Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...

There's no doubt that the morning ritual of brewing and sipping a fresh cup of coffee is one of life's little pleasures. I mean, even the process of deciding which type to buy can be fun.

Chinese fermented black beans (known in Cantonese as dou si) are powerful little umami bombs - they add an intense, rich savouriness to whatever they're cooked with. They are made from soy beans ...

As cocoa prices continue to fluctuate on the higher end, cocoa powder and cocoa fat solutions may provide some relief for ...

Workers fill sacks with cocoa beans in Kahin village at the edge of the Scio forest reserve in Duekoue, Ivory Coast. [Photo: Reuters] The pulp is fermented for five to seven days turning it around ...

What makes ruby chocolate pink is the specific type of cocoa bean they use to make the chocolate – dubbed the 'ruby bean' – and its fermentation process. This bean is specifically harvested ...