Fact checked by Nick Blackmer While some studies suggest eating chocolate benefits heart health, the research is largely inconclusive.Any potential heart-health boosts only apply to dark chocolate or ...

The Aztecs in particular revered the drink - they gave it to victorious ... was the man who changed the game: he invented the ‘cocoa press’, which could separate the fat from a cacao bean ...

Put the chocolate, honey or syrup, coconut milk, cocoa and spices in a small saucepan. Place the pan over a very gentle heat and whisk constantly until the chocolate has melted. Scrape the ...

Can chocolate protect your heart Scientists investigate dark chocolate’s potential cardiovascular benefits while exposing myths and limitations.

The Aztecs and Mayans of ancient Mesoamerica initially consumed cocoa beans as part of a sacred, bitter drink reserved for their elite. This practice eventually made its way to Europe in the 16th ...

a cacao-bean drink. Cacao beans were so valued that the Aztecs used them as currency, even after the Spanish conquest. Conquistadors brought them to Spain as a medicine, and those beans quickly gained ...

As we near Valentine’s Day, we also wonder, how and when did chocolates become an indispensable part of Valentine celebrations?

This drink was reserved for use in ceremonies ... and taxes were paid in cocoa beans to Aztec emperors. They prized Xocolatl well above gold and silver so much so that, when Montezuma was defeated ...