In a double boiler over medium-low heat, melt 6 ounces of chocolate until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in the remaining 2 ounces of chocolate, quickly until melted. Pour the chocolate onto the baking sheet and spread to an even thickness. ...
1.(Lines 6-9,Para.1)The Aztecs used to crush the beans into a paste and add spices to make astimulatingand nourishing drink(or cocoa as it became known).阿兹特克人常常把可可豆捣成酱,再加入调味香料,做成提神醒脑的滋补饮料(即现在众所周知的可可饮料)。 【词汇难点】 stimulating adj.① 充满...
Chocolate actually may have played a part in the fall of the Aztec empire. The Aztecs believed that the god Quetzalcoatl brought the cocoa beans from the tree of life to give to man. Later, the god was banished. It seems that at first the Mexicas believed that Hernan Cortes, the Spanish...
Once used as currency in South America, chocolate was named by the Aztecs of Mexico, who associated the xocoli (bitter) atl (water) with the goddess of fertility, Xochiquetzal, and declared it 'the food of the gods'. And according to some, they had good reason: those who endorse choc...
did not know the beans were used for currency. It is unlikely that Columbus brought any of these beans back to Spain and it was not until about twenty years later that Cortez grasped the commercial possibilities when he found the Aztecs using the beans to make the royal drink “chocolate”...
Can you imagine what it would be like to live in the Aztec culture? What would you eat? What would you wear? Come and learn all about the food and fashion of the Aztecs in this lesson. Aztec Food Do you like tortillas? Well, then you would love dining on Aztec cuisine! Maize, also...
FOOD OF THE GODS 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 18 作者: H Ardeshir 摘要: An aphrodisiac to the Aztecs, a stimulant for Spanish soldiers, a fighting food for American forces, the drink for which a famous London club was founded, and today, our favourite sweetmeat. It's chocolate!
Chia Seeds are considered to be the oldest nutritious gift given to us by Mother Nature. Ancient civilizations like the Aztecs and Mayans reaped several benefits from these seeds. They are small oval-shaped seeds with a glossy texture. They come in white, brown, black or mixture of all these...
The habit began in Central America where the Aztecs drank bowls of chocolate to stay watchful. When the liquid chocolate was brought to Spain in the 1500s, people thought it was medicine because it had a medicine taste. In fact, the people who made chocolate into drinks were doctors. Then...
The Mayans used xocolatl in important events of human life, like birth and death. They also believed drinking it would improve their health and treat illnesses. Cocoa seeds became highly valued throughout Central America, and were even used as money by the Aztecs. In the 16th century, an ...