entry 2- chocolate on Valentine's day?

I decided for this blog post to talk about chocolate. Why you may ask? Besides it being one of my favorite candies it is because Valentine's day is right around the corner. And what is a common gift on Valentine's day? CHOCOLATE!!! but why? Why is it that chocolate is associated with Valentine's day? This is because chocolate is considered to be an aphrodisiac food since the time of the Aztecs. It is said that chocolate contains a substance that inflames desire and makes one more open to romance. It was a tradition in European culture, where royalty would give their lovers chocolate mixed with amber to stimulate love. Then there was Richard Cadbury, whose family made chocolate, who was looking for a way to use the pure cocoa butter to make more delicious drinking chocolate. He came up with the idea of "eating chocolates," which he packed in beautiful boxes that he designed himself. Cadbury, a marketing genius, began putting Cupids and rosebuds on heart-shaped boxes in 1861 so that people might treasure mementos like love letters even after the chocolates were consumed. But these are just old tales, right? Wrong, Scientists have said that in recent studies, women who have eaten more chocolate show more desire and romance compared to those who don't eat chocolate. So in conclusion, we got them to thank for receiving chocolate on Valentine's day lol.

credit to: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-chocolate-and-valentines-day-mated-life-180954228/ https://www.santabarbarachocolate.com/blog/why-chocolate-on-valentines-day/#:~:text=Chocolate%20is%20considered%20aphrodisiac%20food,amber%20to%20stimulate%20their%20love. ?'s 4 you: What's your favorite candy?