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Radio 4,06 Dec 2020,28 mins

The Secret Life of Chocolate. Part 1: Origins

The Food Programme

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Dan Saladino explores the origins of cacao, from the bean's journey from central America to Europe and the rise of the chocolate bar. The first of a two part chocolate special of The Food Programme. Produced and presented by Dan Saladino. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2020.

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