Pure Chocolate Extract is crafted from the finest cocoa beans and embodies the depth and flavor of dark chocolate. Use it to add a subtle distinction to a wide range of dishes including beverages, desserts, sauces, chili and other spicy foods.
Pure Chocolate Extract is crafted from the finest cocoa beans and embodies the depth and flavor of dark chocolate. Use it to add a subtle distinction to a wide range of dishes including beverages, desserts, sauces, chili and other spicy foods.
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Like vanilla, chocolate originated in Mexico and Central America, where it was cultivated by the native population for hundreds of years before they were conquered by the Aztecs. The name chocolate is derived from the Aztec word xocolatl, meaning “bitter water.” During Aztec rule, chocolate was consumed as a drink, which also contained ground corn, honey and vanilla. When the Aztec leader Montezuma served it to Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador was so astounded he demanded to know the ingredients.
Cortés eventually brought cocoa beans to Spain and Europe, where they were used solely for a hot chocolate drink for centuries by the upper classes. It wasn’t until 1847 that chocolate was consumed in solid form, when British chocolatier J.S. Fry and Sons developed the first-ever method for molding cocoa butter into chocolate bars, which soon became a worldwide favorite.
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