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      Chocolate begins with farmers!

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      Farmers grow the cacao that is made into the chocolate you eat.

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      The Theobroma cacao trees grow for approximately 3-5 years before they bear fruit “pods”.

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      The pods are removed from the trees by hand, collected and then split open to remove their seeds.

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      The cacao seeds are removed while they are wet and still covered in their sweet pulp.

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      The seeds are collected in containers and moved to a location where they can be fermented.

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      Fermentation takes place over the course of 5-7 days. Temperature and humidity are constantly monitored.

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      When the beans are finished fermenting they are removed from the fermentation boxes and the final drying process begins.

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      After drying they are packaged in bags and prepared for shipment. This valuable commodity is watched closely by family members.

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      Colombian cacao heading to the Colombian airport, to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and Tabal Chocolate.

      The cacao beans arrive at Tabal Chocolate

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      We sort through the cacao beans removing any unwanted beans or extra materials.

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      We roast them

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      We crack and winnow

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      We stone grind for 2-3 days

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      We conch or aerate the chocolate to enrich the flavor

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      We temper the chocolate to create the shine and snap in the crystals

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      We pour the chocolate into molds, cool the chocolate

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      Please enjoy these educational videos which are courtesy of UncommonCacao

      CACAO FARMING

       

       CACAO FERMENTATION

       

      CACAO DRYING

       

       

      QUALITY CONTROL OF CACAO

       

       

      We hand wrap each bar

      VIDEO SUMMARY of the bean to bar process -

      We share the chocolate so others can enjoy and also share.