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Well we all know that Valentines Day is the day of lovers and a day for giving gifts to those you care about but why is chocolates still the most popular Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets given on Valentines Day? Why is Valentines Day Chocolate Gift Baskets so closely associated with romance?
Since chocolate was brought to Europe it has been considered the food of love. Stories of its properties as an aphrodisiac for the aristocrats were well known, the Spanish who brought it to Europe learnt about chocolate from the Aztecs who would consume large quantities before entering their harems. It was however a European tradition that each year on the 14th of February young men would court young ladies with flowers and gifts and because back then chocolate was rare and expensive it wasn’t long before this was the favorite gift given by the rich and aristocratic who were the only ones able to provide this for the object of their affections.
Since chocolate was brought to Europe it has been considered the food of love. Stories of its properties as an aphrodisiac for the aristocrats were well known, the Spanish who brought it to Europe learnt about chocolate from the Aztecs who would consume large quantities before entering their harems. It was however a European tradition that each year on the 14th of February young men would court young ladies with flowers and gifts and because back then chocolate was rare and expensive it wasn’t long before this was the favorite gift given by the rich and aristocratic who were the only ones able to provide this for the object of their affections.
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