First taste of chocolate in Ivory Coast | VPRO Metropolis

Farmer N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa and has never seen the finished product. "To be honest I do not know what they make of my beans, " says farmer N'Da Alphonse. "I've heard they're used as flavoring in cooking, but I've never seen it. I do not even know if it's true."

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[MetropolisHUMAN]

Enjoy and remember: please be respectful towards each other!

[michaelvonhaven]

"I'm the oldest. I must taste it to see if it's okay" 🤣

[politicalmonkeyfan]

"i have brought another bar"
all the worker:

[RR-indo]

This is simultaneously heart-warming and heartbreaking.

[MrJ]

How can I ship these dudes some chocolates

[paxvesania]

" We complain because growing cocoa is hard work. Now we enjoy the result. What a privilege to taste it."

Wow, just wow.

[manwhofumbles]

I love how when the first guy eats the chocolate he only takes a little, then his second reaction is to take it to his friends at the plantation to try some, so selfless

[Goku-kmlk]

"What a privilege to taste it." It was a privilege to witness your happiness man. God bless you and your country.

[fatyoshi]

"I'm going to keep this paper so I can show it to the children"

"That's okay, I have another bar."

[basicnpcc]

They deserve far better than what they have.

[aa-tows]

-7 euros a day
Me: Oh that isn't so bad.
*-For his 15 familiares and 4 workers.*
_Jesus Christ._

[runer]

"I'm going to keep this paper to show it to my children."

These words should be writen on every choch bar on the world.

[reaganb]

"this is why whites are so healthy"
Quite the opposite, actually 😂😂😂

[glados]

“That’s okay, I have another bar.”
“AYYYYEEEE!”
[Everyone liked that]

[Powersnufkin]

I hate seeing workers not being able to purchase what they themselves produce. These people should have liveable wages.

[dattebayo]

"What a privilege to taste it." Man I don't know why but I teared up at that part.

[BrunosGeekReviews]

I have such respect for the attitude of those workers, where they find this thing that is incredibly rare for them and their first reaction is to share it with others.

[dutchmen]

that made me so happy to see how excited they were when he pulled out the second bar of chocolate :)

[alexc]

The extreme poverty makes me sad but at the same time watching them eat chocolate bringe me happiness.

[katiekawaii]

"What a privilege to taste it." Damn. It is such a privilege. What a terrible shame we keep forgetting that.