When Montezuma, Emperor of the Aztecs, threw a bash to impress conquistador Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century, he served  not only a dazzling amount of food, but also their special cacahuatl  (cacao) drink.   Author Bernal Díaz del Castillo observed that “Montezuma ate frugally, but drank chocolate throughout the meal… which they [the Aztecs]… Continue reading