Dylan and Greg dive into the topic of white cacao seeds from the comfort of the Zorzal Reserve in the Dominican Republic. Why do they exist? What genetics produce white cacao? What's with all the Criollo hype? All this is and more! Watch the video version of this podcast on Craft Chocolate TV. • Follow us for more chocolate content @manoachocolate • Learn more about us and try our chocolate here.
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Dylan and Greg dive into the topic of white cacao seeds from the comfort of the Zorzal Reserve in the Dominican Republic. Why do they exist? What genetics produce white cacao? What's with all the Criollo hype? All this is and more! Watch the video version of this podcast on Craft Chocolate TV. • Follow us for more chocolate content @manoachocolate • Learn more about us and try our chocolate here.
For this episode we're in the Dominican Republic analyzing a cacao farm. This style of cacao farming is not only typical to the Dominican, but in many cacao growing regions. Pruning cacao trees from a young age requires a lot of work, so many farmers opt out of this constant maintenance. But by the time trees are 5-10 years old the cacao pods are already out of arm's reach, making them more difficult to harvest. Dylan compares this cacao farming model to what we've been doing on our own farms...
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Dylan and Greg dive into the topic of white cacao seeds from the comfort of the Zorzal Reserve in the Dominican Republic. Why do they exist? What genetics produce white cacao? What's with all the Criollo hype? All this is and more! Watch the video version of this podcast on Craft Chocolate TV. • Follow us for more chocolate content @manoachocolate • Learn more about us and try our chocolate here.
