I recently finished my fourth trip to Thailand, most of it for chocolate. And you'll understand why I think 10 days in Thailand is the perfect taste of the country really soon.When I think of the food I ate in my childhood, my hippocampus goes …
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Burmese Chocolate & Cacao Culture
At the time of publishing, Myanmar has one cacao farming group, one cacao processor, and one chocolate maker: Ananda Cocoa & Coffee. Based in the capital city of Yangon, the company has been around since the late 1990's— and cacao hasn't been in …
Chocolate On The Road: Myanmar
"The first reaction of Myanmar people— now it's changing, very slowly, but it's changing— their first reaction [to his chocolate] is 'it's made in Myanmar; it's not good.'"-Jean-Yves Branchard, Founder of Ananda ChocolateMyanmar is much more …
Thailand’s Homegrown Craft Chocolate Culture
Thailand is hot. Even in the dead of winter, the south is sticky, melty hot. It's not the kind of hot you normally associate with chocolate, but Thailand has actually been growing cacao— the raw material for chocolate— for over a century. Over the …
Chocolate On The Road: Thailand
"Squirrels will eat all your cacao pods and leave [them] like a bat, you know, hanging on the cacao trees. And the uncle will say 'Oh, I cannot fight with it anymore.'"-Paniti Junhasavasdikul, Co-founder of Kad Kokoa ChocolateThailand is the …
Chocolate Dream: The Only Bean to Bar Maker in Laos
"I was the first person that came to East Timor and asked about East Timor cacao... one of the guys there had somehow gotten a hold of some information on how to ferment and dry, so he had done just a little bit with a few trees, and they sold me …
A Night at the Cambodian Circus: Phare Ponleu Selpak
When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a singer and a circus performer. I had never been to the circus, but I knew that it looked fun. Floating through my mind were images of colorful costumes, striking face makeup, and exotic animals dominating …
Siem Reap Itinerary: 3 Days (Angkor Wat)
It's taken awhile to finish worrying about Cambodia. Scattered across the country are monks and temples and farms and Killing Caves and further details of a tragic past that's hard to comprehend no matter how many times you hear about it. A visit to …
Where To Stay In Seoul + Itinerary From A Local
Seoul has a little something for everyone, whether you're a history buff, a foodie, or a lifelong lover of K-pop. The city is one of the biggest in the world, so when it comes to where to stay in Seoul, it's important to keep in mind what you want to …
Cambodian Cacao & Chocolate Culture
Cambodia is curry, dusting clay, ancient temples and even older souls, each backdropped by endless green trees. Until it wasn't, anymore. During the decades since the country opened up to visitors, there have been starts and stops in development, …
