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Couverture Making for Chocolatiers Class

June 29, 2022 by Richard Tango-Lowy

A demonstration of bean sorting for our upcoming @ecolechocolat COUVERTURE MAKING FOR CHOCOLATIERS course. These tiny beans are harvested from wild cacao trees in Bolivia, and are one of the first designated as @heirloomcacao.The second photo shows broken beans and "flats" we'll remove and discard.#chocolatier #beantobonbon #couverturemaking

A demonstration of bean sorting for our upcoming Ecole Chocolat COUVERTURE MAKING FOR CHOCOLATIERS course.

These tiny beans are harvested from wild cacao trees in Bolivia, and are one of the first designated as Heirloom Cacao.


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