{"id":5313,"date":"2026-05-28T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/chocolate-a-short-but-sweet-history-edible-histories-episode-3-bbc-ideas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:42:35","slug":"chocolate-a-short-but-sweet-history-edible-histories-episode-3-bbc-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/chocolate-a-short-but-sweet-history-edible-histories-episode-3-bbc-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate: A short but sweet history | Edible Histories Episode 3 | BBC Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-h0VFmyAZxc?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Chocolate, food of the gods! Its history goes back thousands of years so here\u2019s a quick look at how we came to eat chocolate in the first place &#8211; where it\u2019s originally from (Central and South America), when it was invented, and how it\u2019s made. Is chocolate an aphrodisiac? Is chocolate<br \/>\ngood for you? Food historian Annie Gray explains all.<\/p>\n<p>Made by Somethin&#8217; Else.<\/p>\n<p>Are you into food? Find the hidden stories of the things we eat and drink &#8211; from sushi and sandwiches to gin in our edible histories playlist: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLMrFM-P68Wh65ntOiZagyyTWv7Bq6LTxC<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to BBC Ideas \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/bbc.in\/2F6ipav<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a curious mind? You\u2019re in the right place.<\/p>\n<p>Our aim on BBC Ideas is to feed your curiosity, to open your mind to new perspectives, and to leave you that little bit smarter.  <\/p>\n<p>So dive in. Let us know what you think. And make sure to subscribe!  \ud83d\udc49https:\/\/bbc.in\/2F6ipav<\/p>\n<p>Visit our website to see all of our videos: https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/ideas<br \/>\nAnd follow BBC Ideas on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcideas<\/p>\n<p>#bbcideas #chocolate #food<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-h0VFmyAZxc\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chocolate, food of the gods! Its history goes back thousands of years so here\u2019s a quick look at how we came to eat chocolate in the first place &#8211; where it\u2019s originally from (Central and South America), when it was invented, and how it\u2019s made. Is chocolate an aphrodisiac? Is chocolate good for you? Food [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4155150508,"featured_media":5314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[197,10380,546,2041,10386,2042,10370,10384,10381,10378,10371,10383,2044,495,10379,6079,10372,10373,10385,2045,10377,77,2046,2043,10374,10382,10375,10376],"class_list":["post-5313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","tag-animations","tag-annie-gray","tag-aztec","tag-bbc-ideas","tag-bbc-short-documentary","tag-bbcideas","tag-chocolate","tag-chocolate-and-health","tag-chocolate-bars","tag-chocolate-beans","tag-cocoa","tag-cocoa-powder","tag-curious-minds","tag-explainer","tag-food-historian","tag-food-history","tag-history-of-chocolate","tag-hot-chocolate","tag-is-chocolate-good-for-you","tag-learning","tag-mayan","tag-science","tag-self-improvement","tag-short-films","tag-theobroma-cacao","tag-when-was-the-first-chocolate-bar-made","tag-where-does-chocolate-come-from","tag-who-discovered-chocolate","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4155150508"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}