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Do you have seeds available Oscar?
Dear Oscar,I'm really interested on researching about the theobroma bicolor plant. I was really surprised on the particular flavor of pataxte and the idea could be to create a research project with my company and go deeply on analysing this variety that over the years has been ignored or dismissed.While researching on internet for some kind of bibliography of this type I found out that you have been working on this. I would like to ask you more information on that or if is possible to see your works and eventually asking for feedback.RegardsLinda
For example if there are even small plantations of theobroma bicolor where I could buy the pods from. Or if you have more information about the botanic part of the tree: how it grows, under which conditions and so on
Hi LucT.bicolor appears in markets in Oaxaca. It undergoes a long, underground fermentation process and it is available fermented or I fermented. The simple dried beans get a much better price than the dried cacao.The fermented pataxte is essential for a traditional atole of chocolate. It is the pataxte that produces the thick foam that is so important to this form of chocolate.