The ancient Mayans were one of the first civilizations to cultivate and consume chocolate. Their kitchens were equipped with stone metates for grinding cocoa beans and clay pots for preparing chocolate beverages. Adding a dedicated chocolate-making station to an ancient Mayan kitchen would have been a natural extension of their culinary practices. The Mayans believed that chocolate had divine properties and used it in various rituals and ceremonies. Imagine the ancient Mayans grinding cocoa beans and mixing them with spices to create their sacred chocolate elixirs.
