Throughout the ages, chocolate has been revered.
- Cacao is known as theobroma cacao, the "fruit of the gods!
- Aztecs prepared it as a beverage to be served
only for warriors, nobility and priests.
- The Emperor Montezuma allegedly drank
50 goblets a day!
Today chocolate lovers can take heart! Chocolate is made from cocoa which is rich in minerals the body needs, including magnesium and iron. This favourite food is packed with high-quality polyphenol
antioxidents that may reduce the risk of developing cancer and heart disease. In fact a study of 8000 male Harvard graduates showed that chocoholics lived longer than abstainers.
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Consumption of chocolate also triggers the release of endorphins. Cravings are usually most intense in the late afternoon and early evening. So you can imagine why chocolate is the most single craved food in North America. It is the ‘love chemical’.
When you have had the oportunity to taste fresh Belgian Chocolates it's easy to see why one would want to become a Wickerhead. Take your time and discover the magic in our hand made chocolates.
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