There's nothing more traditional a gift for Valentine's Day than chocolates. Every year stores overstock their aisles with throngs of tasty chocolate of all sorts! And every year the day after Valentine's Day, you regret the decision you made to eat an ENTIRE BOX of sickeningly sweet, over processed sugary chocolates. Why is is exactly that we consume this delicious treat on the most love oriented day of the year?It may date back to the Aztec ruler, Montezuma, who believed chocolate was an aphrodisiac. Brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus, as a tribute to Queen Isabella of Spain, chocolates exotic lore of being an aphrodisiac spread quickly across Europe and the rest of the world soon after.
There may even be a scientific explanation for why Valentine's Day is linked to chocolate. Modern science says the chemical phenylethylamine in
chocolate triggers attraction. Chocolate also contains a stimulant called theobromine, which has been known to cause feelings of happiness.
Some may look as chocolate as plain candy, but it's history and it's scientific components make it so much more than that! Try any of Cocoa Cravings delicious cocoas and chocolates and see for yourself what the fuss is about! (Makes a great gift, too!)~~Teri Ridley~~
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