the+history+of+chocolate

The Mayans that lived in South America were the first people that used the Cocoa beans, before 1500 years. The Cocoatree is very high (12 meters) and grows only in tropical climate near the equator. The Mayans assert that the Cocoa trees were brought to the Earth from heaven. They also believed that eating Cocoa beans makes people smarter and stronger. They called the chocolate beverage "the beverage of the gods" because it was holy. The Mayans thought that drinking it will give the youth back to your body. The main use of the Cocoa was to deal with stomachaches. The first transport of Cocoa to Europe was in 1585(than Cocoa was used only for drinking).

In 1828, Conard van Hutten found a new way to get the fat out of the cocoa beans so he succeeded to create cocoa powder and cocoa butter. This products led to the invention of the modern chocolate. In 1847, Joseph Frey was the first to make chocolate for eating.