The Aztecs prepared a drink that contained chocolate, water, chili, achiote (a natural coloring), cinnamon, and vanilla. It is said that Montezuma drank 50 goblets of this bitter beverage each day.
Hernando Cortez brought cacao back to Europe but it was not well received. Later when Europeans deleted the spices and added sugar, the popularity of chocolate as a beverage soared.
(Source: California Academy of Sciences)
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Cortez...euro trash (spoken in a Seinfeld accent)
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