©1999Teresa
Villegas
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La Virgen Del Pastel
De Chocolate" 179cm x 118cm
Oil on canvas
["Our Lady of Chocolate Cake" 70.5" x 46.5"]
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During the conquest of Mexico, the aztecs served Cortez their royal drink of "xocolatl", meaning warm liquid. The Aztec recipe for xocoatl produced a spicy, bitter drink. It was made by roasting and grinding seeds of the cacao ('kah-kow') tree into a paste, mixing it with water and ground corn, flavoring it with a mixture of chilies, and beating the drink to a froth. The Olmec, Mayan and other ancient peoples of Mexico also valued the seeds of the cocao trees. The Mayans are credited with the first domestication of cocao trees and developing the first cocao beverage. The Aztecs credited their god Quetzlcoatl for introducing cocao to humankind and called this drink their "food for the gods". | ||||
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La Virgen Del Pastel
De Chocolate" 179cm x 118cm |
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