http://thesecretlifeofchocolate.com/gallery daily 0.75 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1556532976084-N0GZK6H0EHEJNQTCJ6VM/8y+Undead+Chocolate.JPG Gallery Cacahuatl (“Undead Chocolate”), from Chapter VIII of the book. Ingredients: Criollo Cacao lavado, ‘cacao blanco' , Vanilla, Cymbopetalum penduliflorum, Piper auritum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1556532976084-N0GZK6H0EHEJNQTCJ6VM/8y+Undead+Chocolate.JPG Gallery Cacahuatl (“Undead Chocolate”), from Chapter VIII of the book. Ingredients: Criollo Cacao lavado, ‘cacao blanco' , Vanilla, Cymbopetalum penduliflorum, Piper auritum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555846899095-FMGZ2W4LCTVK3HZXFXJE/Split+criollo+pod%2C+rancha+de+Don+Angel%2C+San+Antonio+Suchitequepez+%282%29.JPG Gallery Split criollo Cacao pod, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1454434307345-7UNG4X7U9E9LMFGS4MKK/Criollo+%40+Don+Juan+Francisco%27s+rancha.JPG Gallery Criollo cacao pod, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555846765836-F2ZJTMNYZ3BUJOVPG294/Flores+de+Criollo+%40+San+Antonio+Suchitequepez+%283%29.JPG Gallery Criollo Cacao flowers, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555847553185-RIJAEDBYYY1PB7RPDSTT/8q1+woman+selling+Frangipani+flower+garlands%2C+Juchitan%2C+2018.JPG Gallery Woman selling garlands of Frangipani flowers (Plumeria rubra), Juchitan, Mexico, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555783687197-JV973EOFO2WBPRUES22Y/Cacao+pod+in+the+branches%2C+rancha+de+Don+Angel%2C+San+Antonio+Suchitequepez.JPG Gallery Cacao pod in the branches, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1454585605552-8B9ORAFBVOIXPCH0IEES/Trinitario+pod%2C++rancha+de+Don+Angel%2C+San+Antonio+Suchitequepez.JPG Gallery Trinitario Cacao pod, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555846344374-B5OPAD11Q20SUTQ2UMRD/Calliandra%2Bsp.%2B%25284%2529.jpg Gallery Calliandra sp. flower, Mexico City botanical garden, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455648745392-MX6ZP2FWQOKWLSMZUBL4/Split+criollo+pod%2C+rancha+de+Don+Angel%2C+San+Antonio+Suchitequepez+%283%29.JPG Gallery J-P with fresh Cacao, San Antonio Suchitequepez, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555846433758-O9VHNHLQ1GIUNPCZ485S/Pimienta+dioica%2C+Tikal+%282%29.JPG Gallery Pimienta dioica (Allspice), Tikal, Guatemala 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555846576901-UJZJWDY7USK540RLCES2/Piper+sanctum%2C+inflorescence+detail+%282%29.JPG Gallery Piper auritum inflorescence, San José, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1454585767485-OXH5SD0E4NGUY0HSKUAJ/Pouteria+sapota+leaves+at+Tikal+%282%29.JPG Gallery Pouteria sapota (Mamey Sapote tree) leaves, Tikal, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555847043711-7NKQNEKHOZJD8NJ9EWMU/Quararibea+funebris%2C+Pochote+%283%29.JPG Gallery Quararibea funebris (Rosita de Cacao) in bud, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555847420647-L93BJV3NFG0ZYGAXLLKI/Magnolia+sp.+%284%29.JPG Gallery Magnolia mexicana in flower, Mexico City botanic garden, Mexico, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1454585796063-TOABY515XF89OCOOZHNZ/Talauma+or+Magnolia+3.JPG Gallery Dried Magnolia dealbata flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455644024982-XOYA5TSNU9KOBU3M186Z/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Capsicum sp. (Chilli), Oaxaca, Mexico, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555847153512-W440Z8XX5VG15KP2NBAC/Bixa+orellana+%28Achiote%29%2C+Lanquin.JPG Gallery Bixa orellana (Achiote) pods, Alta Verapaz, Lanquin, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455645612122-GJ82OUBAHBAL2QDGB8EL/Orbignya+guacoyule+5.JPG Gallery Guacoyules, or Corozo Palm seeds (Attalea cohune) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1555847266061-8G7DV2E7NMOS9TR5PFOM/Mexico+2008+283.JPG Gallery The Devil’s Hand Flower, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon (Manita de Leon), Mexico City botanic garden, Mexico, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455646525779-T2FNY4UCOZGQ10UOM97N/Chiranthodendron+pentadactylon+7.JPG Gallery Dried Manita de Leon (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) flowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455646737537-96NRBMCS8HKN5DG0KV4E/Pouteria+sapota+tree+at+Tikal.JPG Gallery Pouteria sapota (Mamey Sapote) tree, Tikal, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455646886308-GRGBPG4LOA7AW51LYGIF/Pouteria+sapota+fruit+at+Tikal.JPG Gallery Pouteria sapota (Mamey Sapote) fruit, Tikal, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455647266763-BT4PPEWY2TVDZ7W9YT75/Pouteria+sapota+2.JPG Gallery Pouteria sapota (Mamey Sapote) dried seeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455647405737-3SVMQITTS6GIC55610PJ/Calliandra+sp.+%2813%29.JPG Gallery Calliandra sp., Mexico City botanic garden, Mexico, 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455647717299-GXCJMHZ0B6PV4YD70IQY/Cacahuatl+drawing+from+Codex+Badianus.jpg Gallery Cacahuatl drawing from Codex Badianus, c.1552 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455648895571-JUX76UJMLI4JX6E8TLX8/Freshly+ground+cacao.JPG Gallery Mechanically ground Cacao, Rex'hua, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455648246429-3AD2A7R0469PGHTHGZZ8/Dna+Ca%27al+whips+chocolate+by+hand+to+extract+manteca+%285%29.JPG Gallery Doña Ca'al performs manual separation of cocoa butter from cocoa mass, Rex'hua, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455648428590-3YVRGYSXBVCA9XRO3XM4/Preparing+manteca+de+cacao+pt.10+-+the+manteca+put+in+water+to+cool+and+set+%282%29.JPG Gallery Manteca de Cacao (cocoa butter) cooling off in a water butt, Rex'hua, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455649173455-QLWR3QXZUPEX6DADBK4F/Preparing+manteca+de+cacao+pt.5+-Dna+Ca%27al+winnowing+toasted+cacao+-+bulk+method%21+%285%29.JPG Gallery Doña Ca'al winnowing Cacao, Rex'hua, Guatemala, 2011 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56b0e4f462cd945ad78d693c/1455649472751-LYJ3V1KUSMV5MBM1XBCO/Sr.+Romaldo+Ical+%26+chocolate.JPG Gallery Chocolate herviendo con agua (chocolate boiled with water) for making cocoa butter. 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