More Than Chocolate — Stories from the Source
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Cacao vs cocoa: the difference you can taste
Cacao and cocoa start as the same seed and end up as different ingredients. Theobroma Cacao is the term for the plant and Cacao is the term for material processed gently and usually at lower temperatures. Cocoa is the harder-processed form, roasted darker and often alkalised, which mellows flavou...
The Art of Slowing Down: Why Ritual Changes How You Taste
Daily Ritual Begins With Attention Daily ritual is not spiritual performance. It is not about having the perfect morning routine, owning beautiful cups, lighting candles, burning incense or creating something that looks good on social media. It is not another thing to achieve or another way to pr...
Pacific Cacao: The Flavours of Place
Chocolate has a terroir. Just as wine reflects the vineyard it came from and coffee carries the fingerprint of the mountain where it was grown, cacao tells the story of the place it calls home. Climate. Rainfall. Volcanic soils. Elevation. Genetics. Fermentation. Drying. The people who grow it. ...
Why I Started with a Cup of Cacao and Ended Up Making Chocolate
People often assume I started Ka kā wā because I wanted to make chocolate. The truth is, It all started with a cup of cacao. Long before there was a brand, a website or a chocolate bar, there was a simple daily practice. A cup of cacao made slowly. A quiet moment before the day began. A chance to...
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