Do corn and chocolate originated from the Americas?!
The origins of chocolate, which is derived from the Theobroma cacao tree, stretch back at least 4000 years.The plant is believed to have originated in the Amazon or Orinoco basins in South America and was regarded by the Aztecs as being of divine origin ('Theobroma' means 'food of the gods'). They used the tree's beans as currency - 100 beans would buy a slave, 12 beans the services of a courtesan and 10 beans a rabbit.
Answers: Indians in the Americas were growing corn extensively long before the discovery of these continents by Europeans. Archaeological studies indicate that corn was cultivated in the Americas at least 5600 years ago. The exact origin of corn is unknown as the plant is found only under cultivation. The probable center off origin is the Central American and Mexico region.
The origins of chocolate, which is derived from the Theobroma cacao tree, stretch back at least 4000 years.The plant is believed to have originated in the Amazon or Orinoco basins in South America and was regarded by the Aztecs as being of divine origin ('Theobroma' means 'food of the gods'). They used the tree's beans as currency - 100 beans would buy a slave, 12 beans the services of a courtesan and 10 beans a rabbit.
corn yes
chocolate no,
They sure do. The cacao plant & the different varieties of corn were used for many different things before being taken to the "old world".
Both corn and chocolate are among the culinary contributions the Americas have made to the world... Corn originated in Mesoamerica and then spread throughout the Americas... Chocolate originated in South America and was cultivated in Central America and Mexico... The potato is also an Americas native...
corn yes
chocolate from Switzerland i think