What if cacao was never meant to be just one drink?
What if cacao was never meant to be just one drink? When people speak about traditional Mexican cacao, they often search for a single recipe: the original drink, the authentic preparation, the correct ritual. That desire for one answer may be part of the problem. Researchers working in Miahuatlán, a...
Could cacao be the new matcha?
Could cacao be the new matcha? There is a growing conversation around cacao becoming the next big drink. For years, many people have been looking for alternatives to coffee. Matcha found its moment. Chai became part of everyday café culture. And now, perhaps, cacao is having its own. But I...
We Removed the Predator, But We Kept the Fear
We Removed the Predator, But We Kept the Fear For much of human history, fear had a fairly clear purpose: to keep us alive. There were animals capable of killing us, unknown territories, diseases we could not understand, scarcity of food, extreme changes in climate and threats that could appear...
