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| Cocoa Powder |
Last week I took a trip to Point Hill, a district in the cool hills of St Catherine. On this trip, I discovered many cool things. I'll eventually get to all of these discoveries but I'll begin with my discovery of the Cocoa Tree.
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| Ripe Cocoa Pod |
We arrived at the family home and decided that we wanted to have some Otaheite Apples to eat and bring home with us. As we walked through the property I noticed these trees with colorful leaves and weird-looking pods, it was the cocoa tree. Of course, I wanted to take a closer look, however, all the pods had holes in them that were from rats feeding on them (eew, I know!), so to my disappointment, we were not able to pick and examine those.
As we continued our journey to find Apples, we came upon a second cluster of cocoa trees that had pods that were undisturbed. I was very surprised when I was offered the pod to taste and immediately declined. After everyone else tasted it I decided to give it a try and it was so yummy. The seeds inside the pod are sweet, with a rosy aroma, I couldn't stop and soon I was the designated cocoa pod holder.
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| Opened Cocoa Pod |
On our original run, I did not take any pictures so before we decided to head home I went back to the tree to get a pod so I could share it with you all.
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| Cocoa Seeds |
I also received the finished product after the cocoa beans are dried and made into chocolate. The stone-like things are used to make chocolate tea. I was told to grate them into boiling water, add spices such as nutmeg, add my milk and sugar and I'll be good to go. I haven't yet tried it but I'll let you know how it turns out.
I would absolutely love to visit when they are making the actual chocolate. Consider it a future assignment. In the meantime, you can visit these sites to find out more about making chocolate. How to make chocolate
How to make chocolate from scratch
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| Cocoa Balls |
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