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Cacao fruit might be the source of cocoa beans but it can be used for more than dessert-y type foods. From pasta infusions to dying shoes, here's the score.
Chocolate is delicious and chocolate comes from cacao beans, so cacao beans should also be delicious, right? Well, you may want to reconsider eating them raw.
The seeds in a ripe cacao pod are in a moist, sweet mucilaginous membrane that needs to be fermented off before the beans are dried and roasted as nibs. (Diana Duff/ Special to West Hawaii Today) 2/3 ...
Yes there's nothing as quick and satisfying as Blink-it-ing your favourite bar of chocolate and gorging on it solo. But in ...
The cacao bean was domesticated in present-day Ecuador more than 5,000 years ago. Even then it was considered a gift from the gods by the Mayans and the Aztecs.
So before you start imagining cacao pods as the next health-food trend, it's worth understanding what makes these raw beans a no-go. Read more: 10 Milk Chocolate Bars, Ranked By Taste And Texture ...