Definition essay
CHOCOLATE
Something we take for granted today was once valuable as money if not more. It was used everything from health to beauty. That item would be chocolate. Which comes from the cocoa tree plant that is found in countries close to the equator, such as Africa and also South America. The cocoa trees are covered with yellow pineapple looking fruit. Once you open the fruit you will see white pulp inside of that are the cocoa beans. The dark bean is first crushed and then roasted creating chocolate. Mayans and Aztecs believed that chocolate had been brought from paradise and that it brought wisdom, and power from eating it. It was greatly valued by the Aztecs and the Mayans. There are hundreds of variations of chocolate: light to dark, bitter to sweet, liquid to solid. Chocolate is a very complex and interesting food, that's has many benefits.
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