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The History of Chocolate: From Sacred Aztec Drink to Candy Bar | Sleep History with Rain Sounds
Tonight, drift off to the four-thousand-year history of chocolate: from a bitter, sacred drink poured for Aztec emperors to the candy bar in your kitchen drawer. Gentle narration and steady rain.
Long before chocolate was sweet, it was sacred. It grew in the shade of Mesoamerican rainforests as Theobroma cacao — food of the gods — and it was drunk cold, bitter, and spiced with chili by warriors, priests, and kings. Its beans were counted out as currency. When Columbus first encountered them, he had no idea what he was looking at, and let them go.
Over five slow chapters, this episode follows…
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