Experts explain everything you need to know about enjoying these cacao ... the beans may be roasted before being crushed. Nib varieties: They are sold in roasted, unroasted, or raw forms and ...

Beyond the rough and thick exterior of the fruit lies a white bread-like substance that encases each precious cacao bean ...

Squirrels appeared to be making the situation worse by grabbing cocoa bean pods and eating them ... transforming raw cocoa beans into a form suitable for chocolate making," says Sarin Partrick ...

Once he has his beans, it’s time to roast them, which helps bring out the chocolatey flavor. “If you ever eat a raw cocoa bean, it can be very sour,” Bezies said. “There's a lot of acidic ...