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Chocolate. The story of the heavenly gift!
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Chocolate. The story of the heavenly gift!
Healthy dark chocolate reduces the risk of a heart attack and helps the body to remove so-called bad cholesterol from the body. Milk chocolate, on the other hand, is an additional source of protein, and white chocolate was developed for allergy sufferers who do not absorb cocoa. However, although chocolate has been valued for centuries for its restorative properties, it has not always been a treat. It can be said that once the use of chocolate was an unpleasant ritual.
It has long been known that chocolate is not only the proverbial paradise for gourmets, but also an aphrodisiac and a phenomenal cosmetic. Just the smell of chocolate makes our endorphin levels jump like crazy. It is also an excellent source of magnesium, iron, niacin and flavonoids. Chocolate treatments are becoming more and more popular all over the world. Anyone who wants to get rid of the effects of depressed mood, apathy or just nervous exhaustion should definitely use chocolate treatment. More and more spas and conventional beauty salons offer baths or chocolate massage. Considering that cocoa beans contain so much goodness, it is not surprising that this plant was once considered the highest gift of heaven.
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Cocoa beans came to Europe thanks to Christopher Columbus in 1502. However, the first mention of the cultivation of this unusual plant by the Olmecs in Mesoamerica, i.e. modern Central America, appeared around 1750 BC.. They combined crushed cocoa beans with water and corn, and everything is seasoned with aromatic herbs. Only their descendants, the Maya, developed a method of processing cocoa. They were the first to subject their grain to fermentation and roasting. The Maya, in addition to corn flour, began to add honey and chili pepper to chocolate, and they called the strengthening and warming drink xocolatl, which means no less, no more than "bitter water".