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Whenwethinkofchocolate,manyofusthinkofcandybars,sweet,andgooeysyrup（黏糖浆).Butthisisnothowchocolatecomestous.Actually,itcomesfromthecacaotreethatisfoundinthetropicalforestsofCentralandSouthAmerica,becausecacaobeansneedtogrowinahotandhumidclimate.TheMayaswerewellfamiliarwiththetreeasasourceoffoodanddrink.TheAztecsregularlytookthecacaobeansandbrokethemintopiecesinhotwater,makingadrinkthatwastastyandenergy-producingforthebody.
WhenColumbusandCortezcametoAmerica,theysentcacaobeansbacktoSpainbysea.However,thedrinkwasnotwidelyacceptedatfirstbecausethetastewasstrange.WhenColumbusgavetheinformationbacktotheSpanishQueenandKingthatonecupofchocolatefromthecacaobeanscouldputamaninconditiontomakeawholeday’smarchwithouttheneedforotherfood,attitudesquicklychanged.Thebeanswererecognizedfortheirstrength-givingqualities.
Thedemandforchocolateproducedbythecacaobeansrosesharply,sodidthecost.SoonallEuropeanshadfalleninlovewithchocolate.Becauseofitssupplyshortageandhighprice,onlythenoblesandwealthiestmerchantscouldaffordthisconfection(甜食).Atfirst,toomuchchocolatemadepeoplesickbecausemorethanhalfofthecacaobeanconsistsoffat,andtheprocessforremovingthetoomuchfatcontentwasunknownthen.Perhapsthatishowwearrivedattheexpression,“Toomuchofagoodthingcanbebadforyou.”
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