Hot and Steamy in Cedar City, Utah: 8 Places to Celebrate Nationa

The dreary weather outside means it’s an excellent time to curl up with a steaming cup of hot chocolate.

We’re going to go over a quick history of hot chocolate before going over a few places you can visit in Cedar City to grab a cup of tasty hot chocolate.

According to Hotel Chocolat.com, “In 1500 BC, the Mayans worshipped xocolatl (or bitter water) made with crushed cocoa, cornmeal, and chili pepper.”

“In the 1400s Montezuma II, the Aztec emperor of Mexico stockpiled d cacao from those he conquered. Aztec warriors had drinking chocolate as a regular part of their military rations. Every soldier on campaign received ground cacao pressed into wafers, ready to mix into water.”

Moving over to Europe in the 1700s, “Chocolate became popular in Europe. It spread to France and soon reached London. London had 700 widely popular drinking chocolate houses.”

Here in Cedar City, there are several places to get your hot chocolate fix.