{"id":2868,"date":"2019-08-05T11:27:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T08:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novello.gr\/the-real-chocolate\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T08:11:43","slug":"the-real-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novello.gr\/en\/the-real-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The History of Chocolate<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\t
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The cocoa tree dates back in 1000 B.C. Its geographic origin is Central America<\/strong> and Mexico<\/strong>, where there are findings of its existence.<\/p>\n

The Maya tribe<\/strong> was the first who developed and cultivated the cocoa crops, which they nominated symbolically as coin (transaction commodity in a barter economy). By doing so, cocoa crops were a great help to their commerce and people\u2019s increasing wealth.<\/p>\n

The cocoa in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between 1550 and 1600 is when the first cocoa cargo arrives in Europe, specifically in Spain, by the conqueror Hernan Cort\u00e9s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>