Chocolate from Around the World

Over 5000 years ago humans began to consume chocolate. Chocolate may conjure up images of candy bars and bon bons, but throughout much of its history, chocolate was a bitter beverage, not a sweet, rich-tasting treat. In this course we explore chocolate’s history, culture and economics from its origins to the present in four world regions where it is grown and/or produced.  We also sample chocolates from these regions: Upper Amazon and Mesoamerica, Asia and Pacific islands, Europe and Africa, and the United States and Canada.