What made chocolate a popular drink in Spain?

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asked Feb 20, 2022 in Other-Food Drink by hardact2follow (1,650 points)
What made chocolate a popular drink in Spain?

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answered Mar 5, 2022 by QJesse44 (8,910 points)
Things that made chocolate a popular drink in Spain include the addition of sugar and spices such as Cinnamon and Vanilla.

The Spanish hybridized the drink of chocolate, drinking it hot instead of cold as the Aztecs did, sweetening it with sugar, and putting Old World spices such as cinnamon and vanilla into the drink.

Spain does have good chocolate.

Of all the great chocolate traditions in Europe, Spain's is the least known, yet it's the oldest and arguably the most influential.

Chocolate first arrived in Europe when Columbus brought it to Spain from the Americas in 1502.

Spanish chocolate is absolutely delicious and has a long and fascinating history.

The most popular chocolate bar in Spain is the Lacasitos chocolate bar.

Nestle is also a pretty popular chocolate bar in Spain.

Other popular chocolate bars in Spain include Milka and Valor.

No one knows for sure when chocolate came to Spain. Legend has it that explorer Hernán Cortés brought chocolate to his homeland in 1528.

Cortés was believed to have discovered chocolate during an expedition to the Americas.

In search of gold and riches, he instead found a cup of cocoa given to him by the Aztec emperor.

The nationality that eats the most chocolate is actually Switzerland.

Switzerland was the leading country in chocolate consumption per capita in 2017, with citizens eating nearly nine kilos of the sweet stuff in that year.

World renowned for the chocolate they produce, it seems the Swiss themselves can't get enough of the candy.

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