Chocolate: Heritage of the Americas

Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 10:26pm
Event Date: 
April 10, 2014 - 5:30pm

Dr. Louis Grivetti will present “Chocolate: Heritage of the Americas,” featuring samples of American Heritage Chocolate made with authentic ingredients from the 17th century. Chocolate today is a universal treat—amazingly, a mere 500 years ago it was unknown outside of Central America. This presentation will cover
the geographical origins and global dispersal of the cacao tree, and its most beloved product.

Chocolate’s extensive history includes its earliest uses by native Mesoamericans and the spread of cacao production and chocolate manufacture into

Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. Dr. Grivetti will explain chocolate’s cultural role at various time periods in US history, with special attention to California, and a brief overview of chocolate as a medicine.

No Host Bar at 5:30 p.m.
Program begins at 6:00 p.m.

Location will be at the U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center at 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV. For more information, contact 775-881-7566 or by email at tercinfo@ucdavis.edu.