Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,” a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices that originated with the Aztecs and Mayans. Xocolatl “was mostly ...

After moving to Sicily for a simpler life, former investment banker Simone Sabaini helped to reinvent Modica’s sweet scene.

Historically, chocolate’s journey began far from the Victorian-era confectioneries of Europe. The Aztecs and Mayans of ancient Mesoamerica initially consumed cocoa beans as part of a sacred ...

And for a modern twist, the 4D Chocolate Adventure takes visitors on a thrilling journey through a chocolate-filled world, ...

Wilber de la Rosa's vision for La Mayzteca, a new southeastern Rochester restaurant, starts with tortillas made with locally-grown, high-protein corn and naturally raised rotisserie chicken. De la ...

Traditional hot cocoa comes in classic traditional or Aztec (with cinnamon and chili), but the real attraction here is sipping chocolate, made with 60% Callebaut chocolate melted into milk so that ...

Like traditional chocolate, lab chocolate starts with a cacao pod ... It was cultivated by the Maya and Aztec. After choosing a nice variety, a healthy pod with a good flavor profile, technicians cut ...

Cacao fruit is what chocolate is made from. Learn the history of cacao, how chocolate is made, and the many ways we enjoy this delicious superfood.

Emmanuel Essah-Mensah From tropical farm to chocolate delicacy, cacao has fanned out across the world since it was exclusively imbibed by Aztec royalty more than five centuries ago. Native to the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Many of us have probably heard of this chocolate fact: Cacao beans were as valuable as gold in Aztec culture. It can be thus said that adoration for chocolate began in ...