It’s been a wild ride since 2020. It was rough on our coffee business, but we did manage to buy a small cocoa farm in 2021. That pushed us into the wonderful world of craft chocolate.
A WordPress update wiped out the custom website, and the young programmer is nowhere to be found.
I’ve returned to a simpler format, but the site will likely be a mess until I can see what is salvageable.
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Happy Labor day weekend to all! Here’s some reading tidbits. Enjoy, and be safe out there!
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Make Cold Brew at Home
Coffee & Chocolate Exhibition 12/3-12/6/17 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
If you’re over 45, drinking coffee reduces mortality (self starting video)
Micro Coffee Festival Brazil September 27-28 Franca, Brazil
California Initiative would legalize psychedelic mushrooms (In Amsterdam, it already is, and has been for years.)
Coffee Fest Portland, OR October 13-15
Peru’s Coffee production showing increase through 2017
The 5th Expo Cafe Peru was recently held in Lima. Highlighting the finest coffees & chocolate of Peru, the event also seeks to promote specialty coffees in the Andean nation, where most of the best coffees are exported to Europe & the US.
Via Peru This Week:
The annual event held its fifth anniversary this past weekend, aiming to promote national chocolate and coffee producers.
In the streets of London, Lima features on the tip of many tongues. They are, however, not explicitly referring to the bustling metropolis overlooking the green waves of Costa Verde. They are alluding to the Peruvian restaurant in London which has thrilled gourmets at home and abroad.
The international, gastronomical footprint of Peru is growing without displaying any hint at coming to a halt. And observing the rise of culinary Peru from the outside, there are few reasons why the perceivable future would demand an end.
Peru’s diversity is a defining aspect of the Pacific nation. Above all, the food and drink stand as a testament to the impressive variety the country consist off. From ceviche and chifa to turrón and chicha morada, Peru’s gastronomical inventions are the blissful result of multicultural creativity and ingredients in abundance.
What’s the most expensive coffee in the world?
Bewilderingly enough, however, Peru has remained an absent name from the two consumables that large parts of the world would probably collapse without: namely chocolate and coffee. Continue reading Expo Cafe Peru 2015 – 5th Anniversary
We love delicious and aromatic cocoa & chocolate. Peruvian cocoa was chosen in the best 50 out of 146 samples submitted by 35 countries to the Cocoa of Excellence 2015 program.
Via El Comercio Peru (Google translate with editing for clarity – original link below)
Continue reading Cocoa from Piura and Tumbes selected among 50 best in the world
A recent article in the New York Times by New York Times writer Julie Baumgardner features the Peruvian honeymoon of Helen Toomer and Eric Romano. The couple tasted exotic Peruvian cuisine, traveled the markets, and of course visited the iconic Machu Picchu.
We’re always pleased to see the growing interest in Peru. It really does offer spectacular scenery, wonderful culinary delights, and a culture that is refreshingly different.
From the New York Times:
Continue reading A Peruvian Adventure Honeymoon
Via Gestion Peru:
Exports of fine aromatic cocoa from Peru have been growing at an annual rate of 22.5%, according to Jose Iturrios of Alliance Cacao Peru.
New opportunities in the international market for fine aromatic cocoa involve diversifying product supplier countries, and Peru aims to become one of the leading producers of this sector, but must keep up the competitive standards and quality in production, said José Iturrios, national director of the Alliance Cacao Peru.
Continue reading Peru aspires to join the select cocoa market
While at the SCAA trade show recently, we sampled some exquisite chocolate from Theo Chocolate. While reading and translating news from Peru, I came across an article that talks about Theo Chocolate & their award winning chocolate made with Peruvian cocoa.
This year they won two more awards – Best New Product & Peoples Choice. What’s even more interesting is what I found out about the company…
Continue reading US Chocolate Made with Peruvian Cocoa Wins Awards
Two of the things that we’ve always wanted to import are cocoa (cacao) & chocolate products such as nibs, and raw cocoa pasta. We have met many smaller and medium sized producers, and visited farms and seen the whole process from picking the beans, fermentation, drying, roasting, cleaning, mixing and finally to adding ingredients to form something marvelous to the tongue…
Continue reading A Trip to the Chocolate Factory and a Startling Fact
We’re currently staying in Tarapoto (the City of the Palms,) which is a laid back medium sized city in a cloud forest region of Peru. One lure to this area is the vast amount of natural areas that surround Tarapoto in the region of San Martin.
One of those natural attractions is the cascading waterfalls at Ahuashiyacu. Considered by many to be the best falls overall, it’s certainly the closest, at just 14 km from Tarapoto.
