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The world of cooking has many legends, rumors and myths. We are trying to gather all the facts and present them to you.
It's known that the Aztecs and Mayans created a
drink made from the beans of the cacao tree. They called
the beverage cocoatl. In 1528, the conquering Spanish brought
the concoction known as chocolate (cho-co-LAH-tay) back to
Spain. In 1615, chocolat (sho-co-LAH) debuted at a royal
wedding in France. From there, it made its way to England
in 1662 as chocolata.
In 1765, chocolate was introduced to the US by John Hanan.
He, with the help of Dr. James Baker refined the first batch
in Dorchester Massachusetts. Later, the first chocolate
factory in the United States was established.
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