You might think chocolate comes in a few basic types and that's it, but the varieties and sub categories are more diverse.

Many cacao farmers grow Criollo which produces a soft thin ... Once you have ripe pods, making your own chocolate from your tree can be a rewarding process. Start by cracking open the pod and ...

starting at the end of the rainy season.There are three botanical divisions of cacao trees: criollo, forastero and trinitario. Of these, trinitario is used in high-quality dark chocolate.