The Aztecs were a group native to Central Mexico and the northwestern part of Guatemala.
They lived in a city called Tenochtitlan, which was surrounded by two of Mexico’s highest mountains. They got their water from mountain springs. Food was either grown or hunted. The Aztecs spoke the Nahuatl language.
The Aztecs were credited with the discovery of cocoa bean, and they made chocolate using cocoa bean. They believed that cocoa seed were a gift of the god of wisdom. They even used cocoa beans as currency – it’s strange, but true.
The Aztecs used chocolate to make a beverage which they introduced to the Spanish. The Spanish enjoyed it too, and thus made its way to Europe.
Later, the Aztec food and beverages became very popular in Europe.
