Chocolate: Political Tool of Italy's Medicis

This is a cool article!

The Medicis, the family that dominated the Italian Renaissance, used chocolate as a powerful political tool to impose the Florentine taste in European courts, according to an exhibition that traces the history of chocolate from its arrival to Europe in the 16th century. (click for the full article)

Grateful hat tip to fordprfct who sent me the link.
(why don't I have a chocolate icon? Must do something about that soon.)