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Originally Posted by roachboy
http://www.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6517695.stm
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12754
just a suggestion:
looking things up sometimes helps if you dont know what is being referred to.
the allegations of child labor/slave labor primarily concern the ivory coast, but also mention mali, ghana and burkina faso.
see for yourself.
as for chocolates. hm. i am addicted--entirely and without qualms--to lindt dark chocolate truffles and pistachio filled truffles.
but i really like dark chocolates with strange things added like chilis or blueberry.
you can find them in most co-ops. fine stuff.
chocolate ice cream too. especially mayan chocolate, which has a bit of cinnamon in it. other variants too, but those are the current favorites.
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Thanks for those links. I had no idea that there was a chocolate trade in Africa at all. I guess that's probably why I prefer the european chocolate flavor?
I'm going to the Fancy Food Show at Jacob Javitz on Sunday, last show in San Francisco there was lots of chocolate representatives. I'll have to pay attention as to where the raw chocolate comes from. And yes, they had some interesting combinations from cranberries, blueberries, and other fruits with chocolate. I too like some of the spicy chocolate flavors, but they seem to be rare to comeby.
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