The cacao bean was domesticated in present-day Ecuador more than 5,000 years ago. Even then it was considered a gift from the ...

Mayan Cacao Company offers a handful of ... in turning natural cacao into chocolate candy, and they can even make their own chocolate bar. The longest tour available teaches both chocolate making ...

Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,” a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices ...

In honor of Valentine's Day, for the next two weeks ahead of Feb. 14, Lost Recipes is going to pay tribute to this beloved ...

There's no better treat than hot chocolate on a chilly ... thousands of years to the Aztec and Mayan cultures in South and Central America. The drink was made by grinding up cocoa seeds.

Each year, lovebirds purchase about 58 million pounds of the stuff for Valentine’s Day, so why not you? After all, chocolate ...

From ancient traditions to modern marketing, chocolate’s journey to becoming the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift is a story of ...

In Pakistan, chocolates have become a staple for celebrations, particularly on Valentine’s Day. The influence of global ...

Try not to drool while you’re reading this. We have the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica (which was made up of countries in what we now know as Central America, and southern Mexico) to thank for ...