Chocolate. A global history

Moss and Badenoch recount the history of chocolate, which from ancient times has been associated with sexuality, sin, blood, and sacrifice. The first Spanish accounts claim that the Aztecs and Mayans used chocolate as a substitute for blood in sacrificial rituals and as a currency to replace gold. In the eighteenth century chocolate became regarded as an aphrodisiac -the first step on the road to today´s boxes of Valentine delights. Chocolate also looks at today´s mass-production of chocolate, with brands such as Hershey´s, Lindt, and Cadbury dominating our supermarket shelves.