print email comment close Mexican Chocolate: A Culinary Evolution URL: http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2323-mexican-chocolate-a-culinary-evolution Description: Article about Mexican chocolate, which "refers to either the round, flat disks of cinnamon-scented chocolate found throughout the land, or the foamy drink made from them." Includes a history of the "use of chocolate as a beverage, a ritual offering, and even as a form of currency, [that] was passed on from the Maya to the inhabitants of central Mexico." Also includes a few recipes. From a writer of Mexican food and travel articles. Author: Graber, Karen Hursh Publisher: Mexico Connect Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chocolate -- History Chocolate -- Mexico LII Database Information: Record 21178 created by Jennifer English on 04/07/2006 Last modification on 11/01/2009 Published: 04/13/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21178