Cacao Nibs and the Dove by TwoPynts

Photography • Food • posted on Mar 12, 2006

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" Slurp!!!!... More please. Aloha" --sharky

Ask, and yea shall receive. Today the Cacao (or Cocoa) Nibs are joined by a hunk of Dove dark chocolate. ----- A Short History of Chocolate Aztec Indian legend held that cacao seeds had been brought from Paradise and that wisdom and power came from eating the fruit of the cacao tree. Because of a spelling error, probably by English traders long ago, the cacao beans became know as the cocoa beans. The Spanish general, Hernando Cortes, landed in Mexico in 1519. The Aztecs believed he was the reincarnation of one of their lost gods. They honored him by serving him an unusual drink, presented in a cup of pure gold. This unusual drink was called "chocolatl" by the Aztecs. When Cortes returned to Spain, he took the cocoa bean with him and there is was mixed with sugar and vanilla. this sweet drink became fashionable and soon there were chocolate houses in all the capitals of Europe. A delicate tree, cacao is only grown in rain forests in the tropics, usually on large plantations, where it must be protected from wind and intense sunlight. The tree is harvested twice a year.

Comments (29)

nhirschberger

11:46AM | Sun, 12 March 2006

What a gorgeous macro ! Fantastic details and textures ! Wonderful colors and tones !!! Excellent work !!! V

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busi2ness

11:51AM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Excellent to bring the texture of a very dark coloured object to life to such an extent.

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girsempa

12:09PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Such tasty textures! Makes me go out and run for the nearest store; unfortunately it's sunday and the shops are closed; couldn't you have posted this on a weekday? Ah, the temptations!

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Zacko

12:20PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

I do feel an Ooompa Ooompa-song coming up, lol. Another yummie texture Kort. Now melt it all down....merge it into a big ass bar...and mail it to me....AS A GIFT!!!! NO VALUE SPECIFIED!!! You know how touchy those guys are. #;o) Have a wonderful sunday buddy! #:O)

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croxie

12:36PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Oh my goodness...you tease...lol Excellent photo though, but man...I Need Chocolate!!! :p

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nathalie06

12:59PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

A wonderful Macro, for the most important meat of my life !!!! Lol ! I love the chocolate, the real one, very strong and with more than 80% chocolate ! Great shot Kort ! Hugs. V

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hotracer2

1:00PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Awesome facts and history lession, like the composition and lighting:):)..V

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jocko500

1:22PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

I had too go and get some chocolate's candy just to finish reading this lol. have you ever ate cocoa with out nothing lol that taste bad. But I love chocolate

Valerie-Ducom

1:25PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

oh yes... excellent capture and very compostion of color and lighting ;) very nice and well done!!! kiss

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pm_hackworth

1:32PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Okay, who told you I was on a diet??? LOL! VOTE

ModestyB

1:39PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Delicate closeup :) Sluuuuuurp!!!!!!!!!

L8RDAZE

6:14PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

You're killin' me Kort...but in a good way! HEHEH! Detail really sets this off! Could be used in an advertisement for sure!

ERMITA

6:44PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

Excellent photo!! Fantastic capture!! Looks delicious!! Thanks for the history and your nice work!!

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odie

7:19PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

This beats my kids count chocula any day!! Next time I view one of yours I'm wearing a bib!! DANG this is good. :0)

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suresh_krishna

9:13PM | Sun, 12 March 2006

After seeing this picture and reading the captions I will breathe easy when I wolf down ice cream with chocolate sauce. After all chocolate is a cousin of Cacao! Beautiful macro!

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Niutek

2:40AM | Mon, 13 March 2006

Yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy... :) And I'm not even much of a sweet-tooth! :)

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PeeWee05

5:23AM | Mon, 13 March 2006

You are teasing me!!! HELP TORTURE, HELP SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!! This is the best pic in the world to show a woman!!! Excellent macro BTW ;)

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cbender

6:15AM | Mon, 13 March 2006

a brilliant shot, Kort...! amazing! like it a lot! very well done!

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jcv2

3:23PM | Mon, 13 March 2006

Now you've made my mouth water! But... I have some Swiss chocolate here and I'm gonna start to eat it right now! Cheers! munch :) Ahhhhhhh!

cynlee

10:47PM | Mon, 13 March 2006

good in getting those endorphins going!.. fine shooting ;]

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BBarbs

2:17PM | Tue, 14 March 2006

Geeeeez. Are you trying to make me get FAT !!!! LOL. It is all I can do to ignore the fact that my husband has a chocolate stash without you reminding me. LMAO !!! I know. This is a secret plot with the chocolate industry. Aha !! You are trying to make us salivate, and eat chocolate and they are paying you. LOL !!! It is a scrumptious shot.....and I mean that literally. Chomp, chomp..chomp. lol. Excellent work. HUGSSSSS

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