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According to legend, Quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god, assumed human form descended to earth, and presented the ancient people of Mexico with a gift from the garden of Paradise: The Cocoa Tree. He showed them how to plant the tree, harvest its fruit, and use the beans to prepare his favoite drink, Xoxolatl.
the great 18th century botanist Linnaeus, named the chocolate tree Theobroma Cocoa L, 'Food of the Gods," from the Greek words'theo"(God)and"broma"(food).

Drinking vessels have been discovered with elaborately decorated chocolate illustrations containing traces of ceremonial chocolate drinks dating from 250 to 900 A.D.
Hernan Cortes first sampled at Montezuma's table when he and the Spanish arrived in Mexico in 1519. It was made with water and flavored with chili peppers, nuts, seeds, and a variety of spices and served cold in Gold Goblets.
Early civilizations considered chocolate to be the perfect offering to the gods during rites because they believed the cocoa pod symbolized the heart and melted chocolate the blood.