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February 2, 2015 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Plantations / Sustainability

Are we really running out of chocolate?

Amid the media hype over fears of a worldwide shortage of cocoa caused by surging chocolate consumption in emerging markets

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October 10, 2012 Basque Gastronomy / Chocolatiers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cooperatives / Plantations / Sensory

When the cocoa trail becomes the chocolate trail

All good things come to an end. Now it is time for me to return to Europe. But rest assured!

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September 12, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cocoa Research Centres / Ecuador / Peru / Plantations

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

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August 31, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cocoa Research Centres / Cooperatives / Ecuador / Plantations

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

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August 22, 2012 chocolate tasting / Chocolate-makers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Peru / Peruvian Gastronomy / Plantations / Sensory / Sustainability

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

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August 2, 2012 Chocolatiers / Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cooperatives / Peru / Plantations

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

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July 15, 2012 Cocoa / Cooperatives / Peru / Sensory

Building my sensory skills for chocolate tasting

The other day I was fortunate enough to be able to join a group of agricultural students to develop my

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July 14, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cocoa Varieties / Cooperatives / Peru / Sensory

From beans to cacao liquor

Now that the beans have passed the cut test, it is time to find out what flavours and other characteristics

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June 24, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa production / Cooperatives / Peru / Plantations

From cacao tree to bean: the drying process

The next important step in cocoa processing is the drying process. Drying of cacao is an important step in cocoa

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June 20, 2012 Cocoa / Cocoa Producing Countries / Cocoa production / Cooperatives / Peru

From cacao tree to bean: the beginning of fermentation

Now begins the most crucial part for the making of fine chocolate. Fermentation is the first critical process to develop

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