10 Questions
What form of currency were tribes ruled by the Aztecs often asked to pay as taxes?
Beans
What did the Aztecs use cocoa butter for?
As suncream
What was the symbolic significance of the cocoa tree for the Aztecs?
A bridge between Earth and heaven
What did the Aztecs believe drinking chocolate would give them during important ceremonies?
Wisdom of Quetzalcoatl
What was the Nahuatl term for 'chocolate'?
Xocolatl
What did the Aztecs use cacao beans for?
To produce wine and other drinks
Who was one of the first foreign explorers to take cacao beans out of South America?
Christopher Columbus
What did Europeans initially think of the cacao beans brought from South America?
Too bitter to do anything useful with
How did the Aztecs try to get rid of the bitter taste of their chocolate drink?
By mixing spices and corn into their drinks
Who introduced Europeans to the delights of chocolate?
Hernán Cortés
Discover the historical roots of chocolate as we explore how the Aztecs consumed it in a unique and bitter form. Learn about its cultural significance and how it differed from the sweet treat we know today.
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