From 300 AD to the 15th century, the Maya and Aztec civilisations used cacao beans as currency. Since romance needs funding, they proved that both money and love really do grow on trees!

The world’s official Chocolate Day is 7 July, often linked to chocolate’s arrival in Europe in the 16th century. It is marked globally as a tribute to one of history’s most loved indulgences.

Dark chocolate is a healthier alternative to milk chocolate. Dark chocolate with 70–85% cocoa solids is a nutrient-dense food.

From streetlights shaped like kisses in “the Chocolate town” Hershey, Pennsylvania, to the high-fashion cocoa runways of Paris’s Salon du Chocolat, these global hubs prove that life is simply better when cocoa-coated.

There is a timeless English proverb that suggests we should “say it with something sweet.” When words fall short, a piece of chocolate often serves as the perfect messenger of affection.

The Beatles released “Savoy Truffle” in 1968, where George Harrison was actually warning Eric Clapton about tooth decay as he knew about his immense obsession with chocolates.