Thailand is a warm country. Even in the dead of winter, the south maintains its characteristic sticky and sweltering heat. Cacao, the primary ingredient in chocolate, has been cultivated in Thailand for well over a...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS “Squirrels will devour all of your cacao pods and leave them hanging from the cacao trees like bats, as you probably already know. The...
“I was the first person who came to East Timor and enquired about East Timor cacao… one of the people there had somehow gotten a hold of some knowledge on how to ferment and dry,...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS “Sugar is demonized.” -Ayano Kimura, Co-founder of Böhnchen & Co. Chocolate When I was a youngster, finding my mother’s chocolate stash in the pantry...
C Cambodia is known for its curries, dusting clay, ancient temples, and even older souls, all of which are set against the backdrop of an endless forest. Until such time as it ceased to be...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS “When we first started trying to purchase beans, when we called up the bean broker… we said, you know, we just want to buy...
W holeFruit Chocolate is the brand new offering from the Zurich-based business Barry Callebaut, which was introduced almost precisely two years after the company’s first launch of ruby chocolate. The percentage of the cacao pod...
There are plenty chocolate boutiques in Hanoi alone to keep you occupied for an entire day, which is saying a lot when you consider all of the fantastic chocolates in Vietnam, in addition to the...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Email | RSS “For us it’s important, very important, that we protect the good name of Cambodian cacao.” -Stefan, Co-founder of KamKav Cacao Company Ancient temples or...
In spite of the fact that Vietnam is not yet famous around the globe for its cacao production, the country’s locally produced chocolate has been seeing significant growth in popularity over the course of the...
