The Quest to Save the World's Most Coveted Chocolate, Arts & Culture
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For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweet
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Chocolate bar - Wikipedia
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One Woman's Quest To Tell 'The African Story Through Chocolate' : The Salt : NPR
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The very best chocolate brands in the world - Elite Traveler
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Chocolate gets its origin and domestication story rewritten
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Cacao, Description, Cultivation, Pests, & Diseases
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The Quest to Save the World's Most Coveted Chocolate, Arts & Culture
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The Surprisingly Sacred Roots of Chocolate - Gastro Obscura
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Considering Chocolate's Colonial History
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Ed Ruscha's 'Chocolate Room' Still Tantalizes - The New York Times
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How Do You Conserve Art Made of Bologna or Bubble Gum? - The Atlantic
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Nacional, The mission to save the world's rarest chocolate
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Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino
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Chocolate Santafereño - Gastro Obscura
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