Tag Archives: Beverage

16Sep/16

Sir Hans Sloane – More Than Just The Chocolate Man

September 16, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, TechnologyBeverage, Blackwood, Botanist, British, Chelsea, Chocolate, Cocoa, Collection, College, Costume, Drinking, Duke, Egypt, Europe, Hincks, Inoculation, Ireland, Jamaica, Killyleagh, Liquid, London, Medicine, Middle East, Milk, Museum, Nelson, Newton, Physician, President, Quinine, Recipe, Royal, Science, Sloane, Society, Study, Sugar, Syria, TrafalgarSephra

Jenny Lee takes a bite of Killyleagh history during a walking tour of the Co Down village, birthplace of scientist and collector Sir Hans Sloane, who is credited with bringing the recipeRead More…

17Aug/16

Chocolate and History

August 17, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, NewsBatangas, Beverage, Bohol, Cacao, Cashew, Chocolate, Cocoa, Dumaguete, Gardens, History, Islands, Medicinal, Mexico, Nut, Orchards, Pampanga, Peanut, Philippines, Portuguese, Queen, Rice, Spanish, Trade, Trees, West IndiesSephra

While enjoying a cup of hot native chocolate with some off-season puto bumbong during the rainy weekend, I remembered that hot chocolate in our home used to be made from cacao beansRead More…