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cocoa
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cocoa
a cooking ingredient derived from cacao.
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The Mayan and Aztec Indians used the cacao tree and its beans to create a spicy oily drink known as xocoatl.
Cacao ? Starting from Chocolate and Going Back to Cocoa Bean by Anne Ming / Food/cooking/nutrition community
Christopher Columbus is given his first drink of xocoatl (chocolate) on his fourth voyage to America.
History of chocolate by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
tl or xocoatl, was believed to have anti-fatigue properties, probably because of its theobromine content, an alkaloid with mood-elevating effects.
A Brief History of Chocolate by Allen Gelbl / Food/cooking/nutrition community
 
 
 
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