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The roasted beans were ground into a paste, mixed with water, spices, seeds and nuts and transformed into a thick, bitter drink called xocoatl that was prized by rulers who believed it possessed magical, aphrodisiac and perhaps divine powers.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The word chocolate can be traced back 2000+ years all the way to the Aztec word "xocoatl," which meant
Luxist 2009
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Cacao became an important cash crop once the Aztec delicacy xocoatl (chocolate) became all the rage in Continental society.
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Cacao became an important cash crop once the Aztec delicacy xocoatl (chocolate) became all the rage in Continental society.
reesetee commented on the word xocoatl
Aztec word for "bitter water," from whence we get the word chocolate. (I've also seen this spelled "cacahuatl.")
February 9, 2007
daisyfields commented on the word xocoatl
cacahuatl is peanut (cacahuate in mexican spanish)
April 15, 2009