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According to the BBC for most of us, chocolate is a guilty pleasure, and the British are
particularly fond of it.
Research shows that, on average,
Britons enjoy about 11kg (24lb) of chocolate a year, making the UK
one of the biggest consumers of chocolate in the world. Apparently
only the Swiss and Germans eat more!!
However, it's not a modern craze, in
fact, chocoholism may date back to the 18th Century and
beyond. Cacao beans, which are the basic component of chocolate, were
roasted, ground and drunk with water by the Mayans from around 2,000
years ago.
The chocolate beverage was first
recorded as being for sale in Oxford, England in 1660.
Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) who was
the physician to Queen Anne of England, was reportedly the first
person to mix chocolate successfully with milk. The drink was then
used for restorative purposes.
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