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Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

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#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range

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

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

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

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

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

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Building Swales

Building Swales

Edmund

Edmund

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

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

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

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