Harvesting Cacao | How to Make Everything: Chocolate Bar

In this episode of How To Make Everything: Chocolate, Andy travels to Chiapas, Mexico where he plants a cacao tree and harvests it's fruit.
Learn more about sustainable agriculture here: www.redmayacasfa.org/
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Today, getting what you need is as easy as a trip to the store. From food to clothing, energy, medicine, and so much more, Andy George will discover what it takes to make everything from scratch. His mission is to understand the complex processes of manufacturing that is often taken for granted and do it all himself. Each week he’s traveling the world to bypass the modern supply chain in order to harvest raw materials straight from the source. Along the way, he’s answering the questions you never thought to ask.
Music by the talented Taylor Lewin
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[@yingjie1932]

I really look forward for the moment when he disappointly says that the chocolate tastes ok.... But seriously, this is like an interesting documentary with an entertaining twist. Keep it on.

[@MRJUGGERNAUTSILLz]

hes probably used to nestle bars thats why

[@burntbreadbits]

The english subtitles for this are an absolute trainwreck.

[@gcm_uk]

Cynical Toast omg ikr

[@Gum1b3ar]

Mexico is such a beautiful country ❤

[@pylerterry966]

cAtEaT Er except for the rampant poverty, drug wars, hourly decapitations and political unrest.

[@rickgrimes7710]

+YouKnowDontYou You're fun at parties, huh?

[@Viruzer17]

Its not perfect but you can live happily here.. Just.. dont do drugs :)

[@TheRelaxedGamer]

Mark my words, in a years time, this channel will rival that of other big channels, scishow, smarter every day, ect. I can't wait! This guys know what he's doing!

[@davidonfim2381]

KZbin says you wrote this comment 11 months ago. Right now this channel has 377K subscribers, while the other big channels have millions of subs. I'm sure the other channels had less subscribers last year, but I reckon you were wrong.

[@conf1rmed819]

It’s been 1 year

[@nmitchxll305]

The KSP Gamer Yep

[@tutrill9600]

It’s been aclong time and he is still thriving

[@bodaciousdoggo8971]

1.35 million subscribers now, so you weren’t wrong

[@tylergreeson]

"Back in four years..." Is that a spoiler?

[@theMcWOPPER]

sofullofpiss shut up

[@theMcWOPPER]

sofullofpiss your a loser man

[@chickensoul6544]

Find out on another episode of ...... Drgn bl Zeeeeeeeeee

[@YuriyNasretdinov]

So... Four years have passed, how is that tree doing :)?

[@maxb3248]

Corona virus wont let him

[@kasane1337]

I really like the way Mecixans speak Spanish. Having learnt it at school, I can quite easily understand everything they're saying, unlike in Barcelona or not to even mention Andalusian Spanish.

[@albmaralb]

In Barcelona they are likely to speak Catalan instead of Spanish, so don't worry if you don't understand it easily! Madrid should be your next sample ;).

[@serentique]

Kasane1337 I wish I were in Barcelona now, to walk with you, down the avenue

[@ThomasHenderson2000]

Kasane1337 Viva México cabrones v:

[@radziahradzi]

Mexican spanish definitely easier to listen to

[@polespinosa4858]

Obviously that's because in America Spanish speakers are Latin Americans, so teachers re used to speak that way, then non-spanish speakers learn from them and get used to that way of speaking.

[@kylepeng8402]

It's funny that he thinks everything is gonna taste like chocolate

[@raisa_cherry33]

lol

[@aaronmiller6118]

I liked your comment but I had to unlike it so there would be 69 likes

[@Flora-rg5vm]

1:38 aww kancil aka mousedeer too cute

[@polespinosa4858]

2:09 that dog is gorgeous!!

[@erictheviking6773]

This guy needs more subs

[@idrils]

I've had the chance to taste chocolate seeds from the fruit as well, though my guide told me not to eat the seed in the middle (probably wasnt ripe enough or he was mistaken), so just ate the flesh, and it's surprising but i loved it : the texture is close to litchi, and the taste is like a sweet (indeed) pineapple taste, with hints of mango. So pretty awesome. Made me love chocolate even more.

[@kfenton4154]

I was waiting for someone to say that it tasted like pineapple and mango!

[@heatherjohnson6699]

What exactly is that white fleshy stuff around the cacao beans? They said that was the "Flesh" of the cacao fruit, but what is it's texture/consistency? Is it kind of like the inside of pumpkins, that squishy/slimy stuff that surrounds all of the pumpkin seeds? I'm trying to imagine what it looks like from pictures, but I just can't manage. It looks like it could be more stiff/tough fleshy stuff, like peaches mebbe? But it also looks like it could be a more, like, mushy waxy paste. Do you mind if I ask?

[@4sakennations205]

I burst out laughing at the chicken photobomb at 6:20

[@crap616]

you seem like an easy person to humor

[@TealCheetah]

There's just something about chickens going about being chickens that's inherently funny.

[@Tombee2]

ikr

[@BlindWillieJackson]

It made me think of mole.

[@TzokoliT]

finally, a video that actually shows what I was looking for about chocolate making and not just chocolatiers.

[@MrLolol55]

I also want to echo the comments about the length of the videos. This length allows much more information and I love it!

[@JeremyWhy]

I'm working my way from the beginning to the end of the series and this video is by far the most informative. I'm more curious about chocolate than I have ever been before. GREAT STUFF!!

[@FunkmastaJoe]

Awesome this reminds me of gardening with my grandparents and uncles/aunts since they don't speak much english... i like how you went to the roots on this and talked to locals as well as got the history and some more amazing information from specialists in the field!!!

[@Alfosan2010]

Cacao is packed with antioxidants. Actually, the guy in the video is 90 years old, you won't notice.

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

best episode so far, the length allowed you to cover the information more thoroughly instead of feeling rushed and fragmented (although I still feel like you don't look comfortable being on camera) Also beautiful locations! I feel like I just went on a holiday!

[@loveya_courtney]

We have many cacao trees in the Philippines. In our own backyards in the province, we eat cacaos, dry them, cook them, grind them, and voila! Tsokolate!

[@cmnweb]

Sound like "Chilate" a beverage from souther part of Mexico

[@k.3004]

Yes, the Philippines were able to grow the first Cacao in Asia. I too have a farm.

[@michellemaravillo9155]

yaaasssss fellow filo :D

[@-timetohajimaout-1338]

So cool!!

[@Whitneypyant]

I saw that I can grow them in my area in containers, which is 😎. I love in Michigan so I have to wait until spring time which sucks.

[@jiyaparmar8735]

Hey Andy, time to visit the plant !😂

[@detrues321]

I'm loving the new length!

[@IvanTravels]

Este Güerro loco... 😜 Great video.

[@milanjovanovic4744]

I love that "i

[@dbseamz]

Reminds me of the mini documentary I saw in Hershey PA about cacao trees. They actually have a few growing indoors so people can see them in person.

[@julesb2415]

"The bug will give you more energy" 😂

[@LittleMakeupChannel]

this was beyond interesting..thanks for the hard work

[@MG-ls4eu]

6:23 the chicken in the back Is like Ayy gut any chocolate for me

[@KingOfKYA]

Awesome , also this video has a much better length that normal i like it:)

[@McLoganator]

I loved this one!

[@caseykreie1839]

Love this channel and the length of this video! :)

[@Marzerq]

Awesome stuff!

[@gaminggyal6262]

10:20 is so funny 😂

[@multidwee]

Love the longer episode

[@PhatInAHat]

"it mostly tasted like a regular fruit" - that's some epic description there! So good, he described the beans the same way twice... Next time I'm at a supermarket, following his example, I'm going to say that an apple tastes like an orange, or that a grapefruit tastes like an apricot, or that a pineapple tastes like a raspberry. So yeah, keep up the good work!! :/

[@rapidgrowthactivator4767]

Thank you! Great information!

[@iseetheWAYVision]

Mexico knows how to do it 🙌🏼

[@Wookei]

Nice work on making these a longer format and more polished, keep it up!

[@billfry4614]

Two more years Andy!

[@iseetheWAYVision]

Bless them. Looking after their environment.

[@squarepinapples9116]

In the UK, at least, we have Fairtrade products (chocolate, juice drinks, fruit, sugar, coffee), which means that the food was sourced from ethical farms.

[@bellarodrgz]

This was so informative for such a chocolate addict like me 😭 espcialimente para aprender mucho de una experta de chocolate

[@teambeining]

Drooling 🤤

[@juanbasilgutib1662]

Thanks to this video, subscribed!

[@nicolassafieddine9125]

this was very helpful for school

[@hannahbattle7432]

Well that was freaking cool.

[@xelamalo]

jajajaja yo soy de Tapachula, que bueno que te fijaste en el soconusco, saludos y suerte en tus demás viajes.

[@doreenpendgracs2107]

Interesting! I've eaten many cocoa beans right out of the pod. and I've eaten the marmalade they make from the pulp. But I didn't know people are now eating the pods! I've got to try that the next time I am in the jungle!

[@BluesnG]

really really really nice channel!

[@1stangelab]

This is great, We live in Brazil right now, so I always see a couple chocolate pods in the grocery sore, but I've never bought one. I didn't know you could eat it raw and unprocessed.

[@crystaldiaz9965]

photo bomb chicken in the background when they were tasteing the fruit lol

[@llama1769]

How does he only have 50k subs

[@Andr3y143]

1.3 million now.

[@ninabajon1722]

Good and interesting video! :)

[@NekoJesusPie]

wow, I've never had pozole with cacao. Sounds great.

[@cmnweb]

Not Pozole soup..Pozol is a beverage. :)

[@user-hg3kc4dj7u]

Im watching this while eating ritter sport new cocoa selection chocolate. (74% intense from peru) Yummy

[@iseetheWAYVision]

I miss Mexico.

[@martinlopez4719]

your channel is slowly maturing

[@martinlopez4719]

those guys were nice and patient

[@bennett3625]

Love what you're doing here guys! Awesome series, can't wait for more of them

[@alanroy6186]

Good video

[@ramennight]

It was supper interesting to learn about the rest of the coco fruit. I wonder what it tastes like. Especially the jam. thanks for the vid

[@Veronique428]

Coco fruit? You mean CACAO FRUIT. It baffles me,; this is theobroma cacao, not coco nor cocoa, since when there is cocoa tree? Therefore,there is no such a thing as coco nor cocoa beans, I saw some video where people call it cocoa nib,cocoa butter, cocoa liquor etc. This is funny and strange because only English-speaking person name it that way, for the rest of the world it is cacao powder rather it is processed or not, unrefined or refined especially cacao butter which have been and still is called cocoa butter from the English-speaking person!!! Unbelievable!

[@-timetohajimaout-1338]

@@Veronique428 calm your tits.

[@jeroendeman]

Two more years!

[@XelsoEusebio]

I NEED MORE!"

[@marcelo2745]

support him on patreon

[@user-uq6ys9zo9x]

6:22 that rooster gives zero f***s that the their filming 😂😂😂😂

[@n.v.e.7496]

Cool video! I subbed.

[@lolavonvegan6770]

💓💓💓 Mexico

[@dparker9997]

Great video my favorite so far. I also watched this while eating a chocolate bar

[@suicidebambi8668]

I need more chocolate. I feel better about now knowing it was made from the work of children

[@chrisisteas]

Shared it with my skypegroup. Loved the video.

[@arjen4120]

a while since i went to this channel and right when i went here i was eating chocolate :D (non slave chocolate)

[@-timetohajimaout-1338]

Is it bad that i wanna try everything he tried? It looks like a nice snack. Some jam on toast 😋😋😋 Im kinda hungry darnit I need to stop thinking about food

[@nouyaj2331]

Hey look it's Pacman xD

[@grndragon7777777]

good info subed

[@pornhub1]

been 4 years mate, time to go back

[@marcrigor6423]

Question: On the third day I uncovered and they were all fuzzy (moldy). That was the only ripe bean so I can't really start over. Cleaned off all the mold and re-covered. Mold seemed to be external only. Question is: should I toss them or keep going with the fermenting? Also why did it happen?

[@TrabberShir]

The way you were holding that machete, I suspect your smallest finger got one heck of a blister.

[@Jacobrodcruz]

1:06 package man!

[@TealCheetah]

I think you mean Packman?

[@Jacobrodcruz]

+Lilly Dragon God dang aotocorrect

[@chardvnnay]

am i the only one who kept thinking about the bird noise "CACAW!" when he said cacao?

[@reecestarmer4069]

I've been in to the bahamas and tried a cocoa pod and the seeds inside it are purple on the inside

[@CooperMVang]

Yay, Minnesota! We usually hear nothing about us

[@StephySon]

+CooperMVang Everybody hears about Minneapolis though ^^

[@CooperMVang]

+StephySon True, true... I just need to get out of the house more often.

[@StephySon]

CooperMVang Everybody knows about the Minneapolis sound, yawl gave us ll them ill 80s and early 90s music from Prince and Janet Jackson, etc ^^

[@meltossmedia]

it's all Wisconsin's fault

[@lukasgoossens2324]

amazing content! can't believe you have so few subs and views. Subbed and binge watching your channel right now. Keep some awkwardness in the future :) although for now, less would maybe be better

[@Andr3y143]

We used to have lots of cacao trees back in the day in my childhood . We just eat it and spit the seeds.We didn't know that chocolate came from cacao seeds back then. I totally regret it now.

[@BLITZ1293]

here in the philippines we only eat the fleshy white part of the seed. i was shocked that they chewed the whole thing. hahaha

[@victorsartor]

Amazing, great work! I love your videos.

[@abby.b8739]

Thanks for making the video longer!!!! 😀

[@aidenmcubing]

Time to go back

[@cherrh1]

I really like your videos! Good story, well cut, nice music, and good chosen farmers to talk to...all very nice. Unfortunately, even though I speak English very well, I have a hard time understanding you at some parts of the video because you rush through your texts. That is especially strong when you talk about the farms you go to at 1:30 ongoing. Now, as you have chosen to make the videos longer, you might want to consider making them even a few seconds longer just by speaking more unhurried. That would make your great videos even greater!

[@granjmy]

@Christoph Hornig, you can slow the video speed down to help you understand. I do this often. Lower right side of video frame- see the gear icon? Click that to find the speed control.

[@beruman]

love how they freaked out at the military 'reten'. you can use cameras there if you have a press ID which I supose you had right?

[@kassidi621]

Literally the only thing this guy said was either “this tastes like chocolate” or “this doesn’t really taste like chocolate”

[@noma_9224]

I am in Minnesota

[@SilverAnthony]

Hola soy Mexicano

[@iangonzalez3023]

Felicidades

[@StephySon]

What a fascinating video, Mexico looks beautiful, and seeing the details on the Cacao tree was so interesting. U can't wait till the next part (Also that Jam looks very tasty)

[@Darkeiser.7]

serious question. can I use snapshots from your video for my son's school project?

[@Lysandr825]

Cocoa is good

[@EVPointMaster]

He needs to go back to harvest his cacao tree.

[@levincabezas4594]

alex goot!

[@cirocordovagutierrez9597]

le tengo que enseñar a podar al amigo este no se maltrata la planta por que se daña esta planta se poda con mucho cuidado y un corte sesgado para que no se almasene agua en el corte que se le ASE

[@heatherjohnson6699]

What exactly is that white fleshy stuff around the cacao beans? They said that was the "Flesh" of the cacao fruit, but what is it's texture/consistency? Is it kind of like the inside of pumpkins, that squishy stuff that surrounds all of the pumpkin seeds? I'm trying to imagine what it looks like from pictures, but I just can't manage. It looks like it could be more stiff/tough fleshy stuff, like peaches mebbe? But it also looks like it could be a more, like, mushy waxy paste. Does anyone who has handled raw cacao know?

[@EVSfashion]

It's 4 years later have you been back

[@rigobertogonzalez6486]

we have thousands acres of cocoa trees and coffee trees

[@NonTwinBrothers]

Fuck yeah, México!