http://www.boxochocolates.com/chocolates/gourmet-chocolates.html Gourmet chocolates - the history behind gourmet chocolates en-us Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:18:59 EDT Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:18:59 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 The History Behind Gourmet Chocolates There's no denying that chocolates are an international delicacy that is enjoyed worldwide by hungry people with undeniable cravings that their sweet tooth give them. Gourmet chocolates are liked and enjoyed by people from all walks of life and can even be classified as the gift of choice for lovers. And why all this excitement surrounding the world of chocolate? Both scientists and history have proven that chocolate can do more than win it's way to a woman's heart - it can also stimulate endorphines that makes you "happy." Here are some fast facts about the history of gourmet chocolates: Mayans and Aztecs took beans from cacao trees and made a drink they called xocoatl, which soon became known to the modern world as chocolate. Mexican mythology believes that gourmet chocolate was consumed by the Gods in Paradise, and the seed of cocoa was conveyed to man as a special blessing by "the God of the Air." It took an Italian traveler by the name of Antonio Carletti to discover chocolate treasure in the 1600s and take it to other places in Europe. In fact, European chocolates are now considered a luxury. Gourmet chocolates was first introduced in the United States in 1765 by John Hanan who brought it from the West Indies into Dorchester, Massachusetts, where the first chocolate factory was established. Cadbury Brothers displayed eating gourmet chocolates in 1849 at an exhibition in Bingley Hall at Birmingham, England. By the 1990s, gourmet chocolates have proven itself as a product, and its success as a big business with the annual world consumption of chocolate averaging approximately 600,000 tons. Gourmet Chocolates If your mouth isn't watering now, it will be soon. Bring smiles to the faces of everyone you love with gift chocolates. What are you waiting for? Go out and sample Godiva chocolates today! Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:18:59 EDT http://www.boxochocolates.com/chocolates/european-chocolates.html European chocolates: The debate goes on about if they are better than American chocolates or not. But no matter what, European chocolates are still as divine as you would expect any chocolate to be. en-us Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:49 EDT Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:49 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0