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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Asian Cocoa
- Jun 27, 2023
- 1 min
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....
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Asian Cocoa
- May 31, 2023
- 6 min
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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Asian Cocoa
- Apr 3, 2023
- 4 min
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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Asian Cocoa
- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
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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Asian Cocoa
- Mar 31, 2023
- 2 min
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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Asian Cocoa
- Mar 24, 2023
- 1 min
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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