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	Xocoatl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Xocoatl (IPA /ɕɔ.kɔ.atɬ/) is the raw, unsweetened form of chocolate.
		A word from the [[NAHUATL (Aztec) language]], xocoatl derives from xoco, bitter, and atl, water, and is the source of the word "chocolate" itself.
		Xocoatl is taken from the cacao bean immediately before processing, and has an extremely bitter taste.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xocoatl (129 words)

	Xocoatl - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Xocoatl is the raw, unsweetened form of chocolate.
		A word from the Maya language, xocoatl derives from xoco, bitter, and atl, water, and is the source of the word "chocolate" itself.
		When the Spanish found the word "Xocoatl" difficult to pronounce, they began calling the drink "chocolat" after the more easily pronounced Nahuatl word chocolatl.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Xocoatl (108 words)

	xocoatl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A word from the Nahuatl language, xocoatl derives from xoco, bitter, and atl, water, and is the source of the word "chocolate" itself.
		Xocoatl is taken immediately from the cacao bean before processing, and although used to make chocolate later on it has an extremely bitter taste.
		When the Spanish found the word "Xocoatl" difficult to pronounce, they began calling the drink "chocolat".
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /xocoatl.html (163 words)

	Chocolate - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Aztecs associated chocolate with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility.
		In the New World, chocolate was consumed in a drink called xocoatl, often seasoned with vanilla, chili pepper, and pimento.
		The xocoatl was said to be an acquired taste.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Chocolate (2551 words)

	kiad: The Aztec Xocoatl, the Spanish Chocolatl, the English Chocolate.
		The name xocoatl in the Aztec language Nahuatl means "bitter water", "xoco" meaning "bitter", and "atl" or for "water".
		Xocoatl was actually a way of "drinking your wealth." Because cocoa beans were valuable, they were given as gifts on occasions such as a child's coming of age and at religious ceremonies.
		Many thanks for the original xocoatl recipe, as well as the latter recipe (the anal-retentive nerd inside me [OK, outside me, too] wants to say it should be 3 egg whites, since the yolks are not used).
	www.livejournal.com /users/kiad/422526.html (2436 words)

	Lödahus Chokladkultur - The history of chocolate
		The circumstances surrounding the discovery of the capacities of the cocoa bean and the beginning of chocolate remain a mystery.
		From "bitter water" in the Aztec language Nahuatl, to "hot water" in Mayan, or simply just an amalgamation of the "choco-choco sound" that emerged in the grinding process and the word "atl" which means water in several Mexican native languages.
		The Aztecs referred to this bitter, coarse and watery drink as xocoatl and shared it with Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortéz, who on his part helped to spread the precious cocoa bean to the Caribbean and Africa.
	www.chokladkultur.se /history.htm (1415 words)

	FoodArt&Passion - a Unique Catering company in Jakarta, Indonesia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mayans and Aztecs took beans from the "cacao" tree and made a drink they called "xocoatl." Aztec Indian legend held that cacao seeds had been brought from Paradise and that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cacao tree.
		The word "chocolate" is said to derive from the Mayan "xocoatl"; cocoa from the Aztec "cacahuatl." The Mexican Indian word "chocolate" comes from a combination of the terms choco ("foam") and atl ("water"); early chocolate was only consumed in beverage form.
		Christopher Columbus is said to have brought back cacao beans to King Ferdinand from his fourth visit to the New World, but they were overlooked in favor of the many other treasures he had found.
	www.foodpassion.net /choco.htm (310 words)

	Food Product Design: Culinary Connection -- Chocolate - Food of the Gods
		The Spanish were the first Europeans to experience cocoa in a liquid form, when Hernando Cortés and the soldiers and missionaries accompanying him visited the Aztec ruler Montezuma II in his capital of Mexico City in 1519.
		They were served a beverage called xocoatl, a simple chocolate paste mixed with water.
		For years the only Europeans to enjoy xocoatl were 17th-century Spanish aristocrats.
	www.foodproductdesign.com /archive/1999/0599cc.html (2005 words)

	New World
		Maya called the cocoa tree cacahuaquchtl… "tree," and the word chocolate comes from the Maya word xocoatl which means bitter water.
		In both the Mayan and Aztec cultures cocoa was the basis for a thick, cold, unsweetened drink called xocoatl… believed to be a health elixir.
		At this time, the name of the drink changed to Chocolatl from the Mayan word xocoatl [chocolate] and the Aztec word for water, or warm liquid.
	www.uwm.edu /~dlmiller/new_world.htm (685 words)

	All about Chocolate -- Definitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		From Aztec Xocoatl, via Spanish and then French.
		A tempered version of the Aztec Xocoatl which is now added to many confections.
		A Mountain Range in the southeastern Southern California desert; there is a large military practice range there.
	www.xocoatl.org /def.htm (737 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Valentines
		In fact, the word "chocolate" is said to come from the Mayan word "xocoatl" and the Aztec word "cacahautl" which mean "bitter water." But the origin could also lie in the native Mexican words choco ("foam") and atl ("water").
		The real credit goes to Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez who was given xocoatl while visiting the court of Aztec king Montezuma, in what is now Mexico, around the year 1519.
		Montezuma is said to have consumed the Aztec brew every day – not because he wanted to boost his intellect but because of the power he believed it had over his libido.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/valentines/history.html (738 words)

	The Hindu : Chocolate: bitter medicine
		The bean was used as currency, but it was the golden goblets for which the Spanish conquistadors came looking for.
		In 1519, the explorer Hernan Cortes was served Xocoatl at the court of Montezuma, the Aztec king.
		Soon the Spaniards were drinking sweetened chocolate spiced with cinnamon and vanilla.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/07/31/stories/2002073100400400.htm (537 words)

	Coco Delice \| About Chocolate
		To these occupants, the beans of the cacao tree were so highly valued that the beans were used as currency when they were not being made into a drink.
		It is reported that Montezuma, the Aztec leader, drank xocoatl from golden goblets that he then threw into the lake.
		Additionally, before the Aztecs performed a human sacrifice, they gave the person a last taste of xocoatl.
	www.cocodelice.com /abcho.html (1690 words)

	Chocolat - Chocolate
		They harvested cocoa beans from the rain forest trees, then cleared areas of lowland forest to grow their own cocoa trees in the first known cocoa plantations.
		They made a drink called 'chocolatl' or ‘xocoatl’, it was made from roasted cocoa beans, water and a little spice, so valued were the cocoa beans they were also used as a currency.
		When Don Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conquistador arrived in 1517 with his fleet of galleons, the Aztecs thought that he was Quetzalcoatl returning.
	www.hub-uk.com /tallyrecip01/recipe0034.htm (842 words)

	The Nibble - Gourmet Cocoa and Hot Chocolate
		Hot chocolate was invented by the Swiss, who first thought to shave a bar and mix it with boiled milk.
		And it must be remembered that more than 2,000 years ago, enjoyment of chocolate began as a spiced beverage, xocoatl (cho-KWA-tel) enjoyed by the Olmecs and later the Mayas and Aztecs.* It brought back to Spain by Cortès in 1527 and was not made into a solid food—pudding and pastilles—until 1674.
		The Olmec and Maya word is cacahuatl; xocoatl is the Aztec word.
	thenibble.com /reviews/main/beverages/cocoas/index.asp (296 words)

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		The Aztecs also drank a chocolate beverage and called it "xocoatl," xoco means better, and atl means water.
		They drank it during sacred ceremonies and allowed their sacrificial victims to have a last drink of xocoatl before their death.
		It is said that he drank 50 or more portions of xocoatl daily.
	www.indicium-web-design.com /web_industry_news/articles/full/index.php?art=50123 (203 words)

	Whistler's - Quality Chocolate Confectionary
		Cocoa, the main ingredient of chocolate is said to have originated in the Amazon basin at least 4000 years ago.
		Christopher Columbus in 1502 was the first European to discover the beans, however it was not until two decades later that Hernan Cortes found Moctezuma, the Aztec emperor feasting on a cup of Xocoatl.
		The liquid was so precious that it was served in gold goblets and used as a form of currency.
	www.whistlers.com.au /chocolate.html (1741 words)

	chocolate.html
		For millennia chocolate has been a beloved commodity either as a beverage, a candy, an expression of love and even as a form of currency.
		The word "chocolate" derives from the Mayan "xocoatl" and the word cocoa from the Aztec "cacahuatl." The Mexican Indian word "chocolate" comes from a combination of the terms "choco" (foam) and "atl" (water).
		* Mayans and Aztecs make a drink called "xocoatl." According to Aztec Indian legend cocoa seeds were brought from Paradise and wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cocoa tree.
	www.efn.org /~sundance/chocolate.html (1045 words)

	Dr. Murray's Natural Facts
		While the exact origin is disputed it is clear that the Olmec, Mayas, and Aztecs all enjoyed the cocoa bean for at least 5,000 years before it made its way to Europe.
		Since sugar was unknown, different spices such as hot chili peppers and corn meal were used to flavor this thick, cold, potent brew, which they considered a health elixir.
		In the early 1500s, the taste of the Aztecs' recipe was greatly improved upon by the Spanish cooks, who replaced the chili peppers with sugar and added cinnamon and vanilla.
	www.doctormurray.com /newsletter/2-6-2004.htm (1853 words)

	RGJ.com - The chocolate mystique
		Aztecs believed that drinking a potent brew of chocolate and chili powder called "xocoatl" increased strength, wisdom and virility.
		So ingrained was this belief that the Aztec ruler Motecuhzoma was known to drink up to 50 cups a day of the bitter beverage.
		Chocolate technology has come a long way since the days of xocoatl, but the mystique of chocolate still endures.
	www.rgj.com /news2/stories/lifestyle/974260074.php (856 words)

	Fifth Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Aztecs offer him one of their greatest treasures - xocoatl, made from the lowly cocoa bean.
		Deeply touched, Cortes sacks and burns their entire civilization and wipes them off the face of the Earth.
		Shortly afterward: Cortes heads home and introduces xocoatl to Europe, changing the name to "chocolate" because nobody can pronounce xocoatl.
	www.weyburnreview.com /News/1998/9833/5thcolum9833.html (501 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Perhaps I'll move to Taos so I can have some every day!andquot; - Julie About Xocoatl All Xocoatl chocolates are truly handmade with only the finest bean available.
		called the cocoa tree cacahuaquchtlâ¦ andquot;tree,andquot; and the word chocolate comes from the Maya word xocoatl which means bitter water.
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	xocoatl.iqexpand.com /index.php?...&target=Xocoatl (359 words)

	Chocolate History
		Sixth Century AD Chocolate, derived from the seed of the cocoa tree, was used by the Maya Culture, as early as the Sixth Century AD.
		To the Mayas, cocoa pods symbolized life and fertility...
		The Aztecs attributed the creation of the cocoa plant to their god Quetzalcoatl who, descended from heaven on a beam of a morning star carrying a cocoa tree stolen from paradise.
	www.chocolatemonthclub.com /chocolatehistory.htm (2455 words)

	Mallorca > News > Archive 1999-2003 > Xocoatl, food of the Gods @ MallorcaWeb
		Mallorca > News > Archive 1999-2003 > Xocoatl, food of the Gods @ MallorcaWeb
		The Cultural Centre of the Caixa Foundation, in the old building of the Grand Hotel in the Plaza Weyler in Palma, will house from June 25 to September 14 the exhibition called "Xocoatl, alimento de los dioses".
		At the same time as the exhibition, different activities have been organised that will start on June 27 at 8 p.m.
	www.mallorcaweb.com /news/2003/06/xocoatl-food-of-the-gods (204 words)

	Gourmet Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Gift Baskets - Lake Champlain Chocolates
		Lucky for onlookers mesmerized by the Latin rhythms pulsing from the float, the only sacrifices made in Quetzalcoatlâs name were those of fruits and flowers.
		In the Aztec culture, cocoa beans were the basis for a thick, cold, unsweetened drink called xocoatl, believed to be a health elixir.
		Just like traditional xocoatl, LCCâs Aztec Spicy Hot Chocolate uses cayenne, along with cinnamon and vanilla, to proudly continue a 2,500-year-old tradition.
	www.lakechamplainchocolates.com /NewsItem.aspx?pn_deptid=474 (398 words)

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