European Attitudes To Europe's Fascination For Chocolate

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Europeans had contradiction for the attitude towards the chocolate. Some of them have fascination for chocolate and they think that it benefits their health. As per excerpts from a letter by Marie de Villars in the year of 1680, she stated “I observe my chocolate diet, to which I believe I owe my health”. It shows that according to her craziness of eating chocolate was causing her health. But, according to her, if she eats chocolate methodically, nothing is better than chocolate for health.

The excerpts from the Italian writer Francesco Redi, c.a 1666 chocolate was the bitter drink for Europeans. In order to make this drink more delightful they added European ingredients. Where in the excerpts from a letter by Marie de-rabutin,1671 depicts

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