What is hot chocolate?
Q: What is hot chocolate?
A: Hot chocolate is a hot drink made by mixing chocolate or cocoa powder, sugar, and usually a sweetener.
Q: Why is hot chocolate usually drunk?
A: Hot chocolate is usually drunk to make the drinker feel happier or warmer.
Q: What may make hot chocolate healthy?
A: Some studies suggest that hot chocolate may be healthy because of antioxidants that are in cocoa.
Q: Was hot chocolate ever used as a medicinal drink?
A: Yes, until the 1800s, hot chocolate was used by doctors as a medicinal drink.
Q: Who first made the hot chocolate drink?
A: It is believed that the hot chocolate drink was first made by the Mayan people about 2,000 years ago.
Q: Where did the Aztecs make a cocoa drink?
A: The Aztecs made a cocoa drink in Mexico by 1400 AD/CE.
Q: How has hot chocolate changed over time?
A: Hot chocolate has changed a lot since it was brought from Mexico into the New World and is used around the world today. It comes in many different types such as the very thick cioccolata densa in Italy and the thinner hot cocoa.
