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Learn about the source plantation of the Costa Rican Dark Chocolate from a Finnish chocolatier who spent a month working there last summer. |
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"This picture is from three years ago and shows me and one of the farmworkers spreading out the beans to dry. The steam coming off the beans will give you an idea of the heat of the fermentation process." |
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"1700's Spanish (Catalan) chocolate grinder - makes my 100 year-old equipment seem new. The sculpture of the "Indian" on the grinder is very similar to one that appears below. It's a reproduction of a 1600's plate with coffee, tea and chocolate represented by a person from their source area." |
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"I started out trying to provide all the facts and figures from the last few years I've spent learning about chocolate, but the truth is all the verbiage is just window dressing. Chocolate is about what happens in your mouth. Don't listen to what anyone tells until you listen to your own taste buds. Trust your mouth." |