Having lived and worked on farms in South America, eating the fruit of cacao is like no other! The sweetness, the tartness, the full flavor that is nothing like chocolate but special in its own way. It's beautiful to see how a fruit can be so diverse in its culinary uses.
Thanks for the mention and for alerting me to Blue Stripes!
Of course, Nicholas! I love and get SO much from your writing. Thankful for the amazing reporting and storytelling you do.
So fun to hear you on NPR! Is it just me, or does the fruit inside the cacao pod look just like the creatures from Mickey 17?
Thanks, Madeline!! Omg I haven't seen that but I must watch
Having lived and worked on farms in South America, eating the fruit of cacao is like no other! The sweetness, the tartness, the full flavor that is nothing like chocolate but special in its own way. It's beautiful to see how a fruit can be so diverse in its culinary uses.
Ah that's so cool that you've worked on farms in South America! And eaten lots of cacao fruit! You're so right--such a special flavor.