"The trick was in sowing the seeds," he realised. Today Mr Matthews has 6,000 cocoa trees on his 50 acres of land. "I think ...

Besides munching on this soft and fibrous fruit straight from the pod, the fruit surrounding the popular cacao seed can also ...

Here's how to make the most of these flavorful bumpy bits: ...

The fruit of the cocoa tree is a pod full of sweet pulp enfolding a cluster of about 20 to 40 cocoa seeds. Cocoa takes about two and a half years to mature and gives two harvests in a year.

Cacao fruits are grown on the Theobroma cacao tree. This long, curved fruit is grown primarily for its highly prized inner seeds which are harvested and turned into cacao or cocoa powder through a ...

"The trick was in sowing the seeds," he realised. Today Mr Matthews has 6,000 cocoa trees on his 50 acres of land. "I think it was the best decision I have made," he says. Despite having several ...