cacao trees were genetically tested at a u.s. lab and had dna of the rarest form of cacao in the world. this stuff. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. really kooky looking pods as they just come off the trunk of the tree. they sort of look like someone glued them to the side of a tree. this is a once a year crop? it grows continuously but this is a peak seasons. try that. put one in your mouth. bite it and see the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nib. where does chocolate come from? the bean. okay. here s where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans.
u.s. lab and had dna of the rarest form of cacao in the world. this stuff. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. really kooky looking pods as they just come off the trunk of the tree. they sort of look like someone glued them on to the side of a tree. this is a once a year crop? it grows continuously but this is a peak seasons. try that. put one in your mouth. bite it and see the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nib. where does chocolate come from? the bean.
mountains for over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. really kooky looking pods as they just come off the trunk of the tree. they sort of look like someone glued them on to the side of a tree. this is a once a year crop? it grows continuously but this is a peak season. try that. put one in your mouth. bite it and see the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nib. where does chocolate come from? the bean. okay. here s where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans. the buyer sun drys the beans, then roasts them. after roasting, the beans are extracted from their shells and ground up, producing chocolate liqueur. mix this concentrate with milk, sugar, cacao butter and you get what we call commercial chocolate. now, our chocolate bar sells for a nosebleed price that s high by even premium chocolate standards.
and had dna of the rarest form of cacao in the world. this stuff. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. really kooky looking pods as they just come off the trunk of the tree. they sort of look like someone glued them on to the side of a tree. this is a once a year crop? it grows continuously but this is a peak season. try that. put one in your mouth. bite it and see the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nib. where does chocolate come from? the bean. okay. here s where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans. the buyer sun drys the beans, then roasts them. after roasting, the beans are extracted from their shells and ground up, producing chocolate liqueur.
in the world, this stuff. pure nacional. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains over 40 years. they re just absolutely beautiful when they start out. really kooky looking pods as they just come off the trunk of the tree. they sort of look like someone glued them on to the side of a tree. this is a once a year crop? it grows continuously but this is a peak seasons. see the way it comes out? try that. put one in your mouth. bite it and see the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nib. where does chocolate come from? the bean. okay. here s where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans. the buyer sun drys the beans, then roasts them. after roasting, the beans are extracted from their shells and ground up, producing chocolate liqueur.