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AN INTRODUCTION
HISTORIES & MYSTERIES The cocoa is indigenous in tropical America. It is therefore alien to Asia and the history of chocolate is very...
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Jun 30, 20234 min read
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THE PHILIPPINES
In her essay, Bea Belen-Ferrer traces back the history of cacao in the Philippines, and the development of its culture. Belen-Ferrer(b....
Asian Cocoa
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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VIETNAM: a fragmented history
The history of cocoa in Vietnam is often narrated by the local chocolate makers, although there is no academic account of the French...
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May 31, 20236 min read
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ACEH & SUSTAINABILITY
Indonesia is the third larger producer of coca beans in the world after Ivory Coast, and Ghana, and cocoa beans is one of the most...
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Apr 3, 20234 min read
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TAIWAN
Brief notes about cocoa in Taiwan The first known cocoa plantations in Taiwan date back from the Japanese colonisation, in the early 20th...
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Mar 31, 20233 min read
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A HEALTHY DRINK & FOOD
In the appendix of their 2015 book Chocolate and Health: Chemistry, Nutrition and Therapy, Philip K. Wilson & W. Jeffrey Hurst propose a...
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Mar 31, 20232 min read
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COCOA in CEYLON: a short History by Tilman Frasch
Cacao and chocolate were two of the most prominent global products and commodities of the nineteenth century. Cacao trees were...
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Mar 24, 20231 min read
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