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The Adventures of Elle Coco

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In El Tunco, El Salvador last month the last thing I was expecting to find was chocolate, and if I did I certainly wasn’t expecting to find home made chocolate from someone making it from his own cacao, honey and coconut oil, and selling it from his stall on the beach! . Central America has been one wonder after another meeting some amazing farmers, farmer makers and chocolate educators along the way, all living their passion! . It’s inspiring stuff and I can’t wait to tell you more of their stories!
Being conservative with my chocolate stash, this little selection I found in Copan Ruinas, Honduras lasted me all the way to the Corn Islands!! Not as much depth of flavour as with some cacao origins, but it’s profile is similar to that if Venezuelan cacao - there is an overwhelming note of roasted cocoa with a slight undertone of coffee in the 80%, we tried another with nibs added to the 80% (not pictured) which gave a slight hint of citrus to the mix. . The 45% milk was too sweet for us, but a great solution for someone after a very milky sweet chocolate hit. The grain was fine on both, with not too much gritty texture and had been tempered well, although sadly temperature fluctuations changed this and the flavour profile pretty quickly, bringing a more chalky sensation on the pallet.

Cocoa Adventures

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
Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range
Peyton and Byrne Chocolate range
Coffee and Milk Chocolate - OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland
Coffee and Milk Chocolate – OmNom Chocolates, Reykjavik, Iceland
Dancing the cocoa
Dancing the cocoa
Cocoa Hash
Cocoa Hash
Eating the chocolate face mask
Eating the chocolate face mask
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
Raspberry macarons with rose ganache
Raspberry macarons with rose ganache
#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand
#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand
Edmund, Budz and I
Edmund, Budz and I
Passionfruit couture chocolate
Passionfruit couture chocolate
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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
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To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand
To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand
Chocolate Workshop
Chocolate Workshop
Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics
Beautifully detailed eggs, filled with Fazer classics
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
Their aroma was just spellbinding
Their aroma was just spellbinding
Bennett's
Edmund
Edmund
Mattieu, Sharon, me and David
Mattieu, Sharon, me and David
Donkey Time
Donkey Time
Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess
Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess
Chocolate tree pose
Chocolate tree pose
Building Swales
Building Swales
Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb
Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb
Beans drying in the sun
Beans drying in the sun
The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden
The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

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