Cacao (Theobroma cacao) has been used for centuries as a beverage and as the delicacy we know as chocolate. From pre-Columbian Mayan and Aztec cultures who used cacao seeds ceremonially and as currency to European chocolate houses and the mass-produced commercial products of today, chocolate has a long, storied past. Learn the natural history of cacao and its many current and historic uses as well as the sustainable way of producing chocolate. Discover the neurobiology of theobromine , the active ingredient of cacao that is responsible for the feeling of "being in love" after consuming it. Sample several different varieties and forms of cacao.

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