Xocoatl | Aztec beverage | Britannica (original) (raw)

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production by Aztecs

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  In cocoa: History of use
  …molinet, producing the beverage called xocoatl (from Nahuatl words meaning “bitter water”).
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use of vanilla

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  In vanilla
  …had been used to flavour xocoatl, the chocolate beverage of the Aztecs, centuries before the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés drank it at Montezuma’s court, and soon afterward vanilla became popular in Europe. Today it is used in a variety of sweet foods and beverages, particularly chocolate, confections, ice cream, and…
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