Tag Archives: History

23Aug/16

The science of chocolate: What makes us like it so much?

August 23, 2016Culture, Factual, Information, NewsAnandamide, Art, Brain, Caffeine, Chocolate, Cocoa, Craving, Guilty, Happy, History, Marijuana, Mayan, Mexico, Milk, Pleasure, Sanskrit, Science, Serotonin, Stimulant, SugarSephra

Does chocolate make you happy? There’s science behind why that might be.

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…

09Feb/15

An Emotional History of Chocolate

February 9, 2015Factual, Fun, InformationCallebaut, Chocolate, Cocoa, Emotional, HistorySephra

The world faces an impending chocolate shortage. Simply put, global demand is rapidly outpacing the capacity of cocoa farmers to produce the good.