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Chocolate's Wild Saga: Blood, Gold, Bliss

Chocolate's Wild Saga: Blood, Gold, Bliss

By Carl, Mark

Published by epubli

English 2025 ISBN 9783565151332
eBook

About this book

Unwrap chocolate's epic 4000-year odyssey from sacred Mesoamerican brew to candy aisle king. Olmec shamans fermented cacao for divine blood rituals, Mayans traded beans as currency, Aztecs spiked it with chili for Montezuma's feasts—then Spaniards stole it, sweetened it, and sparked Europe's obsession. Follow Cortés smuggling pods to royal courts, Dutch presses unlocking cocoa butter, and Swiss inventors birthing milk chocolate revolutions. Track scandals: Quaker chocolatiers like Cadbury fighting child labor, African colonies' brutal plantations, WWII ration bombs boosting morale, and today's fair-trade battles. Bursting with recipes from xocolatl potions to truffle hacks, trade route maps, flavor timelines, and bean-to-bar breakdowns. Spanning continents and centuries, this tasty history reveals how one seed ignited economies, addictions, and cultural icons—perfect for foodies and history lovers craving the full, bittersweet tale.

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Chocolate's Wild Saga: Blood, Gold, Bliss is available as eBook at 9 online bookshops. Bookshops carrying it include Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay.

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Chocolate's Wild Saga: Blood, Gold, Bliss is available as eBook at 9 online bookshops.
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