Every year on December the 13th, people celebrate Cocoa Day with a hot drink.
Today is National Cocoa Day, or better known in Ireland as Hot Chocolate!
Every year on December the 13th, people celebrate Cocoa Day with a hot drink (and maybe marshmallows!)
Apparently there is a difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate - hot chocolate is made with ground chocolate and cocoa butter mixed with hot milk whereas hot cocoa is made from cocoa powder, resulting in less calories.
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