During Grenada Chocolate Fest 2022, we visited House of Chocolate located on Young Street, St. George’s. We saw first hand how cocoa balls are made, and got a chance to make our own.
The process is fairly simple, the dried cocoa beans are patched, then the shells removed. They are placed into a mill and ground into a paste. Grounded cinnamon, bay leaves, and nutmeg are added, after which the paste is compressed and rolled into balls.
After we made the cocoa balls, we had a chance to sample locally made chocolate products including cocoa tea (hot chocolate) a Grenadian favourite.
There are a variety of cocoa products on sale from the five chocolate companies on island;
Grenada Chocolate Company
Belmont Estate Organics
Taste D Spice
CrayFish Bay Organics and
Jouvay Chocolate
Make sure to visit house of Chocolate and the chocolate companies when you visit #Grenada.
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