Chocolate is still kind of … chewy. So in 1879, Rodolphe Lindt of Switzerland comes up with a process called conching, in which a machine stirs the chocolate until it gets that melt-in-your-mouth ...

The scientific name for chocolate is theobroma cacao, which translates as "food of the gods". This title was given to it in the mid-1700s by Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish naturalist who came up with our ...

Last week, I unraveled the history of chocolate overseas.While writing that, I suddenly realized something important."When ...

In 2017, two members of a Russian crime syndicate in the United States were charged with the transport and sale of 10,000 pounds of “stolen chocolate confections.” The indictment didn’t mention ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Advent calendars with hidden chocolatey treats, huge tins of Quality Street and steaming cups of hot chocolate festooned with whipped cream and marshmallows are all much-loved wintry staples at ...

Beginnings and religion. Cacao use in Yucatán among the pre-Hispanic Maya / Gabrielle Vail -- Tempest in a chocolate pot : origin of the word cacao / Martha J. Macri -- Ancient Gods and Christian ...