What is the difference between “cacao” and “cocoa”? The simple answer is that cacao refers to the fruit in it’s most raw form. The base of this word comes from the Latin plant name given to this small under story tropical tree by the “Father of Taxonomy” Swedish born Carl Linnaeus. The name is a […]
Chocolate Boutique Product Spotlight – Kakawa Cocoa Beans
Tom Pedersen of Cocoa Puro located in Austin, Texas is the specialist confectioner behind this amazing chocolate product. These rich and decadent cocoa beans are the result of painstaking labor. After hand-selecting the best criollo/trinitario beans, they are carefully small batch roasted and then panned (coated), first in white chocolate, then in milk chocolate, then […]