THE AMERICAS

Life as an American, and Cacao plantation adventures

Edmund

Edmund

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Passionfruit couture chocolate

Cocoa Hash

Cocoa Hash

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

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

Chocolate tree pose

Chocolate tree pose

Building Swales

Building Swales

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

Mattieu, Sharon, me and David

The signature criolla truffles - Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

The signature criolla truffles – Criollo Chocolaterie, Malmo Sweden

Dancing the cocoa

Dancing the cocoa

Chocolate Workshop

Chocolate Workshop

Eating the chocolate face mask

Eating the chocolate face mask

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

Harvesting the pods, and making a bit of a mess

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

Second fish, I'm getting good at this

Second fish, I’m getting good at this

Their aroma was just spellbinding

Their aroma was just spellbinding

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

Bennett's

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

#cheflife at Mekana Chocolates, New Zealand

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

Raspberry macarons with rose ganache

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

To graft cacao root stocks you need a steady hand

Edmund, Budz and I

Edmund, Budz and I

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

Donkey Time

Donkey Time

Beans drying in the sun

Beans drying in the sun

Peter's pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

Peter’s pyramid interpretation of the flodderblomb

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