Image

AB story of chocolate

By Mrsabel
  • 1600 BCE

    Chocolate travels to the United States

    Chocolate travels to the United States
    Chocolate became popular in the United States
  • 1550 BCE

    The first candies

    The first candies
    Spanish added sugar and spices to the cacao beans to make a warm sweet chocolate drink and treat.
  • 1500 BCE

    Chocolate travels to Europe

    Chocolate travels to Europe
    Spanish invaders came to Mexico and they tasted chocolate for the first time. They brought back cacao beans back to Spain.
  • 600 BCE

    The first chocolate drink

    The first chocolate drink
    The aztecs and mayans used cacao beans for money they also made a chocolate drink with it it was not a sweet drink in fact it was bitter they called it "bitter water."
  • 300 BCE

    Chocolate trees

    Chocolate trees
    To make chocolate the mayans use cacao seeds in a cacao pod the seeds haft to be dried, roasted, and ground to be used for chocolate.