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List of chocolate drinks

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A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and cocoa powder

Chocolate is a processed, typically sweetened food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. The majority of Mesoamerican people made chocolate beverages, including the Maya and Aztecs.[1]

Taxonomically, Theobroma cacao tree is a member of the Malvaceae or simply the mallow family initially known as the Sterculiaceae.

Chocolate drinks

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Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole. It is a warm and thick Mexican drink prepared with either masa de maíz or cornmeal.
Cocio is a chocolate milk drink.
Pozol being served at the boardwalk of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas

Chocolate liqueurs

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Mexican chocolate

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Justin Kerr. "Chocolate: A Mesoamerican Luxury 1200—1521 – Obtaining Cacao". Field Museum. Retrieved 23 November 2011.