@AnnalisaB@ccAndrewBaker@AnnalisaB I think it's cocoa butter content which makes French chocolate feel waxier, and their preference for high roasts ๐ซโค๏ธ๐ซ๐ท
@ProfRomi You'll also have to try Saturday street markets! I walked all over Bermondsey today from Spa Terminus to @MaltbyStMkt ๐ง๐ฅ๐ถ๏ธ๐โ๐ฅ๐ซ๐ฆ
1.56 MILLION of these exploited children are harvesting cocoa for Nestle, Cargill, Hershey, Mars, Barry Callebaut, and Olam. Help stop this: https://t.co/ut3ZzauWln
I have been in lovely Dorset this week for a story, so appropriate to share with you this pretty bar from that county, a jubilee celebration from the imaginative vegan chocolatiers โฆ@SolkikiChocolatโฉ. They have an amazing range of ethical and tasty bars, do have a lookโฆ
@AnnalisaB There's plenty to taste & do: plant-based @TemptYork shop /cafe /workshop @YorkCocoaHouse & guided tour of Yorkโs chocolate heritage @yorkschocstory ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ช๐ซ๐ฌ
Yes, and they are posting record profits from their cocoa business in Cote D'Ivoire that uses child slaves to harvest cocoa. Watch the trailer for Miki Mistrati's film, The Chocolate War: https://t.co/gl6TNH8qWy.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
#NobelPrize#NobelPeacePrize
@ccAndrewBaker The most important outcome is that one day chocolate can be ordered when we're fully dependent on a replicator, like they were in Star Trek ๐ช๐ฝ๐ธ๐
@carladmartin Thanks @carladmartin I'm going to show it to the Jesuits of Ateneo de Manila. I wonder how cacao can be seen as a lens for understanding 19thC Philippines, given Rizal used chocolate batirol in his novel as a marker of social inclusion and exclusion? โ๏ธ๐ต๐ญโ๏ธ
It's not over until it's over --- In 3 separate opinions, 5 justices declared domestic corporations can be sued under Alien Tort Statute (ATS) ๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฎ
Mark Stern with Slate wrote our Doe. v Nestle case being is a win for progressives.
https://t.co/pawtuWor2R
The six former enslaved children in Doe will file an amended complaint. We also have a case against Nestle and Cargill under the TVPRA. This case is far from over.