An Encyclopaedia Britannica reference article on chocolate, tracing its history as a beverage prepared by the Maya, Toltec and Aztec peoples from the cacao bean over 3,000 years, and its introduction to Spain, where representatives of the Kekchi Maya of Guatemala brought chocolate to the court of Prince Philip in 1544.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/chocolate
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