英语翻译
Didyouknowthatchocolatedidn'tusedtobeeatten?Peopledrankitinstead!Anditwasn'tsweet,either.
forthousandsofyears,nativeAmericansgrewthecacaotreesthatchocolateismadefrom.Theymade
akindofchocolatedrinkfromitsbeans.Cacaowaslikegoldtothem,andtheycalleditthefoodofthegolds.
Itwasn'tuntilthe16thcenturythatEuropeansfirstfoundoutaboutchocolate.AnexplorercalledHernadoCortezfoundoutwhatcacaocoulddowhenhetraveledtoMexico.
HesawthepeopleslowymakingachocolatedrinkandtookitbacktoSpainforthekingthere,firstheputinsomesweetthingstomakeittastenicer.Afterthatpeoplearoundtheworldslowlyfoundoutaboutchocolate.
In1847thefirstchocolatebarwasmade,andpeoplestartedtoeatchocolateasmuchastheydrankit.Chocolatemakersalsotriedtoputdifferentthingsinittogetadifferenttaste.In1879milkchocolatewaseatenforthefirsttime.
Todaychocolateisnotsuchapopulardrinkasitwashundredsofyearsago.Mostpeoplejusteatit.Buttheystillthinkitisafoodofthegods.