Sigatoka Coffee
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Sigatoka Coffee from Fiji

We visited Beachouse, a backpacker hotel on the Coral Coast of Fiji, during our drive home from the Warwick in February. There is a boutique store, microbrewery and cafe on the grounds, and we picked up a bag of whole-bean local coffee from the shop. This coffee is made from beans picked from wild coffee… Continue reading Sigatoka Coffee from Fiji

fermenting cocoa beans
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How to Make Chocolate Powder from Cocoa Fruit

We visited Cacao Fiji's cocoa farm in Dreketi on the island of Vanua Levu in October 2019. I learned a lot, and our guide generously gave us a few cocoa pods to take home. This was the start of a fun experiment: making raw cocoa powder. It's a time-intensive process: It takes about two weeks.… Continue reading How to Make Chocolate Powder from Cocoa Fruit