Yesterday we went on another great 4-H adventure. This time to the Theo Chocolate Factory in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. Theo Chocolates makes organic, fair trade treats and is the only chocolate factory in the US that gives tours of its operational facilities. We had a great time.
The lobby/entrance was filled with little piles of samples. This one was my favorite: a dark chocolate with orange oil.
We all had to wear hairnets for the tour. Stylish!
I won't begin to try and explain what this machine does, but doesn't it look cool? And those are bags of sugar on the pallet behind it.
This was actually waste chocolate that gets separated from the chocolate slurry because it was too thick and lumpy to be used in the bars.
These were the outer casing (husks?) of the cocoa beans after they'd been roasted. They smelled great!
Individual chocolates being nested in their little paper cups before they make their way to the store.
And finally, perhaps my favorite thing: a giant chocolate Buddha head...just for fun.
Who doesn't need a giant buddha head made out of chocolate? LOL!
ReplyDeleteI went to Theo two weeks ago for Halloween and had a super fun time trying everything; their drinking chocolate was really yummy too.