Category: NORTH AMERICA

  • TIMELINE: A story of cacao/cocoa and chocolate

    TIMELINE: A story of cacao/cocoa and chocolate

    The story of how cocoa and chocolate was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating tale that includes mythology, romance, politics, slavery, intrigue, heroics, deceit, greed, war and innovation. Discover the story of cacao/cocoa and chocolate. Cacao and chocolate is intricately intertwined with history: “kings and…

  • TIMELINE: A story of coffee

    TIMELINE: A story of coffee

    The story of how coffee was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating tale that includes romance, politics, religion, intrigue, heroics, deceit, greed, and innovation. Coffee: but probe deeper into this sweet-sounding word – follow its roots to the the Italian caffè, French café,  the Turkish…

  • Christmas in all nations from 1898-Italy and America – IV

    Christmas in all nations from 1898-Italy and America – IV

    Italy and America

  • TIMELINE: A story of tea

    TIMELINE: A story of tea

    The story of how tea was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating tale that includes romance, politics, religion, intrigue, heroics, deceit, greed, war and innovation. Tea: but probe deeper into this sweet-sounding word – follow its roots to the Chinese, where the word is pronounced…

  • TIMELINE: The story of rice

    TIMELINE: The story of rice

    The story of  rice and how it was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating tale that includes mythology, romance, politics, religion, intrigue, heroics, deceit, greed, famine and innovation. The symbol represents the Chinese/Japanese character for a rice grain. Clockwise from the top English, French, Tagalog,…

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