Producing chocolate, one of the world’s most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

Whether baked as chips into a cookie, melted into a sweet warm drink, or molded into the shape of a smiling bunny, chocolate is one of the world’s most universally consumed foods. Even the biggest ...

Researchers have identified key factors that create the perfect chocolate flavour during the cocoa bean fermentation process. The discovery could offer chocolate producers a powerful tool to craft ...

When you think of 'fermented foods,' you can think of yogurt and miso, but in fact, 'fermentation by microorganisms' is important in the chocolate manufacturing process, and the aroma and taste of ...

Bread, alcohol, dill pickles or cheese might come to mind when you think of foods that ferment, but one food that doesn't usually make the list? Chocolate. Now, however, scientists and producers are ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. MUNICH — A few years ago, food ...

The secret to the deep flavor of chocolate has been revealed. Researchers have discovered the microorganisms that determine the aroma and taste during the fermentation process of cacao seeds, the ...

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