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?? I enjoyed the video, but… Basic chocolate is very easy to make (albeit time-consuming to make in quantity). They already have dried fermented beans. The r
by colanderman 12y ago
?? I enjoyed the video, but…
Basic chocolate is very easy to make (albeit time-consuming to make in quantity). They already have dried fermented beans. The remaining steps are merely to roast the beans (this can be done in a metal pan over an open flame), to hull and grind the beans (this can be done by hand with two rocks), and to add something sweet (I see two suitable items in the film, bananas and the pulp of the cacao pod itself).
The conclusion I am forced to draw is that these farmers do not eat chocolate not because it is expensive (which it is – to import); but because they do not know how to prepare it (or, it seems, know that it exists). I bet you could get similar reactions from American farmhands on a farm that grows chickpeas destined for hummus.
Am I missing something?