>>21564721
>Cocoa plant originated in southern part of American continent, but nowadays the largest and most prominent grower and producer of cocoa beans on the planet is African continent, specifically so Cote d'Ivoire that was mentioned earlier ITT.
???? Chocolate grows in the tropics only. It's from México. That's in North America. Cocoa grows from the Amazon to México and the Mesoamericans were the first to domesticate the plant.

>The plant originated on American continent, this is true, but that original plant produced beans of way lesser quality and tasting experience than the modern grown one, as climate of Africa was proven to be the best and most suitable for the plant, resulting in way better quality of beans and taste of end product. It is what it is.
A lot of good quality cocoa is grown in México and Central America, like Guatemala, etc.

>Besides, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil are all in the OP's list, and all of those are technically descendants of native south Americans who prepared and used chocolate for ceremonial purposes. So, hey.
Only Mexicans.
Chileans descend from another native tribe who was nomadic and didn't grow cocoa. It doesn't grow there, it's too cold.
Brazilians descend from Africans and Euros, the few that come from natives didn't grow cocoa either.

Your knowledge is very lacking no wonder you have these midwit opinions.
It's no longer the 1980s old man, you can find many premium Mexican chocolate brands these days and from all over the world.