First, the emergence of cocoa drinks. Cocoa trees were first discovered in America. In fact, local people have used cocoa beans for a long time. Because of its portability and firmness, cocoa beans were originally used as currency by local people. According to relevant records, the earliest four cocoa beans can be exchanged for a rabbit, and 100 cocoa beans can be exchanged for a slave, which shows the preciousness of cocoa beans. Later, the local people invented a method to make cocoa beans into drinks. This brewed cocoa beverage, although slightly bitter in taste, has a rich aroma and is memorable. Later, it was found that this sparkling drink was very sweet after adding some sugar and spices, which not only perfectly eliminated the original bitterness, but also made the rich flavor more rich. This drink soon spread all over the world and became the favorite of the royal nobility.
Second, cocoa drinks are popular in Europe. This delicious drink soon spread from America to Europe, and the Spanish aristocrats especially loved this fragrant drink, which soon became popular all over Europe. People try to add different things to drinks to reconcile and dilute the bitterness. Some people try to add milk to it, others try to add eggs. It is these attempts that gave birth to delicious chocolate.
Third, the birth of chocolate. It is said that chocolate was invented by a businessman who was dealing in cocoa drinks at that time. One day, it suddenly occurred to the businessman that this cocoa drink would take a long time to give off its fragrance. If it can be made into solid cocoa, wouldn't it be very convenient to carry? Every time you want to drink, you should add cocoa to boiling water, which will definitely sell well. After his constant attempts, he finally gave birth to the world's first chocolate, but at that time it was not called chocolate, but chocolate. Later, after people's continuous improvement, there are many kinds of chocolates and the taste is more mellow.