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On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao (2nd Edition)

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Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolate―a real treat!

In this new and up to date second edition, explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate on this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures, countries, centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels at the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections within the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate lately.

With mouth-watering recipes, a glossary of chocolaty terms, tips for buying luscious, ethically produced chocolate, a list of sweet chocolate museums world wide and more, this book unwraps tasty facts such as:

  • Some people―including French (Bayonne) chocolate makers―imagine that Jews brought chocolate making to France.
  • The bishop of Chiapas, Mexico, used to be poisoned because he prohibited local women from drinking chocolate throughout Mass.
  • Although Quakers do not observe Easter, it used to be a Quaker-owned chocolate company―Fry’s―that claimed to have created the first chocolate Easter egg in the UK.
  • A born-again Christian businessman within the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a “Noshie,” after the Yiddish word for “snack.”
  • Chocolate Chanukah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs.
  • The Mayan “Book of Counsel” taught that gods created humans from chocolate and maize.
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