Abstract:

There are many stories about the history of chocolate in the West. During the period of Ottoman and Republic, there are very few studies on this subject in the academic sense. It is unclear when and how the chocolate entered the imperial shell. The story is as follows: The past. From the 1500s, chocolate was a drink of the rich, warriors and kings in the Maya and Aztecs and was also used as money. After the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521, Spanish ships began to carry cacao beans to their countries, as well as gold. Chocolate in the Spanish Palace. In the first half of the century, a while after its settlement, it spread throughout Europe; XVIII. It was among the luxury consumption substances that the kings, the wealthy and the aristocrats drank in the century. In the Ottomans, chocolate was gradually accepted after the industrial revolution, after it was introduced to the market as a food by the British in 1842. The chocolate consumption in the Ottoman country of Nazaran to the West was very late. From the middle of the century it was spread among the elite sections, primarily the palace; with time it was also accepted by the public with the opening of modern cafés and pastas.  The source of this work is the Ottoman archive document and the data in the Spanish memorial book, but the first chocolate entered the Istanbul Palace, through gifts sent from the Palace of Madrid. In 1783, for the strengthening of the Ottoman-Spanish peace. The goods of gold and silver sent by Carlos to Abdülhamid included 4 boxes full of chocolate and 6 packs of cacao. In the Ottoman records, this new product was written in two different forms and the type of coffee was described as a spice. This information will contribute not only to the history of chocolate but also to the cultural history of Istanbul. There are many works written in the West about the history of chocolate. There are very few studies in Turkey. In these studies it is not known exactly when and how the chocolate is entered into the empire capital. Chocolate, which extends over the past B.C. 1500s, Mayan and Aztecs, the drinks of the rich, the warriors and the kings, were also used as cash. After the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521, Spanish ships began to carry cocoa beans to their countries along with gold. Chocolate spread throughout Europe after a while after entering the Spanish palace in the first half of the 17th century. Chocolates have been king's, rich's and aristocratic's luxury consumer goods in the 18th century. In Ottoman, chocolate gradually began to be accepted after the Industrial Revolution with series production, released as a food by the British in 1842. Compared to the West, the consumption of chocolate seen in the Ottoman country has become widespread in the middle of the 19th century, especially among the elite. In time, modern cafes and pattisseries were accepted by the public. According to the Ottoman archives and the Spanish memories the first chocolate to Istanbul palace, had entered the palace through the gifts sent from Madrid. For strengthen the Ottoman-Spanish peace in 1783 among the items such as gold and silver, which were sent by Carlos III to Abdulhamid I, there were 4 crates of chocolate and 6 packs of cocoa. In the Ottoman records, this new product was written in two different ways and described as a type of coffee. This information will contribute not only to the history of chocolate but also to the cultural history of Istanbul. Key words: Spain, Ottoman, gift, chocolate, history.

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