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The True History of Chocolate Book

The Coes, both anthropologists with a culinary bent, delve deeply into the history of their mouth-watering subject. The material on ancient cultures is particularly fascinating--did you know that the Maya used unsweetened liquid chocolate as currency? And in a chapter called "Chocolate for the Masses," they detail the modernization of chocolate manufacture, which has allowed more than 25 million Hershey's Kisses to roll off the conveyor belt each day.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Theobroma cacao . . . "the food of the gods." Delicious indulgence or cause of migraine headaches? Aphrodisiac or medicinal tonic? Religious symbol or Mesoamerican currency? This delightful story of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socioeconomics, and culinary history to clear up the ambiguities and minconceptions, presenting for the first time a complete and accurate history of chocolate. 100 illustrations, 15 in color.

  • 0500016933
  • 9780500016930
  • Sophie D. Coe, Michael D. Coe
  • 1 May 1996
  • Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 280
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