Compared to the more-visited city of Bangkok, chocolate in Chiang Mai is rather scarce. But it's not impossible to find. There are three chocolate makers in Chiang Mai, and a few makers transitioning onto the scene, set to debut sometime in 2020. For …
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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 …
Vietnam Chocolate: Saigon Sôcôla Guide
It would be offensive to send you to a Godiva Chocolate in Vietnam. It really would be. After all that I've seen of the chocolate and cacao production in this country, imported chocolates are not the focus in Vietnam— though the country has more than …
Jeju Chocolate Guide: Korea’s Most Famous Chocolates
To those looking for the best chocolate in South Korea, well, quite frankly I'd send you elsewhere. Seoul's chocolate scene is much more developed than that of Jeju, while Busan chocolate is about on this same level. But for those of you specifically …
41 of the Best Chocolate Shops in Taiwan
"You come all this way just to see my farm, and I must show you it."When the owner & operator of TL Chocolates & Cacao Farm said this to us, we paused for a moment and reflected on how weird the situation might seem to him. These two …
Metro Manila Chocolate & Where To Find It
In researching chocolate shops in Manila, I re-started the process several times. I couldn't seem to find any chocolate makers in Manila, or even get a good idea of where Manila begins & ends. It turns out that over the years, the metropolis …
Chocolate On The Road: South Korea
"In those days, suddenly in Korea, the specialty coffee is booming. So, why just only coffee? Because, you know, cocoa is a more interesting item. So for the first time, I introduced bean to bar chocolate to Korea."-Eddie Kim, Co-founder of Bonaterra …
Busan Chocolate Guide: 9 Shops To Check Out
The Busan chocolate scene is all over the place. Unlike chocolate in Seoul, Busan chocolate shops are all ridiculously far apart via public transportation. It took me a few several trips to Busan to be able to visit them all, so whether you're a …
29 Best Chocolate Shops in Seoul, South Korea: A Local’s Guide
Korea's certainly not the first place you think of visiting when you dream of rich, melty chocolate, but it should come to mind. I've lived and worked here for two-and-a-half years now, sometimes even making chocolates at home. But occasionally I …
Redefining Factory: Interview With Emily Paek, of Public Chocolatory
I first met Emily when I visited her Chuncheon-based chocolate factory last June. They'd been open just over 6 months, and we sat down to chat over cups of drinking chocolate, both excited to geek out over fine chocolate & exchange bars.Fast …
