Open cacao pods

Once opened cacao pods are full of juicy pulp that surround the seeds

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Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Bennett's

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

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

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

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

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

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

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Edmund

Edmund

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Building Swales

Building Swales

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

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

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb