Chocolate is delicious! Well that’s my opinion and you may want to stop reading if you disagree! Shown to increase the production of those feel-good neurotransmitters in the brain, chocolate triggers a euphoric feeling similar to being in love. No wonder that worldwide chocolate consumption totals billions of pounds per year.

I’m a huge fan of extra dark chocolate and the more cocoa in my bar the better so living in the Caribbean I am overjoyed at the opportunity to get the purest form of chocolate –cacao straight from the pod.

Cacao (pronounced ka-kow) is the name for the tree and unprocessed bean. For me opening a pod of cacao is like going into a candy store. Each bean is coated with a thick white jelly that is sweet and delicious. I pop some into my mouth and suck it off like a sugary lollipop - yummy!
Continue reading "Cocoa-licious! - How to Enjoy the 'Real' Dark Chocolate"