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First you convince two beautiful young women that a chocolate making session is where it’s at! (Doesn’t take much, must be the chocolate)

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Then you see the Master. Diego weighs out 14 lbs of cacao and starts roasting them over a fire

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This is bare basics over a home made wood fire, but the cacao roast nicely and begin to get that good flavor.

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The beans’ skins are peeled and the results presented. Ladies.

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Panela, which is pure unrefined sugar (molasses and all) in block form, is grated up by knife

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Orange juice will be combined with 6 blocks of panela when cooking the sugar

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The cacao beans are taken to the community grinder and ground at 1 quetzal or 13 cents per pound

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Angela, Diego’s wife makes sure none of the cacao is wasted during the noisy grinding process

Guest
 
Dave, I'm so freakin' jealous of you!

;)

Actually, that sounds great! I want to hear all about it when I get back. Also, I met a guy by accident today when I was volunteering at the youth hostel. He was from New York, and when he saw all my cycling gear, he started ranting about a guy he knew that was riding his bike from Alaska to South America, and I fell out of my chair... literally! I said, "Are you talking about Dave W, because I know him!". The guy backed down and said he actually didn't know you, but that he actually knew OF you- he heard of your travels, and he was under the impression you were going to talk about it and do some lecturing when you got back. We both laughed about it- what a small world this is!

Anyway, if you pass through Chicago, let me know. You and yours are always welcome here at my humble abode.

Koffee

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P.S. And I'm not just saying those nice things to get some free chocolate either (hint, hint!)! :D

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The result of grinding the cacao produces a thick but silky cream of cacao. Yes, we tasted it and it was very bitter.

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Dave carries the goods back to the shop Guatemalan style

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Diego mixes the OJ with the panela

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Young girls helping out make cream from powdered milk and water

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The panela is cooked into syrup

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The cacao is mixed into the hot panela syrup…

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…and chocolate is made!

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Mixy mixy! Looks delicious, huh?

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We add the cream to the chocolate for a smother product

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Mix and taste

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Taste testing, an important step to making good chocolate

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Diego mixes in the flavorings. One of my favorites, mint

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After all the flavors are made, the chocolate is rolled into wax paper

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“See Jane, this is how it’s done” (But in Spanish)

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Dave rolls a fatty!

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The finished product! Whew! Can I go home now? My tummy hurts!

Guest
 
Where's my piece?

:lol: Sounds like paradise, Dave.

*sigh*

I'll be heading out to Godiva tomorrow. Thanks for nothing! :lol:

Koffee

Richard D
 
Thanks - great photos.

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