Chocolate: A short but sweet history | Edible Histories Episode 3 | BBC Ideas

Chocolate, food of the gods! Its history goes back thousands of years so here’s a quick look at how we came to eat chocolate in the first place - where it’s originally from (Central and South America), when it was invented, and how it’s made. Is chocolate an aphrodisiac? Is chocolate
good for you? Food historian Annie Gray explains all.

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[Ivan-bbeb]

In ancient Mexico it was also consumed with honey, vanilla, achiote etc. It was Spanish nuns in Mexico who added milk and sugar. If you ever visit the states of Oaxaca or Chiapas in Mexico (there are ton of different drink recipes, not to mention Mole sauce).

[anieladg]

Nice video, except for the mistake of saying that the Aztecs lived in South America. They actually lived in the center Mexico, which is part of North America. Also, the Aztecs weren't the Mayas' successors. They were two different civilizations.

[shinkisaragi]

Neither the Aztecs or Mayans discovered chocolate it was actually the olmecs of southeastern Mexico the oldest civilizations of North America who first domesticated it approximately six thousand years ago

[virginiayuuka]

It was a very interesting video about chocolate. I liked it. (:

[ahlemmanella]

I 'm a new member of this amazing channel
Thank u for these interesting videos which resume the subject in few minutes ...with more details❤❤

[priyasingh]

Quite informative... And delicious video
Now I'm craving chocolates🍫

[jenniferperez]

Why is it always said that chocolate was discovered in Central and South America, when Mexico is in North America?

[FernandoVazquez-ronw]

So many historical inaccuracies in this video

[jackgold]

1:36 ladies and gentleman, why women love chocolate so much has been explained

[briccanimations]

Chocolate, CHOCOLATE...




*C H O C O L A T E ! ! ! !*

[rafan]

BBC you are a serious company with enough resources for research, please educate yourself a bit more. Mexico isn't central America / South America. It is North America.

[shafithayyil]

Please include the subtitles with the videos...

[yabier]

Mexico is a country from North America not south or central america educate yourself

[ellapepper]

I’ve never heard a person talk so fast in my life.

[geloarn]

Who else is eating chocolates while watching this?

[candidatesalmon]

Totally by passed the West Indian curation of milk chocolate that was patent by slave owners

[TeamVio]

Jesus Christ, Mexico is in North America and they are not descendants of the Maya, they were different groups of people like Greeks and Persians.

[DjWellDressedMan]

First Nations made MONEY Grow on TREES

[soniaperez]

the first chocolate cake name's was Devil's food.