Of course, whatever its spelling or transliteration, and those clerics did
butcher Nuahatl to Spanish pretty badly, being pretty confused about "X"
back then, chocolate still appears in one of what must have been its
earliest venues, combined with chiles and other incgredients in several
versions of mole, most commonly served with turkey or chicken, and likely
pretty close to what must have been served to upper crust Azrecs (when a
bit of obsidian-sliced Tarascan captive/hostage/sacrifical victim wasn't on
the Bill of Fare.

Hmmmm.... Mayan Maiden Mole

Given no metal with which to convert chocolate into a smooth paste, the
volcanic grit from a lot of metate mashing may have made Moctezuma's
morning chocolate a little gritty. As for sweetener, did you and Jennings
try it in atole, the corn gruel/beverage which hasa vague sweetness, not
quite horchata, but....

TMo