World Chocolate Day

July 7 marks World Chocolate Day.

A favourite food for adults and children alike, chocolate’s history goes back millenia.

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Speaking to Amanda Fiegl of the Smithsonian, Alexandra Leaf,

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a “chocolate educator” says "I often call chocolate the best-known food

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that nobody knows anything about."

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that nobody knows anything about."

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A divine drink – yes, the ancient peoples who populated

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the Amazon drank cocoa, rather than eat it – it was used in many rituals.

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