open cacao pod full of cacao beans with an intact pod behind it on a bed of cacao beans - Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images When you hear "cacao," your mind probably jumps to decadent chocolate ...

According to an article I read, in order to harvest cacao pods I needed a machete or a specialized knife, and I would need to remove the pods carefully to not damage the plant, which would in turn, ...

In this recipe video, I will show you how to make chocolate from cocoa beans. This cacao pod to chocolate bar recipe is awesome and very fun to make. #cacao #homemadechocolate #chocolate #cacaobeans ...

Cacao fruit are the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, and come in a range of colors as they ripen, ranging from vivid yellow to a deep red. The Aztecs used the pods as a form of money, while the ...

When it comes to talking about chocolate, the words “healthy” and “sustainable” largely aren’t choice descriptors. But that may soon change, thanks to a group of Swiss scientists who reinvented the ...

As Halloween approaches, so too does the anticipation of a trick-or-treating stash filled with fun-sized chocolate candy bars. But to satisfy our collective craving for this indulgence, millions of ...

While scrolling through Instagram one day, I received a targeted ad for a tropical fruit box. I’d recently been seeing TikToks of various influencers trying different tropical fruits, and I’d been a ...

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and with room for a small tree where it can have a shady overstory, it’s worth ...

Throughline host Rund Abdelfatah brings us the story of the origins of chocolate.

Just as Kona coffee became world-renowned in the 20th century, local cacao growers and chocolatiers hope Hawaiian chocolate achieves similar acclaim in the 21st century. These specialty products are ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Nose-to-tail eating has been established for more than a decade but ...