Documentary Film: Bean To Bar (choose DVD or Blu-Ray)

Available from Indi Chocolate when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

The Bean to Bar film covers how the artisans make their chocolate from the cacao bean. Some of the topics covered in the film. Growing the cacao, Bob Cooper from Kona Hawaii walks us through his plantation. Fermenting the beans, different methods of sweating the cacao beans Drying the beans, different methods used. Snorting the beans, removing unwanted material Roasting, one of the most important parts of developing flavor. Winnowing, removing the shell of the bean Mellanger, grinding the cacao