Willie and the chocolate factory
In my previous post, I mentioned how more and more chocolatiers are turning away from big wholesale manufacturers of chocolate
Category: Cocoa production
The revival of bean to bar chocolate-makers
With the festive period in full swing, many of us will be savouring chocolates of different kinds and types. But
Inaugurating Valrhona’s cocoa plantation in the Dominican Republic
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of working with Valrhona, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine chocolate,
The essentials of cacao tree pruning
The pruning of cacao trees is essential in the management of a cacao field. When done efficiently, pruning helps to
Learning how to manage a cocoa plantation
The last few weeks of my cocoa trail are spent at the Ecuadorean government’s agricultural research institute INIAP, an acronym
On the road to Ecuador to discover the national cacao variety
After several months learning about the intricacies of Peru’s cacao production and the producer-supply chain, I decided it was time
Getting producers to taste their very own cocoa liquor
After my week living with the farmers of Chulucanas, I really wanted to give something back to the communities who
The ins and out of cocoa production
The association, ASPROC NBT, which stands for Asociacion de Productores de Cacao de Nuevo Bambamarca Tocache, currently has 200 members,
Peru’s most exquisite white cacao beans
I am now in the Northern tip of Peru, where you can find Peru’s special white cacao, a genetic variety
Discovering a very rare cacao variety
Immediately after the “Salon de Cacao y Chocolate”, I was invited by the organising committee to visit the area where
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