Chocolate Pudding

Welcome.....

I would like to share with you my passion for Chocolate and all that is sweet and everything nice! ... As you can tell, the passion for food that exists within this family runs through my veins too... So we won't be limiting ourselves to just Chocolate *wink*... If you have any great recipes whether it is sweet or savoury, you are more than welcome to share it here!

What is Chocolate?

Chocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods that originate from the bean of the the tropical cacao tree. It is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets, chocolate candy, ice creams, cookies, cakes, pies, and desserts. It is one of the most popular flavors in the world.

Chocolate was discovered by early Mesoamerican civilization and cultivated by ancient Mayans and Aztecs, who used it as a basic component in a variety of sauces and beverages. The cocoa beans were ground and mixed with water to produce a bitter beverage which was reserved only to the highest noblemen and clerics of the Mesoamerican world. The word "chocolate" comes from the Nahuatl words Xocol meaning "bitter" and Atl meaning "water". Chocolate is made from the fermented, roasted, and ground beans taken from the pod of the tropical cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, which was native to Central America and Mexico, but is now cultivated throughout the tropics. The beans have an intensely flavored bitter taste. The resulting products are known as "chocolate" or, in some parts of the world, cocoa. Theobroma is Greek for "food of the gods".