Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolatea real treatIn this new and updated second edition explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connections to chocolate in this gastronomic and historical adventure through cultures countries centuries and convictions. Rabbi Deborah Prinz draws from her world travels on the trail of chocolate to enchant chocolate lovers of all backgrounds as she unravels religious connections in the early chocolate trade and shows how Jewish and other religious values infuse chocolate today.With mouthwatering recipes a glossary of chocolaty terms tips for buying luscious ethically produced chocolate a list of sweet chocolate museums around the world and more this book unwraps tasty facts such asSome peopleincluding French Bayonne chocolate makersbelieve that Jews brought chocolate making to France.The bishop of Chiapas Mexico was poisoned because he prohibited local women from drinking chocolate during Mass.Although Quakers do not observe Easter it was a Quakerowned chocolate companyFrysthat claimed to have created the first chocolate Easter egg in the United Kingdom.A bornagain Christian businessman in the Midwest marketed his caramel chocolate bar as a ampampquotNoshieampampquot after the Yiddish word for ampampquotsnack.ampampquotChocolate Chanukah gelt may have developed from St. Nicholas customs.The Mayan ampampquotBook of Counselampampquot taught that gods created humans from chocolate and maize.