What's better than holiday hot chocolate? If just thinking about it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, well – that’s by ...

Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

Like fine wine, gourmet chocolate can be made by blending different beans or by using ones from a single estate. And like the grape, it has many stories to tell as it makes its complex journey from ...

Cacao has a deep cultural significance in Black communities, where there is ancestral wisdom in its history. The journey of cacao began with Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. It is a sacred plant and ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao ...

Whether you’re shopping for hot chocolate mixes or browsing the candy aisle for a sweet treat, you’re almost guaranteed to see "cocoa" or "cacao" on a few product labels. Perhaps curiosity got the ...

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