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“Every time I think I have settled on my favorite flavor, I taste another one and think, ‘hmmm... maybe this one is actually my favorite.’”
 
 

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“Good King has changed the landscape of chocolate in the most wonderful way. The texture is of a nut that has a hint of sweetness coupled with spices.”
 
 

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“It’s a great food to put out at parties pairing with wine, cheese, or beer - it’s a relatively new food concept to most people making it fun for guests to try and a good conversation starter”
 

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#Christmas! That’s what it feels like each time we open the #gift of a new #fermentation batch of our #cacaobeans. Our grower partners make about 300-500 pounds per #smallbatch. And, even though it’s #singleorigin, each batch is slightly different (like different times in a fruit harvest). In making #chocolate, batches of #cacao would typically be blended together. But, in #snackingcacao, each bean is tasted individually, so we #roast each batch separately to achieve the #bestflavor for each batch and the most #consistency from #beantobag. This week, we broke open a new bag from #Honduras for #goodfoodawards winner #Harmony. These #cocoabeans are VERY #smooth and #rich. The #flavor notes are deeper - #coffee and #darkchocolate. Even its color (bottom) hints at the difference. So beautiful! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! #smallbatch, #directtrade, #singleorigin, #vegan, #GMOfree, #betterforyou, #womenownedbusiness, #seattlemade #wholecacaobeans, #handcrafted
So thankful to fellow #PNW business @momo_cocoa_co for warming-up this California girl on this “June-uary” day in Seattle. Yvonne’s #xocolatl flavor (#allspice, #cinnamon, #cayenne and #blackpepper) is perfect for me - #nottoosweet, #spicy, #richflavor and texture. Real #cocoa with #cocoabutter makes all the difference (instead of just powder like most cocoas)! I used part water, part #coconutmilk. And, it pairs almost too well with our #Strength (spicy & #citrusy) flavor. Round 2 coming up! In full disclosure for the locals - You might consider today a nice day. To me, the 60’s are cold. It’s cloudy, and, yes, I’m still wearing a scarf… #warmmeup Pretty sure I was made for the #warm, #tropical #cacao growing regions (in which case, #momococoa would be GREAT iced)! #cocoaiscomfort #pnwlife #instafood #instagood #buzzfeedfood #vegan #plantbased #GMOfree #soyfree #goodeats #womenownedbusiness
Still dreaming of this beautiful #chocolatetruffle by Aimee Morrow of @souleverchocolates. Aimee is so thoughtful with EVERY detail in her flavor #pairings and #sourcing. 100% #organic ingredients including #cacao sourced from a Costa Rican farm with which she volunteered, elegant #ganache created with: raw Costa Rican #vanillabeans (her #rawingredients stay raw!), rough ground #cocoapowder, #coconutoil, and lightly sweetened with #raw #coconutnectar. All of it topped with crushed #pistachios and #local San Juan Island #seasalt! The flavors are so well-balanced and #relaxing – I must slow down and savor. And if that wasn’t beautiful enough, it’s also #vegan and #lowglycemic – served with this beautiful view from @northwesttastings in #pikesplace and paired with wine. #Yum! Definite highlight of my job - to gather with amazingly talented #seattle #womeninchocolate (including @findingfinechocolate). Thank you for sharing, Aimee! #latergram #womenownedbusiness #seattlemade
Happy June 1 and congrats to all those #graduating! These #cacaopods remind me of the #graduation line-up. Beautiful, mature kids (or pods), *pretty* orderly, prepared for greater and bigger things in the next wonderful stage in life – in this particular case - #snackingcacao. For the grads- wishing you abundant #harmony, #love, #peace, #strength and #joy in your next steps! #latergram, #directtrade, #vegan, #GMOfree, #betterforyou, #womenownedbusiness, #honduras, #wholecacaobeans, #handcrafted
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Wishing you (and especially service members and their families) a wonderful weekend full of blue skies, beautiful scenery and dry, sunny weather! If you’re wondering what that has to do with #cocoabeans, fine #flavor #cacao needs about a week of drying in this idyllic #environment to taste its best. Well, maybe minus the beautiful scenery – but it makes our coworkers happy! Pictured: Drying area for our #snackingcacao beans @coagricsal in #Honduras. #nofilter #directtrade, #singleorigin, #vegan, #plantbased, #GMOfree, #handcrafted
#Comfortfood – So many people notice banana #flavornotes in our #Harmony #cacao. What better way to enjoy them than in #bananabread? Just substitute #snackingcacao for #chocolatechips or #nuts in your favorite recipe for a #healthy, #nutfree, #chocolatey #crunch for your #weekendtreat. Why do our #cacaobeans taste like bananas? Like #wine grapes, #cocoa expresses countless flavor notes depending on the type, where it’s grown and what grows nearby. Banana trees are often used for shade when growing #finecacao. Thus, our banana flavor notes! Myth – Cacao is also #fermented in banana leaves, but we haven’t noticed this influence the flavor the same way as cacao intercropped with bananas. #vegan, #plantbased, #healthysnacks
This #cacaotree gives new meaning to the word #tripod. #Cacao can cross pollinate with nearby trees creating a beautiful #diversity of genetically unique #cacaopods – each with a different #color and #flavor – all on the same tree! #honduras #directtrade #singleorigin #GMOfree #snackingcacao #wholecacaobeans #vegan #plantbased #nature
To my mom, our mom co-workers and all of our mom friends & family – thank you for expending every ounce of #strength for us, for finding #joy and laughter in all circumstances and creating #peace and #harmony in the midst of chaos. No word or gift can thank you enough for your sacrificial #love. Happy Mother’s Day! #snackingcacao, #wholecacaobeans made *mostly* by moms.
Hooray! It’s #harvest time @coagricsal in #Honduras! This rainbow of #cacaopods will be opened using the wooden mallets (to keep both hands and #cacaobeans safer than using the ever-present machete). The #cacaofruit and #cacaoseeds are then emptied into the white bucket to be transferred from the #farm to the #fermentation center. The pods are left at the farm to be used for #compost - to ensure equally beautiful future harvests! #snackingcacao #organic #fairtrade #plantbased #directtrade #singleorigin #handcrafted #healthysnacks
You give me fever... Did your #cacao have a fever? Let’s hope so! Fermentation is extremely important in #flavor development for #wholecacaobeans because we can’t hide it in a blend - you taste EVERY bean! And since #fermentation is an #organic process, each lot behaves a little differently based on outside temperatures, humidity, genetics, time of harvest... So, our partners take time, watch #temperature (ambient and beans) and perform physical cut tests to determine when to stir and rotate the beans for optimum taste. This #cocoa is only on day 2 – just after its first turn. It might naturally reach temperatures as high as 125°F (51°C) before fermentation is complete! #snackingcacao, #directtrade, #singleorigin, #handcrafted, #plantbased
There are over 30 #Love sculptures by Robert Indiana around the world! It has special meaning not only because of our #flavor name, but because the first one the five of us ever saw was in Philadelphia 25+ years ago when we met at college. Love these girls!! #girlsweekend, #snackingcacao, #eating, #talking, #purejoy,
30+ years of friendship! That’s #love. Taking a day to play in a surprisingly warm #Minneapolis with one of my favorite Kings, Shloe (King) Donoghue. ❤️ #friendsforever, #snackingcacao
 

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