I WONDER - How Was Chocolate Invented?

The Aztecs were not the first to discover cocoa beans, but they were the first to create chocolate from them, considering it a divine gift. They invented hot chocolate by mixing cocoa with water and other ingredients like chili peppers, vanilla, and honey. Cocoa beans were so valuable to the Aztecs that they used them as currency.

What food did the Aztecs create from cocoa beans?

How did the Aztecs perceive chocolate?

What was the first hot chocolate made from according to the text?

What ingredients did the Aztecs mix with cocoa for flavor?

In what way did the Aztecs use cocoa beans as a form of currency?