Natural History of Chocolate

Chocolate, when it was still a mystery. This early eighteenth century treatise, written by a Frenchman who spent fifteen years in the Americas, describes the cacao tree, the making of chocolate, and the extravagant claims and debates that surrounded the fashionable new drink. You will discover the deep, strange backstory of the world's favorite indulgence, served as pure heritage. Delicious history, zero calories. Sample it with something sweet.