Cacao, Theobro-ma cacao, or chocolate was first cultivated in the ancient tropical rain forests by indigenous people of Mesoamerica. They esteemed the dried and toasted seeds for making rich sauces to ...

MR. NEWLAND scarcely gave himself a fair chance when, to quote his introduction, he was “prevailed upon to issue as a separate book the chapters on ‘Ground Nuts,’ ‘Palm Oil and Kernels,’ ‘Cacao,’ and ...

One chef's guide to making chocolate bars from fermented cacao seeds has fascinated the internet. My Nguyen has amassed a considerable following for her healthy recipes and home cooking hacks on ...

Many people jump-start their day with caffeine. Aldon Frost does that with cacao. “You know how some people have to have coffee during the day? I have to have cacao,” he said. “I was going to my buddy ...

Today’s page looks at one of the world’s favorite foods – chocolate. CHOCOLATE comes from the cacao tree, which was discovered more than 2,000 years ago in the tropical rainforests of Mesoamerica, a ...

CHOCOLATE CHIA PUDDING Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened dairy free milk 2 tbs chia seeds 1 tbs cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla ...

Cocoa seeds contain flavanols, which have been shown to improve blood flow and lower blood pressure, ultimately reducing the risk of heart disease.

Making chocolate is a sacred process, particularly for descendants of the ancient Mesoamerica, and for those looking to reconnect with ancestral practices, like Stephanie Villegas of Xochitl Vegan, a ...

HUNTINGTON — Although most harvesting is done in the fall, December was the best time for employees at the Huntington Museum of Art to start picking fruits off its tropical cacao plant. “Our cacao ...

Annals of Botany, New Series, Vol. 29, No. 114 (APRIL 1965), pp. 181-196 (16 pages) The auxins of cacao seeds were examined in relation to seed development by the wheat straight growth and the first ...

Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not only does cacao hold the key to chocolate’s rich and seductive flavor but it ...