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History of Chocolate
Constant Wonder
Culinary Wonders of the World
Episode: Culinary Wonders of the World
- Nov 12, 2020 8:00 pm
- 24:10 mins
Guest: Carla D. Martin, Founder and Executive Director, Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute, and Lecturer, Harvard University From pedestrian Hershey's to luxurious Belgian, chocolate has a history spanning centuries. Martin asks us to think about the "value chain" involved in the global distribution of chocolate: workers and producers receive the smallest profit from the industry. Looking back centuries to the history of cacao production also reveals another type of value, one that was even sacred.