This post is an excerpt from my ebook: Mexican Chocolate, Stories and recipes of Mexico’s greatest gift to the world. During the establishment of New Spain’s colonial religious communities, the drinking of chocolate was embraced by all the respectable elites. However, the moral and religious questions of indulging in such […]
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Interview with chocolate historian Alex Hutchinson Ep.60
Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 60 The grand finale of season 4 brings an interview with author and chocolate Historian extraordinaire Alex Hutchinson, this episode continues exploring the adventures of cocoa, a wondrous seed that continued to change lives at its arrival in England […]
Cultural staples: Cocoa. Part I
Cultural staples: Cocoa. Part I Presented by: Rocio Carvajal Food history writer, cook and author. Episode 59 In part I of this special you will hear about cocoa’s botanical origin, and how its cultivation was intimately connected to the rise of the first civilisations of ancient Mexico. Discover why cocoa […]