Did you know that on 12th of April we celebrate Chocolate Day?
The history of chocolate and cocoa goes back almost 4 thousand years, and cocoa played an important role as a currency in Mayan and Aztec culture. It was Hernando Cortés that brought the cocoa seed to Europe. He was the first man to make drinking chocolate out of it, although at the beginning chocolate was treated more as a medicine than a tasty drink. Chocolate was connected with the Aztec faith, which held that it strengthens the organism and stimulates the senses. We owe our recipes for sweet chocolate to Mexican nuns, who prepared the drink with honey, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Due to the high calorie content in a relatively small volume and thanks to healthy compounds of sugar and fat, chocolate is a very useful source of energy. Research indicates that the ingredients of chocolate positively influence the circulatory system and the brain. Chocolate decreases tiredness and improves concentration and mood. Let’s hold on that, because it has one disadvantage: Eating too much chocolate always means gaining weight.
I know only a few people who don’t like chocolate. We don’t belong to them; therefore on Sunday I’m going to prepare a hot, aromatic chocolate drink.
Ingredients:
250ml of milk
100ml of UHT cream
200g of dark chocolate
whipped cream
Boil the milk and cream and add crumbled chocolate. Mix in thoroughly until the chocolate has melted completely. Serve hot. You may decorate the drink with whipped cream.
Enjoy your drink!
Info about chocolate comes from http://www.kalbi.pl, http://www.callebaut.com.