They coffee beans start off a green in color when the are babies. They are perfect for harvest once the coffees is red in color. Then they are dried, shelled, and the roasted. When they are roasted they turn a deep brown shade.
Then we visited the sugar cane plantation where our tour guide used a machete to remove the sugar cane coat and let us taste it.
Boy! I think I got addicted and got a sugar high. It was so good and had a fibrous texture.
Then, we saw of the process of how cocoa is made into chocolate. One of the SPI students broke the actual cocoa fruit
Then, we saw of the process of how cocoa is made into chocolate. One of the SPI students broke the actual cocoa fruit
and we were shown that the fruit inside is dried and shelled. Then it is ground.
and mashed into finer pieces. Lastly, it is mixed with sugar and milk. and I mean a lot of sugar and milk because we are talking about a 100 percent cocoa. It's really bitter!
In the end we saw how sugar cane is juiced using hydroelectricity and made into brown sugar for candy. We then raced to see which group could mix the caramelized sugar the fastest. And guess what? We won!
That was a pretty short day. We also went to Santa Elena for a quick stop at the Heladería and souvenir shop. After classes ended we headed straight home.
Tomorrow we are doing community work! Yea. ¡Hasta mañana!
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