The Secret Life of Chocolate

The Secret Life of Chocolate
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Publisher : Aeon Books
Total Pages : 805
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ISBN-10 : 9781801521833
ISBN-13 : 1801521832
Rating : 4/5 (832 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Secret Life of Chocolate by : Marcos Patchett

Download or read book The Secret Life of Chocolate written by Marcos Patchett and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to the history and medical uses of cacao. The Secret Life of Chocolate is a book about chocolate. Not the sweet, mass-produced fatty confection most of us are familiar with, though. This book is about old-school chocolate; pre-Colombian, Central American, bitter-spicy-foamy-intense blow-your-socks-off chocolate; chocolate beverages made with toasted cocoa beans, water, and indigenous plants. Today there are many different forms of drinking chocolate in Latin America, most of which reflect European (Spanish) influence, incorporating sugar, cinnamon, and milk. The aim of this work is to peel back the years of cultural cross-pollination and anatomize the original Cacao-based beverages, which were richer, more complex, more potent, and darker (in every sense) than modern forms of chocolate. This book delves into the ancient history of the human relationship with the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao; it dissects the pharmacological properties of chocolate to the fullest possible extent; and it divulges the mythical and magical associations of human interactions with this incredible plant.


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