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Museum of chocolate opened in Paris

Tags: chocolate, Paris , museum, Culture, World, News
 
Feb 6, 2010 20:42 Moscow Time
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Paris has opened a museum tracing the five centuries of the European history of chocolate, first discovered for Europe in 1519 when the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes visited the palace of the Aztec Emperor Montezuma.     Since the turn of the 19th century, Europe has been enjoying chocolate in solid bars as well as powder and drink.The Paris museum is also a shop which offers a choice of chocolate sweets made in the full view of the visiting public.   

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