Spicy Mayan Hot Chocolate - Ceremonial Grade - 1/2lb Bag

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Spicy Mayan Hot Chocolate Ceremonial GradeXocolatl Chocolatl Chocolate Mayan Aztec Spanish / English In the West, chocolate is thought of as a sweet, sugary treat that the majority of the population is introduced to as children where it quickly becomes a favorite delight for the palate. However, chocolate has a long history of use as a nutritious food, a valuable medicine, and as a sacred healing rite in spiritual rituals in ancient Central American culture that has been largely forgotten by the West. The cultivation of Chocolate dates back at least 3,000 years in Central America. There, the Olmec civilization who was the mother civilization to both the Mayans and the Aztecs, prepared cacao nibs into a hot, frothy beverage which was drunk to provide both unrivaled nutritional sustenance, an uplifting and sustained energetic state, as well as one of spiritual awareness. It became such an integral part of Olmec society that it passed on to its successors, the Maya who remained in the southern rainforest and the Aztec who settled in the northern highlands. The Mayans and Aztecs continued to refine the Olmec recipe into their own beverages, adding other regional plants and herbs such as chili pepper, cinnamon, as well as honey to enhance both the effects and flavor of the beverage. The Mayans referred to the beverage as Xocalatl while the Aztecs referred to it as Chocalatl. When the Spanish arrived, they adopted their best translation of the Aztect word as "Chocolate." By 1400AD, the Aztec empire had expanded to encompass much of the highlands of Mexico, finding themselves far away from the lush lowlands of southern Mexico and central America where their precious cacao grew. This region was still controlled by the declining Mayan empire, but not for long. The Aztec empire found itself with Cacao as a currency, and Mayan cacao trees as t