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Cacao Fruit: What Does It Taste Like And How Do We Get Chocolate From It?

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...
Los Angeles Times

How a chef is using cacao ceremonies to connect students to ancestral practices

Making chocolate is a sacred process, particularly for descendants of the ancient Mesoamerica, and for those looking to reconnect with ancestral practices, like Stephanie Villegas of Xochitl Vegan, a ...
Yahoo

Hey, chocolate lovers: new study traces complex origins of cacao

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestication and use of cacao - the source of chocolate - thanks to residues detected on a batch of ancient ...
WSKG

Dig in to the complex and fascinating history of chocolate

The chocolate industry is currently worth about $150 billion. It's easy to see why. Yum. But chocolate also has a complex and ...
NBC Chicago

Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa ...
The Columbian

Companies crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand

Chocolate callets are displayed at the California Cultured office in West Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Climate change is stressing ...