Earlier this year I went to go to a workshop at the Río Muchacho Organic Farm on the coast of Ecuador. Most of the workshop was review for me, but we did get to MAKE CHOCOLATE! Here's a little info about how to make chocolate - old school style.
1. Get the pods off of the tree.You can chop 'em off with a machete or whack them down with a stick.
1. Get the pods off of the tree.You can chop 'em off with a machete or whack them down with a stick.
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| This is a cacao tree (from Indonesia - can you believe we haven't taken one in Ecuador yet?). These are unripe pods. |
