Everyone loves a good cup of hot cocoa on a chilly day, so what better time of year than now to celebrate National Cocoa Day? Cocoa comes from the dried fermented seeds of the cacao tree, which grows all over the world. Like wine, the subtle flavor differences in cocoa beans (and therefore chocolate) are dependent on where they were grown, a concept known as terroir. It takes 300-600 cocoa beans to produce just two pounds of chocolate. Hint: the higher the percentage of raw cacao, the better it is for you!
Cocoa and its derivative products are used in many recipes, but we wanted to share a few of our favorites from around the web:
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National Cocoa Day!?! How awesome is that! (Not that I need an excuse to eat/drink cocoa because it’s pretty much a daily occurrence.) But, in honor of this great day, I MUST oblige! It would be wrong not to. I think I’ll have me a steaming cup of dark hot chocolate accompanied by some extra dark chocolate squares.
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That sounds all kinds of amazing. Sadly, I missed out and did NOT have any cocoa yesterday. Guess I need to make up for it today!
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