It may be confusing to differentiate cocoa from cacao, but when it comes to the latter, you're likely thinking of the beans.

Why it matters: The opening of Cocoa Legato — planned for April 26 — could help reinvigorate the local chocolate scene, after ...

Those of us aligned with chocolate—the product of ground, roasted cacao beans—find it warm, comforting, ambrosial, and generally dismiss all things unchocolate as “vanilla,” meaning bland ...

There are various types of cacao beans, just as there are different varieties of wine grapes and coffee beans, each with its own character. “If one bean is good if it’s roasted for one hour ...

Established in 2011, Dari K supported farmers in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island to produce quality cacao beans by teaching them fermentation techniques and other methods. Key issues concerning ...