Making Chocolate the Aztec Way |
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While the Maya drank chocolate hot, the Aztecs seem to have preferred it cool; at least that is what research has shown. One of the conquerors of Hernan Cortes wrote quite a bit about the methods the Aztecs used for making chocolate. His words were similar to the words written below, but are not exact. http://arrestingdesigns.com/home-improvement/ The seeds, called almonds or cacao are made into a powder by grinding, added to this are other types of seeds that are also ground and put into a pot. After the powders are put in, they add water and mix it with a spoon. Changing it from one pot to another after it is well mixed; this creates foam that is then placed in another pot made for the purpose of holding it. When they are ready to drink it, they mix it up, and then eat it with a spoon, the mouth is held open because of the thickness of the foam, and it goes down a little at a time. It is the healthiest drink and the best drink in the world, if you drink it you can go an entire day without eating anything else. He added that it was better to drink it in warm or hot weather because it was cool. http://arrestingdesigns.com/home-improvement/ Chocolate was also called tlaquetzalli which meant "precious thing", and was prepared as follows. The housewife grinds the cacao beans, breaking, pulverizing and crushing them, she selects them and drenches them adding water sparingly, by aeration, filtering and aeration again, pouring it from basin to basin over and over again she causes it to form a head, foam, removing the head making it thicken, then dries it and pours water in it. Adding maize and water to it she made a gruel drink the foam was fine bubbles that tickled the nose, on bad gruel the bubbles burst. Mixing with other ground seeds like corn, the Aztecs considered this a very nutritious drink. http://arrestingdesigns.com/home-improvement/ Thank you, http://arrestingdesigns.com/home-improvement/
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