Chocolate Fact

Gift of the Gods

According to ancient Aztec legend, a white-skinned, beared god named Quetzalcoatl (the god of wisdom and knowledge) came from his land to present the people with the seeds of the cocoa tree. He taught them how to grow the cocoa tree, harvest its pods and prepare chocolatl (the first drinking chocolate). This is how chocolate became known as 'Gift of the Gods' or 'Food of the Gods'.