Unveiling the Delights of Chocolate in Ivory Coast
A cocoa farmer in Ivory Coast discovers the deliciousness of chocolate and realizes the potential of cocoa. The process of making chocolate and debunking a myth about its effect on skin color.
00:00:11 The chocolate industry divides the world into haves and have-nots. In Ivory Coast, cocoa farmers struggle while we enjoy the luxury of chocolate.
🍫 The cocoa industry is worth billions and creates a divide between the chocolate consumers and the cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast.
💰 Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast do not have the luxury of enjoying chocolate like we do in the West, as they struggle with low prices and poor harvests.
🌱 The farmers are unsure about what happens to the dried cocoa beans they harvest and express a lack of knowledge about the chocolate-making process.
00:01:24 A cocoa farmer in Ivory Coast tastes chocolate for the first time, finding it delicious and realizing the potential of the cocoa he has been growing for years.
🍫 The video is about a man in Ivory Coast tasting chocolate for the first time.
😋 The man cultivates cocoa beans but has never tasted chocolate before.
🎁 The man's friends are also excited to try the chocolate.
00:02:32 A man in Ivory Coast earns little but takes care of 15 family members and 4 workers. Chocolate is scarce and expensive. The process of harvesting and fermenting cocoa beans is shown.
🍫 Chocolate is rare and expensive in Côte d'Ivoire.
🌱 Alfonse grows cocoa beans on his plantation and takes care of his family with his income.
🌿 Fermentation and drying are important steps in the cocoa bean production process.
00:03:38 A surprising discovery: chocolate is made from cocoa beans. The locals in Ivory Coast taste it for the first time and find out that foreigners love it too.
🍫 Chocolate is made from cocoa beans.
🌱 The workers on the plantation do not know what happens to the cocoa beans.
👥 The workers are surprised to learn that the chocolate is enjoyed by people from other countries.
00:04:43 First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast. Discovering the process of making chocolate and debunking a myth about its effect on skin color.
🍫 The process of making chocolate involves using cocoa beans and a large factory.
🌍 There is a misconception that chocolate can lighten skin tone.
👨🍳 The labor-intensive nature of cocoa cultivation is now appreciated.
💪 There is a sense of privilege in being able to taste chocolate.
📝 The speaker plans to keep a paper to show to their children.
🔥 Motivation to continue working hard is expressed.
00:05:48 Alfonse and his workers in Ivory Coast enjoy chocolate 100%.
Alfonse and his workers love chocolate in Ivory Coast.
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