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De Chocolates Potu

Cardinal Francesco Maria Brancaccio
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This guy, Cardinal Francesco Maria Brancaccio, he wrote a thing called de Chocolates Potu on the use of chocolate.

Sentiment: Deep Dive
Trigger: chocolate and religious debate
For: Historians and those interested in food culture
Key quote: He wrote a thing called de Chocolates Potu on the use of chocolate.
The host discusses the historical controversies surrounding chocolate's consumption and its implications on religious fasting. They mention Cardinal Francesco Maria Brancaccio's book 'De Chocolates Potu' as part of a broader examination of how chocolate was perceived in religious contexts during the Counter-Reformation.