How Is Chocolate Made?

Have you ever heard a fox scream at night and thought it was a human? And why, when goats bleat, do they sometimes sound like human babies? Animals can sometimes make similar noises but not because they’re feeling the same things. It often has more to do with how similar the soun ...  Afficher plus

On a rainy, windy day, But Why hopped on a ferry and headed to Governors Island in New York City with one thing on our minds - oysters! We met up with Mike McCann of the Billion Oyster Project to learn more about these very special bivalves. How do they get their shells? How long ...  Afficher plus

The bittersweet world of chocolate is complex - cocoa beans are produced by some of the poorest people on the planet and turned into chocolate for some of the richest, and the sweet stuff is haunted by child labour, slavery, trafficking and deforestation. But could the rise of ar ...  Afficher plus

Making (and tasting) chocolate is an art. In this episode, a cocoa expert guides us through the world of chocolate and how you can appreciate it to its fullest. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

People have been consuming chocolate for at least a couple thousand years, but it's only been in the last hundred that humanity has arrived at its crowning achievement: the smooth, creamy milk chocolate bar. Find out about the history of chocolate, how it's made and how it aff ...

Comme tout le monde ou presque, vous avez déjà entendu qu’il ne fallait pas donner de chocolat à nos amis les chiens… Parce que oui, une bonne tablette de chocolat pourrait leur être fatale. Mais pourquoi ne peuvent-ils pas se délecter d’un bon carré ? Hébergé par Audion. Visitez ...  Afficher plus