Podcast 55: a History of Chocolate in Africa

It’s been a while.  Seems like things just get more complicated by the day.  First, toward the end of September, Jacq N’Guessan and I flew to Côte d’Ivoire.  Jacq is the manager of the local radio and he and I meet weekly regarding communications with the three villages where we have established the three chocolate mini-factories.  Right now, we are focusing on N’Douci which is receiving a cocoa butter press and cocoa powder grinder from China any day now.

This afternoon, I’m recording a brief history of chocolate in Africa—that is, how the cocoa bean even got there.  It’s in French, as it’s part of a series of material that Jacq will be broadcasting.  So the subject of today’s podcast is the history of chocolate in Africa, translated into English.  And of course, I had to correct the Google translation here and there.

Before I start, I’d just like to say Seasons Greetings to all of you who have listened in the past.  You will note the picture of the gingerbread house which I made for my business in downtown Cordes.  On December 26, I will donate the house to the local retirement home.  And after they enjoy it for a while, they will chop it into pieces and give the bits to the children who come to visit their grandparents.

 I hope you enjoy this very informative episode.  Tom Neuhaus

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