Tag: cacao

  • The Good, the Bad and the Chocolate

    The Good, the Bad and the Chocolate

    Few foods generate as much passion as chocolate. Perhaps it was inevitable with a plant given the scientific name of Theobroma (Greek for “food of the gods”) cacao. These days we may still consider chocolate to be a heavenly substance, but we consume far more of it, in vastly different ways, than the ancient Mesoamericans… Read more

  • Is Dark Chocolate Really Healthy?

    Is Dark Chocolate Really Healthy?

    Who doesn’t crave the creamy, nutty, and well, downright chocolatey goodness of this dark brown delicacy every once in a while. If you stick with the “real deal” when it comes to dark chocolate and cacao (I’ll explain exactly what that means a little later), not only will your palate thank you, your body and… Read more