Forbidden City

Forbidden Fruit of the Forbidden City

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Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Building Swales

Building Swales

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

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

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

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

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

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Bennett's

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Edmund

Edmund

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