Today was a simple day. Brody needed a day to basically do nothing and chill. So the only thing we did today was go to the Cacao Museum and make chocolate bars from scratch. It's a really interesting process. Cacao grows from the 20th parallel above and below the equator. There are three main types of Cacao plant, each with its own types of properties. Did you know if you put a Cacao plant netherfr plants it will take on the taste naturally? Once the plant is harvested, it is fermented in wooden boxes between banana leaves to reach 55'C. The white stuff around the beans turns into alcohol and then sugar. After the beans have been fermented, they are laid out in the shade to dry to reach 6-7% moisture. The Cacao beans are then shipped to be made into chocolate. This is primarily in Europe. The Cacao beans are then roasted and deshelled. The shells can be used for Cacao tea, which is quite tasty. The beans are then crushed with sugar and milk depending on what type of chocolate. White chocolate actually has no Cacao in it but has the Cacao butter.
We had dinner at the same place - Mamaji. I highly recommend it. Brody had cuy (guinea pig) for dinner. His face was priceless. He says it's like eating dog shit.
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