Cacao Pods

Once the flowers are pollinated they produce fruit – cacao pods

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Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Building Swales

Building Swales

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

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

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

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

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

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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

Edmund

Edmund

Bennett's

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

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

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding