This is from where chocolates come from
@allknowing (153544)
India
November 17, 2023 6:37pm CST
I had the occasion once to see trees that produced cocoa pods. We also saw cocoa pods being dried. The inside of a cocoa pod is interesting It contains pulp and seeds.
While the pulp can be consumed raw the seeds need to be roasted before eating but in practice hardly anyone eats them
The pulp is used for making jams, juices, and even ice creams. Being a chocolate foodie I was happy to see where my chocolates came from
Have you eaten cocoa pulp?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 Nov 23
While on a tour of Germany we were taken to a chocolate factory and we saw the process We were given free chocolates!!
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@BearArtistLady (6029)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@allknowing Hope you ate one for me!!! I would love to tour a chocolate factory, but they would never be able to get me out of there. It would take a super huge bribe to get me to even think about leaving. Unless they were able to lock me in the bathroom when I had to use it.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 Nov 23
@BearArtistLady I may as well tell you how badly I behaved I was sitting in the front row and the guy was talking about how chocolates after we toured around After his lecture a tray was passed with chocolates. I grabbed a handful without realising those in the back rows got none
Bad behaviour right? But at the same time you will understand the greed of a chocolate goodie lover
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
18 Nov 23
Now I prefer the finished product
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
19 Nov 23
@allknowing Yes now if only I could grow some.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 Nov 23
A lot of what grows here grows in in Phillippines too. If you look around you will find atleast one tree.
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
18 Nov 23
No, haven't eaten cocoa pulp. It would be interesting to see how chocolates are made.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
18 Nov 23
The entire factory that we visited in Germany was smelling of chocolates (lol)
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