Question: where did chocolate originate the americas spain asia
[{'answer': 'Americas', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '29888040', 'title': 'History of chocolate in Spain', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 142, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 150, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'answer': 'the Americas', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '29888040', 'title': 'History of chocolate in Spain', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 138, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 150, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'answer': 'Mesoamerica', 'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '29888040', 'title': 'History of chocolate in Spain', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 206, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 217, 'bleu_score': 1.0, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '29888040', 'title': 'History of chocolate in Spain', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'start_character': 0, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_character': 640, 'bleu_score': 0.9822204502117851, 'meta': {'yes_no_answer': 'NONE', 'annotation_id': 18322259051031947724}, 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.'}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '29888040', 'title': 'History of chocolate in Spain', 'section': 'Section::::Abstract.', 'start_paragraph_id': 1, 'end_paragraph_id': 1, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['The history of chocolate in Spain is part of the culinary history of Spain as understood since the 16th century, when the colonization of the Americas began and the cocoa plant was discovered in regions of Mesoamerica, until the present. After the conquest of Mexico, cocoa as a commodity travelled by boat from the port of Nueva España to the Spanish coast. The first such voyage to Europe occurred at an unknown date in the 1520s. However it was only in the 17th century that regular trade began from the port of Veracruz, opening a maritime trade route that would supply the new demand from Spain, and later from other European countries.', 'The history of chocolate in Spain is part of the culinary history of Spain as understood since the 16th century, when the colonization of the Americas began and the cocoa plant was discovered in regions of Mesoamerica, until the present. After the conquest of Mexico, cocoa as a commodity travelled by boat from the port of Nueva España to the Spanish coast. The first such voyage to Europe occurred at an unknown date in the 1520s. However it was only in the 17th century that regular trade began from the port of Veracruz, opening a maritime trade route that would supply the new demand from Spain, and later from other European countries.\rhighlight sentence(s) containing evidence, not only the answer', 'The history of chocolate in Spain is part of the culinary history of Spain as understood since the 16th century, when the colonization of the Americas began and the cocoa plant was discovered in regions of Mesoamerica, until the present.']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '6693851', 'title': 'History of chocolate', 'section': 'Section::::History.:Maya use.\n', 'start_paragraph_id': 21, 'end_paragraph_id': 21, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ['Maya preparation of cacao started with cutting open cacao pods to expose the beans and the fleshy pulp. The beans were left out to ferment for a few days. In some cases, the beans were also roasted over an open fire in order to add a smoky flavor to it. The beans then had their husks removed and were ground into a paste. Since sweeteners were rarely used by Maya, they flavored their cacao paste with additives like flowers, vanilla pods, and chilies. The vessel used to serve this chocolate liquid was stubbier by nature to help froth the liquid better, which was very important to the Maya. The vessels also tended to be decorated in intricate designs and patterns, which tended to only be accessible by the rich. By 1400, the Aztec Empire took over a sizable part of Mesoamerica. They were not able to grow cacao themselves, but were forced to import it. All of the areas that were conquered by the Aztecs that', 'Maya preparation of cacao started with cutting open cacao pods to expose the beans and the fleshy pulp. The beans were left out to ferment for a few days. In some cases, the beans were also roasted over an open fire in order to add a smoky flavor to it. The beans then had their husks removed and were ground into a paste. Since sweeteners were rarely used by Maya, they flavored their cacao paste with additives like flowers, vanilla pods, and chilies. The vessel used to serve this chocolate liquid was stubbier by nature to help froth the liquid better, which was very important to the Maya. The vessels also tended to be decorated in intricate designs and patterns, which tended to only be accessible by the rich. By 1400, the Aztec Empire took over a sizable part of Mesoamerica. They were not able to grow cacao themselves, but were forced to import it. All of the areas that were conquered by the Aztecs that\rhighlight sentence(s) containing evidence, not only the answer']}}]}, {'provenance': [{'wikipedia_id': '31517226', 'title': 'Early impact of Mesoamerican goods in Iberian society', 'section': 'Section::::Luxury goods and foods.:Cocoa.\n', 'start_paragraph_id': 5, 'end_paragraph_id': 5, 'meta': {'evidence_span': ["Chocolate was by far one of the most influential of the New World goods on Spanish, and later European, society. By the 1590s, chocolate had a significant presence in the Iberian Peninsula. The growing chocolate habit in Spain led to a cross-cultural transmission of tastes (such as vanilla, pepper, the color red, and a foamy froth similar to that found in chocolate). The taste for chocolate diffused in a bottom-up fashion as colonists and conquistadors encountered new native tastes. Spaniards in the Americas who initially encountered the chocolate liquid had mixed reactions, but a love for the new taste quickly spread into the Iberian Peninsula itself. The method in which chocolate's popularity spread changed by the time it had reached the peninsula. Cacao was necessary for chocolate, but it also served as a currency throughout Mesoamerica, which is evidence of its status as a precious good throughout the region. If a commoner were to drink it, it would be seen almost as bad as saying a bad prayer or omen. Chocolate began to form a relationship with the people it would be found at weddings or betrothals. The upper class in Spain would embrace this chocolate craving to the point where the lower classes sought to emulate them. For natives, chocolate was filled with religious meaning while it played the role of a drug for the Spanish. The distinction between how the two societies perceived the role of chocolate's use is interesting. Natives saw this liquid through the lens of religious meaning while the Spanish saw the economic and culinary benefits. By the 1620s, thousands of pounds of chocolate were imported to Spain annually. The components of European chocolate evolved over time as the Spanish sought to modify the formula to reflect available resources (such as adding sugar as a sweetener rather than honey). Chocolate started a lavish item in the diets of the Spanish nobility but eventually became an accessible commodity for all members of Spanish society. While the initial interest in chocolate for the Spanish was hampered by negative stigmas (i.e. that chocolate drinking was a form of idolatry), chocolate went on to become one of the most desired and influential goods from the New World.\rhighlight sentence(s) containing evidence, not only the answer", 'Chocolate was by far one of the most influential of the New World goods on Spanish, and later European, society. By the 1590s, chocolate had a significant presence in the Iberian Peninsula']}}]}]