Did you know that before chocolate came into the English language from Spanish, Hernan Cortes discovered a potent Aztec beverage made with cacahuaquchtl powder (origin of the word “cocoa”), chili, musk, and honey. In a 1519 expedition to the New World, Cortes received a friendly reception from the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City), who offered him the beverage tchocoatl (i think its the first hot choco). In the Nahuatl language of the Aztects, tchocoatl is derived from two words that mean “bitter water”: xocolli and atl.
maybe that's where they got "chocolate" ? Or...
A linguistic thread in the story of chocolate links the Nahuatl word chicol-li, (a beating stick used in cooking, with the preparation of a frothy chocolate beverage). The original name of this drink may have been chicolatl, meaning “beaten drink".
what do you think??
CHOCOLATE- the thing that makes you wanna sit down and eat it til it makes you fat. the thing that makes your brain release serotonin, which produces feelings of pleasure. the thing that produces endorphin, which makes you feel in love. that thing that just might cure the bad cases of coughing. that thing that makes you happy and energetic. that thing that has many things to offer to you!
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