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Cacao (or cocoa) beans are the seeds of an Amozonian fruiting tree. The Mexican Mayan kings would drink up to 30 pure chocolate drinks per day to maintain their vigour and valued the bean so highly that it was used as money.
Theobroma cacao means 'food of the Gods'. the bean has 400 flavour compounds, which gives it 200% more flavour than any other food. If you eat the beans raw (buy from Health Food stores) you peel the bean first - it tastes very bitter. Very hard to get used to, and you can only nibble on it! Great to use crushed into smoothies or grind into coffee.
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Where are coffee beans located in south America?
About 40% of the worlds coffee beans come from South America.
Do guinea pigs come from South America?
They originated in the Andes mountain of South America.
What are some products produced in south America?
There are many products that are made in South America. Coffee and cocoa are some of the biggest exports from South America. Chocolate, textiles, alpaca wool, corn, and soybeans also come from South America.
Where in South America does the tomatoes come from?
it comes from proualga
Does a panda live in South America?
As a naturally occurring species in the wild: no. Both the Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda) and the Ailurus fulgens (Red Panda) come from China and surrounding areas.
Where do you get cocoa beans?
South America/Mexico. It is a native plant to that area.
In which continent was chocolate grown?
central americaMexico and parts of the Pacific coast of western Guatemala
Where does the word cocoa come from?
cocoa beans
What country is cocoa from?
Cocoa beans come from different countries but there is only one country whose main source is cocoa. Ghana!Colombiacocoa bean trees grow at the equater in south America and africain the amazon rainforest.it grows best in Ghanain hot countries on trees
Are cacao pods and cocoa beans the same thing?
No coffee beans and Cocoa beans come from different plants
What country do coco beans come from?
coco beans come from Colombia and south America
Where do French beans come from?
central and south America
Where doeschocolate come from?
Cocoa beans
Were chocolate come from?
Cocoa Beans
Where do Divine cocoa beans come from?
Ghana
How do you get cocoa beans?
Cocoa beans come from the cocoa tree. The tree has large yellow or orange fruits with a shape similar to papaya or butternut squash. Inside the fruit is the seeds, the cocoa beans. The beans are extracted and dried before they are roasted in a similar manner as coffee beans.
Are cocoa beans a tree nut?
Cocoa beans are not considered a tree nut. However they do come from trees. The actual tree nut is the Cacao tree nut which contains the actual cocoa beans.
