Which ancient Mesoamerican civilization is often credited with the first known use of chocolate, originally consumed as a bitter drink?
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The Mayans and Aztecs valued cacao beans so highly they were used as currency. They drank it frothy and spiced with chili peppers, a far cry from the sweetened solid chocolate common today.
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