Côte d'Ivoire: A journey into the world of cocoa
On a study trip to Côte d'Ivoire. We would like to share our exciting travel impressions with you. We report on how we helped to harvest cocoa fruits and prepare them for further processing.
My name is Andrea and I'm originally from the Eifel region. At the Chocolate Museum I am responsible for the exhibition, the collection and the archive. I've been working at the Chocolate Museum for almost thirty years now and I still eat chocolate every day. I love it with a cup of coffee. My favorite place in the Chocolate Museum is our cultural history department. I am always amazed at what the historical exhibits can tell us.
On a study trip to Côte d'Ivoire. We would like to share our exciting travel impressions with you. We report on how we helped to harvest cocoa fruits and prepare them for further processing.
Not all cocoa is the same. Just as chocolate is not just chocolate. There is a wide variety of flavors. From dark to milk to the most unusual varieties such as chili flavored chocolate. There are also different cocoa plants.
For the sixth time now, an international conference on a current topic related to cocoa was held at the Chocolate Museum in Cologne on May 23 and 24. The event is organized and held jointly with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and Südwind.