Written by a cross-disciplinary team of more than sixty scholars with professional credentials in anthropology, crop science, ecology, economics, geography, history, and linguistics, Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage covers the role and aspects of cacao and chocolate in history. The book introduces readers to the richness of chocolate fact and lore, explores the history of chocolate, examines the economics of the chocolate trade, and more. Lavishly done, it will be appreciated by professionals who work with cocoa or chocolate, food scientists, chocolate devotees, and others.