Our wonderful tour guide explains to us how the cocoa beans are harvested, prepared, and turned into Scharffen Berger chocolate. Viewed: 227 times.
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Susanne, Susannah, and Christopher prepare to enter the factory
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Too cute for words!
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These are what the beans look like before they are roasted.
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The beans get roasted in the top of this big red machine. When they are done, they cool slowly in the bottom tray.
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Susannah starts up the roaster :)
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The cocoa beans come out of the roaster a bit darker than when they went in.
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The cocoa beans are crushed and turned into nibs.
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We get to sample the nibs. This particular patch is a mix from different regions of the world, and as such, have subtly different tastes.
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The big Wiener machine finely grinds the nibs into a smooth paste that is suitable for making chocolate bars.
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This machine deposits the hot liquid chocolate into plastic molds and cools the chocolate for form bars.
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