in their own Carribbean possessions of Martinique and St. Lucia around 1660. The French expanded into the Brazilian state of Bahia...
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As a cacao researcher I find this New Taste... a well-thought and provocative introduction into the natural history of cacao for the casual eater, epicurean, and even beginning researchers. The various sections and references are topical as well as thoughtfully presented.
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