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15 January 2016

Episode 222

30 minutes


Photo: David Evers

We head to a high-end chocolate business in the heart of the Amazon and meet a former financier who is introducing products from his small Spanish hometown to the world. Plus: a round-up of current Swiss kitchen trends.

15 January 2016

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Chapter 1

7 minutes


Photo: David Evers

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Chapter 1

Amazonian chocolate

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Some of the best chocolate in Brazil comes from the Para state in the Amazon. Here Cacauway combines traditional techniques of producing organic cocoa with more recent methods of creating chocolate to help the local community.

7 minutes

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Chapter 2

9 minutes

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Chapter 2

Innovation in olive oil

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Former London financier Jorge Sancho supports the producers in his Spanish hometown of Teruel through his brand Teruel Foods. He aims to modernise classic olive oil with his new and improved product.

9 minutes

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Chapter 4

6 minutes


Photo: Courtesy MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) AG

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Chapter 4

Swiss kitchens

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Swissbau fair in Basel brings Swiss kitchen companies together, exhibiting the latest trends. We get the latest.

6 minutes

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