Roof Dragons

Animal characters are a sign of status and offer protection for the building

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Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots - Gurre, Denmark

The cacao trees at Peter Beier HQ are quite happy in giant plant pots – Gurre, Denmark

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Edmund

Edmund

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Bennett's

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Annelli Viik's white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Annelli Viik’s white chocolate truffle and the Romeo and Juliet went down a treat

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Smaller more 'bespoke' bars with unusual pairings - dark and pollen anyone? - Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Smaller more ‘bespoke’ bars with unusual pairings – dark and pollen anyone? – Kehrwieder, Tallinn Old Town, Estomia

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Building Swales

Building Swales

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

For all our hard work, we were gifted a pod that took our fancy to take home with us

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I