Cacao Corner

At Silva we believe that sharing knowledge is the best way to promote specialty cacao and chocolate.

In our Cacao Corner, we want to share our knowledge so you can learn more about flavour diversity, which will in turn allow you to better understand this beautiful product and its evolutions.

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  • Ecology
  • History & Culture
  • Origins & Farming
  • Botany
  • Quality & Tasting
  • Value Chain
  • Bean2Bar Making

Behind the Scenes: Silva’s Cacao Lab

How do we determine which beans are high quality or which cacao boasts great flavour? How do we do quality control? Have a look behind the scenes...

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SILVA CACAO - Raising the Bar with Single Variety Cacao

Raising the Bar with Single Variety Cacao

Slowly concepts as single origin, single region, single farm and single variety are entering the chocolate scène......

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Silva Sugar Honey Honey

SUGAR | Unraveling common questions and debunking myths

Chocolate's Ancient Origins to Modern Misconceptions. Join us on a fascinating journey as we explore sugar and chocolate....

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Tracing Taste: Unwrapping Origins, Terroir and Identity in Chocolate

Tracing Taste | Unwrapping Origin, Terroir and Identity in Chocolate

There is a lot of talk about origin, terroir and identity in chocolate. In this insight, we shed light on 'origin', talk about 'terroir' and dive...

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Silva Cacao - Jaguar Cacao - Ecuador

Jaguar Cacao – The Best Kept Secret of the Amazon Rainforest

The so-called 'Theobroma Cacao' is always in the spotlight. But deep in the Amazon Forest, we ran across the rare 'Theobroma Bicolor'....

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SONIC SEASONING

When tasting chocolate, the general rule is that we need to use all our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. But did you know...

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SILVA CACAO - HACIENDA LA SABANETA, VENEZUELA The Story of a Young Woman Who Revived the Family Cacao Hacienda

HACIENDA LA SABANETA, VENEZUELA

The Story of a Young Woman Who Revived the Family Cacao Hacienda

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Silva - The Power of Eye-Catching Packaging

THE POWER OF EYE-CATCHING CHOCOLATE PACKAGING

Silva's Ultimate Chocolate Bar Wrapping Guide - Why, and especially How to Presuade with Powerful Packaging....

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