Cacao

Trip Start Oct 26, 2007
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Trip End Mar 05, 2008


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Sunday, December 9, 2007

Many farmers grow cacao fruit in this area. Apparently Ecuador has a reputation for fine cacao beans and the farmer gets about a US dollar a kilo.

The fruit is yellow or orange and grows on trees similar to an old apple tree.

The cacao beans are covered by some white pulp/slime that tastes great. After sucking the slime of the beans they are dried in the sun for a few days and then roasted. Finally the beans are ground to make cacao powder.
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