Drinking chocolate
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German: Trinkschokolade Also known as: Heiße Schokolade, Trinkschokoladenpulver, Schokoladenpulver, Hot Chocolate
Hot drink made from melted chocolate or drinking chocolate powder with milk or water, richer and creamier than plain cocoa.
Drinking chocolate is a beverage in which chocolate, cocoa mass or a chocolate powder is dissolved in hot milk or water. Because of its higher cocoa butter content, it is usually thicker and creamier than a drink made from cocoa powder.
The powder is legally defined: under the German Cocoa Ordinance, drinking chocolate powder or sweetened cocoa powder must contain at least 25% cocoa powder, chocolate powder at least 32%. The drink's history goes back to the cultures of Central America, where cocoa was drunk long before solid chocolate existed.
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