As a food, or named "chocolate", it is Spanish, and the time is 65438+the middle of the 6th century. But the "chocolate" invented by the Spanish is not a solid as it is now, but a liquid drink. But it was not until the beginning of the 7th century/kloc that "chocolate" entered the sight of European aristocrats, and only a few rich people could drink it.

1657, the world's first chocolate teahouse opened in London. Since then, "chocolate" has become popular in Europe. 1674, the British dessert chef added cocoa powder to the cake, and the world's first gourmet cooked with chocolate appeared.

18 19, Zurich, Switzerland opened the first chocolate factory in Switzerland, adding cocoa butter to "chocolate" to produce the first chocolate brick in history. The modern chocolate bar came out.

1879, the Swiss added milk powder to the mixture of cocoa, sugar and cocoa oil to make milk chocolate.