Chocolate (pronounced  /ˈtʃɒklət/ (help·info) or /-ˈələt/) comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree. Native to lowland, tropical South America, cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Central America and......

Chocoholism is a portmanteau of "chocolate" and "alcoholism," referring to an addiction to chocolate. Some claim to suffer from this "condition" and describe themselves as chocoholics. EtymologyA thorough etymology of the word exhibits most possible morphological processeschocoholism is a......

Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. Etymologically, vanilla derives from the Spanish word "vainilla", little pod.[1] Originally cultivated by Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both the......