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May 21, 2023
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Did you know that Thomas Jefferson was a fan of the good ol’ cacao crop? He even predicted its soon-to-grow popularity as a result of its nour...
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May 14, 2023
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From Yule Logs to St Nick, and even what we know as advent calendars in this day and age can all be traced back in one way or another to chocola...
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May 07, 2023
The Chocolate Girl (1745) by Jean-Étienne Liotard is one of the most recognizable paintings that emerged when the chocolate craze took over Europe...
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April 30, 2023
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From its origins in Mesoamerica all the way to the European forces in both World Wars, chocolate has served as both compensation and fuel for wa...
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April 22, 2023
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One of the first chocolate manufacturers to bring about this trend that would later be known as chocolate box art was Cadbury, who he himself wo...
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April 09, 2023
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A painting that encapsulates Brazilian modernism in art, Cocoa Harvest (1954) uses a composition of blue and green tones with a light dab of red...
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April 03, 2023
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Here is a 1940s advertisement used in Mexico to promote cold chocolate milk for kids instead of the customary hot beverage. Specifically highl...
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March 26, 2023
Advertisements on tin cans were one of the most effective marketing methods used back in the day! This particular example is of cacao sold by Such...
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March 05, 2023
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Did you know that cacao beans were used as currency in pre-colonial Mesoamerica at one point? In fact, they held so much value in Mesoamerican cu...
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February 26, 2023
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a collection of ancient Mayan vessels that portrays a depiction and history of cacao that goes back hun...
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February 19, 2023
The origins of cacao begin in the southeastern region of Ecuador! Palanda, to be exact, where archeological evidence found in these spirals prove ...
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February 16, 2023
If you are looking to learn more about the art and history of cacao, then you have come to the right place! In this section, we have a constantly ...
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