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Cocoa Plantation in Peru - Coco

From Tree to Chocolate: A Tour of a Unique Cacao Farm in Peru

Deep in the Peruvian rainforest, cacao grows as part of a living ecosystem. Katinka Lanksink Dodero makes her own chocolate there, from tree to bar.

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Soklet chocolade reep

Highly recommended: Soklet chocolate, dark with garlic – India’s chocolate revolution, from tree to bar

Every quarter, one of our experts reviews a delicious coffee, tea or chocolate. This time, chocolate connoisseur Caroline Lubbers is tasting a winter bar from Soklet Chocolate. India: a land of chocolate When you think of artisanal chocolate, India might not be the first country that springs to mind. Soklet chocolate is changing that in […]

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The origins of cacao appear to be older than previously thought

For centuries, it was believed that the cultivation of cacao originated in Central America. The Olmecs, Maya, and Aztecs had been using the bean in rituals and beverages for thousands of years. However, genetic research has made it clear for several years now that cacao originated in the Upper Amazon, in the border region of […]

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NearyNógs bean to bar chocolate

NearyNógs bean to bar chocolate: familie, vakmanschap en de kracht van pure cacao

Aan de voet van de Mourne Mountains in Noord-Ierland maakt het familiebedrijf NearyNogs bean to bar chocolate chocolade van boon tot reep.

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koffieTcacao nieuws 10-2025

koffieTcacao nieuws – oktober 2025

Van kampioenschapsfinalisten tot koffiefestivals, een nieuw bakboek van Fort Negen, Oatly’s ready-to-drink matcha en nieuwe specialty koffies van Simon Lévelt. Plus: een theatervoorstelling over koffie en een unieke chocolate & tea tasting in Amsterdam.

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Wat is fermentatie van koffie, thee en cacao

Wat is fermentatie van koffie, thee en cacao?

Drie experts vertellen wat er tijdens het fermenteren allemaal gebeurt met bes, blad en boon.

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Cocoa Plantation in Peru - Coco
Deep in the Peruvian rainforest, cacao grows as part of a living ecosystem. Katinka Lanksink Dodero makes her own chocolate there, from

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Soklet chocolade reep

Every quarter, one of our experts reviews a delicious coffee, tea or chocolate. This time, chocolate connoisseur Caroline Lubbers is tasting a

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koffieTcacao nieuws 11-2025
Van botanische elixers tot tropische feestchocolade en nieuwe dranktrends: het nieuws van november 2025.

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For centuries, it was believed that the cultivation of cacao originated in Central America. The Olmecs, Maya, and Aztecs had been using

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NearyNógs bean to bar chocolate
Aan de voet van de Mourne Mountains in Noord-Ierland maakt het familiebedrijf NearyNogs bean to bar chocolate chocolade van boon tot reep.

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Brussels Coffee Show 2025

Van 7 tot en met 9 november 2025 wordt de Gare Maritime in Brussel opnieuw het decor van de Brussels Coffee Show,

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koffieTcacao nieuws 10-2025
Van kampioenschapsfinalisten tot koffiefestivals, een nieuw bakboek van Fort Negen, Oatly’s ready-to-drink matcha en nieuwe specialty koffies van Simon Lévelt. Plus: een

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Wat is cacaoboter
Deze romige, plantaardige vetstof is veel veelzijdiger dan je zou denken.

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Wat is fermentatie van koffie, thee en cacao
Drie experts vertellen wat er tijdens het fermenteren allemaal gebeurt met bes, blad en boon.

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Duik in de wereld van cacao tijdens in Amsterdam chocolade festival
Leer, proef en ontdek alles over bean-to-barchocolade.

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