Chocolates and chocolate gifts have transformed the existence of millions since the first discovery of this most favourite of treats. Chocolate comes from the cocoa bean which is more than 4 thousand years old. The earliest civilisatons revered this mystical dark bean, considering it to be a gift from above. These early cultures made a rich thick brew from these beans. Some even used it as a primitive form of money, and there were many things a bean could be used to buy. Four, for example, could buy you dinner.  
The cocoa bean consumed alone is sharp tasting and was rejected by the first Spanish conquistadors. They had no idea what they had discovered and brought back with them to to their own country.   The Spanish brought with them the recipe for this sharp tasting beverage. It was not all that well liked until the well known Spanish explorer Cortez decided to blend the bitter drink with sugar. Subsequently it grew to become a sensation and only royalty was authorized to drink this appetizing drink. They added in other spices nutmeg and vanilla. They were able to conceal this beverage from the entire world for more than 100 years! From that point on it quickly made its way around the world. Different cultures started making it in a range of ways, changing it,and jncorporating other ingredients. It was over time becoming the delightful sweet candy that we know nowadays.  
These days you can find this sweet dark candy across the world and available in just about every form imaginable . You will find it in milk, cookies, coffee, candies, your morning cereal, chocolate covered fruit, ice cream and even wine! You can even purchase chocolate presents !   You won't find a more welcome present for any sweet-toothed person than a box of chocolates . Do you know what the number one selling item is on February 14? Chocolates of course ! More lovers exchange chocolate gifts on this occasion than any other kind of gift. We all appreciate that the way to man's heart is through his stomach and it seems that the way to reach woman's heart is through a gift of this delicious sweet treat!  
It also makes a wonderful present on other special days too. At Easter countless millions of children will excitedly look to see if they have been visited by the Easter bunny. Hundreds of plastic eggs will be hidden with this dark sweet gift inside. On Christmas Santa Claus often stuffs stockings full of this dark sweet treat.   Are you able to picture a world without chocolate? It's tough is it not? You've now learned why chocolates and chocolate gifts are definitely the very best presents you can give.