Spiced chocolate

Chocolate especiado

The earliest record of using chocolate dates back before the Olmec. By the 15th century, the Aztecs gained control of a large part of Mesoamerica, and adopted cacao into their culture. The first European contact with chocolate came when Montezuma introduced Hernán Cortés, a Spanish conquistador, to xocolatl in the 16th century. The first recorded shipment of chocolate to Europe for commercial purposes was in a shipment from Veracruz to Sevilla in 1585. It was still served as a beverage, but the Spaniards added cane sugar to counteract the natural bitterness and removed the chili pepper, in addition they added cinnamon as well as other spices
By Tapas Together Edinburgh