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Seneca Klassen replied to Tom's discussion The Malting Process as it Relates to Cacao Fermentation"It may be that I'm misunderstanding, but I wanted to clarify that germinated cotyledons should *not* be included in ferments...these will inevitably result in faulty outcomes, and should be discarded. Jim's comments make sense to…"
Seneca Klassen commented on Melanie Boudar's blog post Cacao Nibs and Pathogen Risk"Hi Clay--
http://tinyurl.com/3bdvxnq
Our local library was able to get a copy, amazingly. Caveat emptor: I am absolutely no scientist and my reading of technical information might well be incorrect.
If it is correct though, it seems that…"
Seneca Klassen commented on Melanie Boudar's blog post Cacao Nibs and Pathogen Risk"I think it's wise to consider all cocoa at the fermented & dried stage as potentially contaminated, especially with salmonella. If the beans have been roasted and *properly* winnowed (i.e. shell content reduced as close to 0% as possible in…"
Ma. Delpha Estrada left a comment for Seneca Klassen"
Aloha, Seneca!
I am Madel, a Fulbright scholar working with Dr. Skip Bittenbender on cacao at UH. We are listing the cacao growers, propagators, artisan, chocolatiers in Hawaii. We are planning to convene these people to discuss on the cacao…"
Seneca Klassen replied to Oswaldo Rosado's discussion i need to buy frozen pulp of cacao fruit"In San Francisco I used to buy it at Mercado Brazil:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mercado-brasil-san-francisco
No info on southern CA, but with the large Brazilian communities in LA and SD I'm sure it's around."
Seneca Klassen replied to Oswaldo Rosado's discussion i need to buy frozen pulp of cacao fruit"I've found frozen Cacao and Cupuacu (T. Grandiflorum) juices at Brazilian groceries in California and Hawaii, and I'm sure from there you could find a distributor. Or, if your Portuguese is decent, try this site:
http://bit.ly/iEsyod"
Seneca Klassen replied to Jaakko Halmetoja's discussion Raw Chocolate Machines?"Strongly second Clay's points above. In addition, my experience in visiting coops in countries of origin (all in Latin America, in my case) is that there's substantial internal corruption within many of those organizations…"
Seneca Klassen replied to megs's discussion Immersion blenders"We've used a Robot Coupe MMP240 for years and I'd certainly recommend it."
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- Seeing cacao for the first time at 8 at Tela, Honduras
- My favorite chocolate is:
- variable
Kokoleka O’Ka Aina is a startup company establishing cacao groves on the north shore and windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Our aim is to create a vertically integrated, fully organic system that will create fine, craft-scale finished chocolate from our own crops right here on the north shore.
Some of you may also know me from the other part of my chocolate life as one of the owners of Bittersweet Chocolate Cafes in the Bay Area of California.
http://www.kokachocolate.com
http://www.bittersweetcafe.com
Some of you may also know me from the other part of my chocolate life as one of the owners of Bittersweet Chocolate Cafes in the Bay Area of California.
http://www.kokachocolate.com
http://www.bittersweetcafe.com
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- At 10:38pm on August 24, 2011, Ma. Delpha Estrada said…
Aloha, Seneca!
I am Madel, a Fulbright scholar working with Dr. Skip Bittenbender on cacao at UH. We are listing the cacao growers, propagators, artisan, chocolatiers in Hawaii. We are planning to convene these people to discuss on the cacao industry here in hawaii and maybe visit their farms. Can you please be one of them and kindly email me your phone number and exact address so we can contact you anytime?
Mahalo and God bless you!
Madel
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