Belgian Chocolates

Belgian Chocolate Hot Today

Hot chocolate is a delicious drink is a cocktail of cocoa powder or chocolate, sugar and milk. This tasty beverage can be traced back to Mayan and Aztec civilizations in which they consumed their chocolate drinks made from roasted cocoa beans with spices like chili and achiote or annatto. The chocolate drink is not only appreciated, but was also revered. Unfortunately, not everyone has the honor of drinking chocolates during those times that members of the upperclass can drink.

The chocolate was thought to be helpful in relieving exhaustion and was associated with fertility. Cocoa beans were also used by these civilizations like old coins.

But the chocolate mixture over the old times is not as delicious as today. When the settlers Europeans came to South America, they even found the drink a bit repulsive. Even when Christopher Columbus returned to Europe and was with him beans cocoa from his travels to the New World, chocolate was a bit ignored.

Only when a certain Hernan Cortez visited Mexico in the year 1517 when chocolate is beginning to make his way in the world. Cortez then met the Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma, and was introduced to some traditions of the emperor and activities. One of which is his favorite drink, chocolate. The emperor was Cortez the chocolate drink in a cup of gold, which was very impressive. The chocolate of the emperor was then a mixture of beans, cocoa powder, vanilla, spices and honey.

The "ritual" must have impressed Cortez that he brought a lot of cocoa beans from his native Spain. He also brought with him equipments for making chocolate beverages. The Spaniards kept the recipe a secret for long as it was only after one hundred years that the beverage became very popular in Europe.

When chocolate found its way to Belgium, it was like a match made in heaven! The Belgians are known for their exquisite cuisine that is at par with the French. They even claim that their food is cooked in the way of the French, but used generous as those of the Germans.

The Belgians have their own way of making chocolates. Over the years they have honed their skills and perfected the manufacture of premium chocolates. In this perfection of this delicacy, it is easy to assume that chocolates are to Belgians as electronics gadgets are in Japan.

There are a number of varieties of Belgian hot chocolates to choose from and all seem to send the drinkers to paradise. From the moment touch lip of the cup and the aroma of the drink, you will already feel the essence of the beverage absorbed into your body. As you taste a little you know you crave more, except that burn your tongue if you drink in one gulp. Thus, slowly, it is what consumes the makes it more enjoyable! And perfect the aftertaste that is unlike any other hot chocolate you can find anywhere else in the world.

No wonder that chocolate lovers seem to salivate more than the usual whenever they here the word Belgium. Probably daydreaming of gargling and finally drink all the warm Belgian chocolate they can pick up when they have the chance to visit the land of chocolates.

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