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- Dictionarychocolate/ˈtʃɒk(ə)lət/
noun
- 1. a food in the form of a paste or solid block made from roasted and ground cacao seeds, typically sweetened and eaten as confectionery: "a bar of chocolate"
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The history of chocolate dates back over 5,000 years. The cacao tree is native to the tropics of the Americas. The cocoa bean was first domesticated at least 5,300 years ago in what is present-day southeast Ecuador (Zamora-Chinchipe Province) by the Mayo-Chinchipe culture, before being introduced in Mesoamerica. Originally prepared as a drink, chocolate was served as a bitter liquid, mixed with sp... Wikipedia