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A History of Chocolate Not Commonly Known

From the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs of Mexico, the word chocolate is derived from the word xocolatl a combining of the words, xocolli which means acrid and atl which is water.
It has been indicated that the Spaniards Struck the word employing the Maya word chocol and replacing [...]

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A Sweet History of Chocolate

It starts with the cacao tree, which is about as far away from a Hershey bar as you can get. It is a small evergreen tree native to the deep tropical regions of South America, ranging from far southern Mexico to the Amazon. You pick a big, green, almond-shaped melon off of this tree and [...]

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The History Of TexMex Cuisine In, Of Course, Texas!

You live in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio or elsewhere in Texas and you love TexMex cuisine. That makes you a bona fide “chile head.” TexMex food is the specialty in these here parts and it’s got quite a history!
History of the word “TexMex”
The term “TexMex” first entered the common lexicon as a nickname for the [...]

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Famous Chefs in History

Because of the French domination of the culinary scene since time began (or so it seems, anyway), it stands to reason the most famous chefs in history are what else? French, with the exception of one American woman (discussed later), who was, nevertheless, trained in classical French cooking.
Known as the “King of Chefs and the [...]

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A Brief History About Godiva Chocolate

When in doubt, sex it up. Chocolate in various forms had been a fixture of the European diet since it was first imported by Spain from Mexico in the sixteenth century. Consumed at first in liquid form, by the late seventeenth century chocolate was a popular flavoring for cakes and pastry, and soon Switzerland and [...]

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