(Some of) the curious cultural history of women in chocolate
Chocolate is one of the most widely beloved foods in the world today, used in a variety of dishes from chocolate pasta to mole sauces to, of course, decadent brownies. However, much of what we know about chocolate is fairly recent and limited in context. Let’s open up a bit of that history and take a look at chocolate through the lens of women. For much of the 20th century, women have been closely associated with chocolate – mostly by craving it. While this is a stereotype, it is rooted in a small bit of truth. Chocolate is in fact the most desired food in the US, and while there is little consensus as to whether or not that desire … Continued