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Food Hour: The Story Of Chocolate

Season 15, Episode 16 of 34

For 4,000 million years, people the world over have turned to the delicacy of chocolate for rituals, medicine, romance and sheer pleasure. In this informative and entertaining documentary, Judith Jones reveals how our love affair with chocolate began in Mesoamerica, present-day Southern Mexico and Central America, where people living deep in the tropical rainforests discovered the edible properties of Theobroma cacao, referred to as the food of the gods. With fellow travellers from around the world, Judith discovers the extraordinary popularity behind the pleasure of chocolate.

Previously Aired

Day
Time
Channel
7/22/2016
noon
7/23/2016
3 a.m.
7/23/2016
11 a.m.
7/24/2016
1 p.m.
7/25/2016
9 p.m.
7/26/2016
3 a.m.
7/30/2016
6 a.m.
12/30/2016
noon
12/31/2016
11 a.m.
1/7/2017
6 a.m.
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