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List of chocolate drinks

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This is a list of notable chocolate drinks. Chocolate is a processed, typically sweetened food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Its earliest documented use is by the Olmecs of south central Mexico around 1100 BC. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs.[1]

A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and cocoa powder

Taxonomically, Theobroma cacao tree is a member of the Malvaceae or simply the mallow family initially known as the Sterculiaceae.

Chocolate drinks

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Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole. It is a warm and thick Mexican drink prepared with either masa de maíz or cornmeal.
 
Cocio is a chocolate milk drink.
 
Pozol being served at the boardwalk of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas

Chocolate liqueurs

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Mexican chocolate

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Justin Kerr. "Chocolate: A Mesoamerican Luxury 1200—1521 – Obtaining Cacao". Field Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
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