An Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmer Gets His Very First Taste of Chocolate

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Farmer N’Da Alphonse grows cocoa [in the Ivory Coast] and has nev­er seen the fin­ished prod­uct. “To be hon­est I do not know what they make of my beans,” says farmer N’Da Alphonse. “I’ve heard they’re used as fla­vor­ing in cook­ing, but I’ve nev­er seen it. I do not even know if it’s true.”

It’s great — and yet, in its own way, sad — to watch his face light up as he gets his very first taste…

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