Chocolate, native to Central and South America, originated from "xocolatl", which means "bitter water". Its main raw material, cocoa beans, is produced in a narrow strip in the latitude range of north and south of the equator 18 degrees. Chocolate originally came from the fruit of the wild cocoa tree in the tropical rain forest of Central America. Cocoa bean chocolate is made from many raw materials, but its flavor mainly depends on the taste of cocoa itself.

At that time, missionaries in the Qing Dynasty loved to drink chocolate, and then Wu Yingtang, the director in charge of western medicine preservation, made He Shi Heng. After some efforts, he made a set of silverware according to the practice of eating chocolate in European upper class, and made chocolate with a mixing stick made of boxwood, and gave it to the emperor.

It's a pity that Kangxi's father won't appreciate you because you have made great efforts. After he tasted it, he commented with disdain: sweet and bitter, it sounds strange. What's the effect? What's the use of eating it? Yes, can I live longer? Can you live forever?

This annotation is very practical and clear, so it can be seen that the old man Kangxi, who has the treasures of the world, doesn't care about this useless drink.

Through the above encyclopedic knowledge, we know that the main raw material of chocolate is not in China. If the old Kangxi really liked it at that time, would he start to pay attention to some exchanges with overseas? However, this is only a guess. Unfortunately, the image of Kangxi recorded in historical books itself does not pay attention to appetite. Obviously, he can't give up his prejudice, because prejudice is worthless to him, just a taste (and he doesn't like his taste himself).

From his standpoint at that time, this result may not only be really dissatisfied with the taste of chocolate, but there may be many political considerations, but it is not clear.