History & Culture
No other food carries quite the same cultural significance in the western world as chocolate. Read below for a guided tour of chocolate’s curious history, and browse specific articles for further details.
Fermenting Beer Led Our Ancestors To Discover Chocolate
Gift of the Gods: Chocolate in the Aztec Empire
Divinely Delicious: Chocolate and Religion
Who REALLY first brought chocolate to Europe?
Before The Bar: The Intriguing History Of Drinking Chocolate
Anything But Plain: Vanilla
Slavery, Suffragettes, Sickness: The Dark Underbelly of Chocolate’s History
An Industrial History Of Chocolate
Mexico: The Cradle Of Chocolate?
How Did Chocolate Spread Around The World?
We Love You Belgium, But…
Chocolate Truffles: Past & Future
The Bliss Point in Craft Chocolate
Is This A Pepper Or A Chilli?
Weapon of Choice: Chocolate
Deadly Diseases
What is Ceremonial Cacao?
Valentine’s Day: More than a Box of Chocolates?
Chocolate: A Cure for All Ills?
Chocolate for Father’s Day by Fathers, Daughters and Sons
Which Came First – The Chocolate Or The Egg?
Celebrating Mothering Sunday
Why The Easter Bunny Gives Out Chocolate Eggs
A Plea For More Chocolate…And More Books On Chocolate
