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Find a place where people actually grow cocoa beans. That sound stupid, I know, but I'm not sure there are a lot of place else you can taste raw cocoa. I once
by JeanMarcS 9y ago
Find a place where people actually grow cocoa beans. That sound stupid, I know, but I'm not sure there are a lot of place else you can taste raw cocoa.
I once saw a TV report about a chocolate maker in Belgium who bought beans directly and making all the process by himself. Perhaps some other do that ?
I have the chance to live in a carribean island where there's a place where they grow cocoa. So you can test (and taste) it in its raw form.
It's particularly bitter ! And eons from chocolate.
I was the only one in a group of five to appreciate it. But just a sip :-)
- ianai 9y agoYou’re a little off base there. You can in fact make your own chocolate bars at home http://chocolatealchemy.com/ http://chocolatealchemy.com/ Not an ad, just an anecdote that you don’t have to travel far for raw cocao.
- felipemnoa 9y ago>>You can in fact make your own chocolate bars at home And it isn't that difficult really. There are lots of places you can get raw cacao from and recipes for chocolate bars are actually quite simple. The best part about making your own chocolate bars is that you can experiment with how much sugar, almonds, and cinnamon to add. Roast the almonds and cacao beans to your liking, crush them all together until you get a nice dough texture and voila! Chocolate.
- cwzwarich 9y agoDoes anyone actually make chocolates from the raw, unfermented beans? Wouldn't it taste pretty bad?