World Cocoa and Chocolate Day Expo 2024 in Trinidad

The Cocoa research Center at the university of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus does tremendous works in the rehabilitation and conservation of the cocoa industry here in Trinidad and Tobago and for over 10 years they have been putting on this Chocolate day expo, which is free and open to the public,

So in this one we check out a few chocolatiers and of course drink a lil cocoa tea, so join us my Trinbago vibes peeps as we explore our local cocoa and chocolate industry right here at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Cooperation in Mt. Hope

Check out the Cocoa Research Center here:
https://sta.uwi.edu/cru/
http://crc.edu.tt/sta.uwi.edu/cru/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/cocoacentre

Check out part 2 of the Cocoa Research Center works here:
Coming soon

Also check out Lopinot Parang back in 2023 here

and speaking of Lopinot:
Cafe Mariposa
https://www.facebook.com/cafemariposagardens
Lopinot Tourism Association
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558147923821

and don’t forget to check out the awesome peeps that is keeping our cocoa industry alive, also if you wanna order some chocolate from any of them shown in this one:

https://www.facebook.com/cocoadevelopmentcompanytt

Rio Claro Women in Cocoa:
Sanecharrie
1(868)362-7102

Zuri’s Fine Cocoa
1(868)359-7070

Rio Cocoa
1(868)783-5697

Healthful Acres
1(868)386-7476

Kairi Chocolate
https://www.facebook.com/blossomtobar

Bitterbean Chocolate
https://www.facebook.com/bitterbeanchocolates

Chocarlat
https://www.facebook.com/Chocarlat

Jelani Ubi
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068451228325

Sweet Ritual
https://www.facebook.com/nichehanmadeproducts

Chapters
0:59 CRC Cocoa Tea and Chocolate
3:01 About the Chocolate Day Expo
4:22 Cafe Mariposa and some Parang
7:15 ToryVen Chocolate sample and cocoa fruit
10:18 History of Cocoa in Lopinot
13:05 More info on Lopinot
14:42 Rio Claro Women in Cocoa
16:00 Orange Dark Chocolate and Rio Fusion
17:46 Kairi Chocolate
19:20 Bitter Bean Chocolate
20:14 San Juan Estate and more Cocoa Tea
21:35 The 2 types of Cocoa Diseases in Trinidad
22:58 Chocarlat
26:38 Cocoa seasoning from Jelani Ubi
27:19 Products from Cocoa Butter

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