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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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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Brazil, the Country of Carnival, Caipirinha & Cacao - Silva

BRAZIL, THE COUNTRY OF CARNIVAL, CAIPIRINHA & CACAO

Today the origin label (GI South Bahia) is associated with reliable sourcing and sustainable cacao....

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SILVA - The Art of Sourcing

THE ART OF CACAO SOURCING

Silva's Ultimate Sourcing Guide: Where, How and especially Why we Source some of the World's Best Cacao...

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Happy Holiday Greetings from Guatemala

Silva's 2023 New Year's Resolution : Planting trees in Guatemalan Eco region 'Lachuá', together with our partners of Finca Ana Maria & Finca...

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cacaopods thailand

THAILAND, LAND OF SMILES & GENIUS CACAO GENETICS

Recently Thailand appeared on the specialty cacao radar, and suddenly gained popularity in the artisan chocolate scene as the next interesting origin....

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