Chocolate has meant many things to many people. For the Aztecs, it was used as money. Spanish Monks drank it to promote good health. To the French, it was a sign of wealth and good taste. Chocolate is the national dish in Switzerland. Booming industries that started from a few family-owned businesses are symbols of the American dream. Nobody knows when chocolate candy was first invented. Cacao beans (used to make chocolate) grew wild on the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, and the Indians there used cacao to make a spicy drink flavored with chili and pepper. Read More