Cacao pod

Sometimes pesky squirrels and parrots make holes in the pods and steal the yummy pulp.

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Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

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

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

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

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

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

Building Swales

Building Swales

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

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Bennett's

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

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

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Edmund

Edmund