Mmmm… chocolate! We’re always up for a bounty of chocolates, aren’t we? If you ask a die-hard chocolate fan like me, it’s hard to imagine a civilization without chocolates! As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, these age old patrons of love are one of the most celebrated gifts. It may delight your sweetie to know that chocolates are being hailed as the new super-foods, courtesy, its rich antioxidant content and other good-for-you properties. Back in time, chocolate (in its purest form) was praised for its medicinal properties. It was used as an energy drink and to cure diseases like jaundice, coughs, indigestion and gout problems. The word ‘chocolate’ is derived from The Aztec word, ‘Xocolatl’, which means ‘bitter water’.