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South Caribbean Adventures: The CHOCORART Chocolate Tour (Part 2)

February 17, 2010 By Marillyn Beard · | · 11 Comments · | · Affiliate Disclosure

Here are more pictures of the Chocorart Chocolate Tour! I still have too many pictures, but these are what I will share with you  :o)

If you have NOT read about the tour… please go here and enjoy! You will be amazed at how simple the process is! I bought some cacao that has been fermented and dried. Now I just need to roast them and make chocolate paste!

Now, enjoy the pictures and let me know if you have any questions!

Where we all met before the tour.

The cocoa roaster.

The flower of the cacao! Beautiful is it? Smelled wonderful too.

My hubby took this picture… the web is amazing!

The pulp of the cacao… delicious!

Naomi found a cacao that she decided wanted to carry it around.

Jon and Naomi learning from Marcus about the process of making chocolate.

Cacao beans drying in the sun.

Cacao nibs.

After walking through the jungle, we were all thirsty of course. They served fresh hot chocolate that was out of this world delicious! Better than the powder form and THICK!

Tabi had to have her own cup. She loved it!

Roasting the cacao (now called cocoa).

Cracking the shells to get the cocoa nibs out.

grinding the cocoa nibs to make chocolate paste.

After grinding the nibs, they put it in their roasting pan and added organic raw sugar. They gently cook the chocolate paste to melt the cocoa butter to make their chocolates.

Serving the delicious chocolate goop.

When the chocolate mixture cools they usually add flavors and then start rolling the chocolate into logs.

We sampled many different flavors… coffee, coconut, orange and mint.

Their chocolate all beautifully wrapped up and ready to sell.

They also make their own Banana Vinegar! I asked them how they do it and I am planning to try it out soon. Will let you know how it goes  :o)

This gal’s camera broke, so she sketched her “pictures” throughout the whole tour. She had some pretty amazing drawings! Love how she didn’t let her broken camera stop her from keeping memories.


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Comments

  1. citronetvanille says

    February 18, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Beautiful pictures! When you love chocolate as much as I do, learning about its fabrication is something I wish I could see live! Lucky you!

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  2. The Homesteading Apartment says

    February 18, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Oh my gosh! So fascinating to see the start to finish process. Makes you appreciate the end product so much more. The photos are beautiful (:

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  3. Marillyn Beard says

    February 18, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    Thanks girls!!! I do hope someday you both will get to see the process this close. It was so cool!

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  4. Brittney Harmon says

    February 18, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    mmmmm… i want some!

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  5. Laurie says

    February 19, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Marillyn, I was here earlier this week, oggling your chocolate and thinking that would be lovely to try out first-hand. Thanks for sharing your adventures. 🙂

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  6. Stephanie says

    February 20, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    Is there a website to buy the chocolate online??? Just curious, and thanks for sharing your experience. I loved your pictures!!!

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  7. Marillyn Beard says

    February 20, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    Brit – I know you do!!

    Laurie – Glad you enjoy it!

    Steph – Unfortunely, no :o( I wish they did, but I don’t think they could because they are such a small operation. Also, they don’t use any preservative whatsoever… so the chocolates might not last long. Maybe I can email them and ask if they could ship it to ya :o) Thanks!!

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  8. Noelle says

    February 21, 2010 at 4:55 am

    This looks like it was SOOOO muc fun to be around. I remember my grandmother from Mexico bringing me a bag of cocoa beans and grinding them into nibs. It is the best stuff! Thanks for such great pics. I lived vicariously through them.

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  9. Divina Pe says

    February 21, 2010 at 6:05 am

    Gorgeous photos. This post is life changing for chocolate lovers.

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  10. Clare & Tim says

    April 4, 2010 at 4:54 am

    Chocolate. Yum. Beautiful pictures of glorious chocolate.

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  11. Clare & Tim says

    April 4, 2010 at 4:55 am

    Yummy chocolate. Beautiful pictures of glorious chocolate.

    Reply

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