Marsiette Chocolate

Manufacturing process

Chocolate is melted and cooked with the chili and spices until nearly scalded. At the same time, goat cream is heated with the vanilla until frothy, and the chocolate to be mixed in until thick and a cream-like consistency with foam. Pour and serve over ice cream, milk, or buttered pastry.

History

Marsiette Chocolate, or Mari's Chocolate, originates from the historical town of the same name in Spain, which was abandoned in 12,840. Marsiette is widely believed to have been first settled by French missionaries during the late human era, and was later commandeered as a refuge point by Spanish military outposts against the invading Lunar Flight.
The beverage's recipe is thought to have started from long held family recipes among the priesthood of the town. Throughout history, the dominant temple of Marsiette was constantly in flux as was the town's ruling patron god. As cacao became rarer and rarer throughout history, and thus chocolate, the drink shifted to solely being used as offerings to the gods, regardless of which was currently worshiped by the temple. Even through multiple hostile takovers, wars, and the steady change of the climate to cooler and drier, Marsiette's tradition of offering the beverage remained, as legends say, for centuries.
In the modern day, the beverage is not exclusive to the town or its worship of the pantheon- Marsiette Chocolate recipes have been documented throughout the ages, and numerous times despite cultural norms and secrecy agreements with the priesthood, have been leaked to the wider world. Traditionally, the drink would only be offered to the gods themselves, to not even be consumed by the priests in the later periods of Marsiette's occupation, though it is more often used a luxury drink for the upper class in the current era.

Significance

The drink remains a staple of many holiday festivities among Angels as a key offering in religious worship to this day. Angels falling into different local or familial pantheons oftentimes have different recipes for the beverage, and are known to spend exuberant amounts in creating the drink as an offering of the highest possible value they can to their gods. This, by many outside groups, is oftentimes seen as a form of bribery to the gods.
In particular, the act of serving the drink is especially frowned upon by Hikaru Vulapin, God of Foxes, much to the ire of many angels. In retaliation, Hikaru's cult is known to produce and serve versions of the drink using Artichoc, an artificial chocolate. Such act has been the source of much debate in recent years, especially with the rise in chocolate prices.

Item type

Consumable, Food / Drink

Rarity

Highly uncommon

Raw materials & Components

Pure chocolate, chili, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla bean, goat cream