Cacao cushion

The ‘flower cushions’ of the mother trees are beautiful

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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

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

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

Edmund

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Bennett's

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

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

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

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

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

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