Sugar Plum Blog
Break out your passport because today’s blog is taking you on an all-inclusive, educational, and drool-worthy trip around the globe to learn how chocolate is incorporated in different cultures.
A heart-shaped box of chocolates has become a Valentine's Day staple across the globe. Have you ever wondered where this tradition of giving chocolate in a heart-shaped box originated? Chocolate has been associated with love for centuries, but it wasn't until the mid-1800's that chocolate became a popular gift amongst lovers for Valentine's Day!
Rabbits and eggs have long stood as symbols of fertility, renewal, and rebirth across many traditions to welcome the springtime. The first written record of an egg-laying bunny came from Germany in the 1600s, and her name was “Oschter Haws,” translating to “Easter Hare.”
When we hear “chocolate,” usually the first image that pops in our head is our favorite chocolate bar, or maybe even a hot mug of cocoa on a chilly winter night. It is hard to say exactly how long chocolate has been made, but it is suggested that chocolate consumption began about 3000 years ago in the ancient Olmec civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
