Ep. 33: Chocolate Shocolate

In this episode, our 2Gs, the Gourmands & Geeks, Sadaf and Archit, take you on a chocolate tour of India (a bit of Europe) to celebrate World Chocolate Day. They are covering: - The Global History of Chocolate- The Two Chocolate Policy of Europe- How Chocolatiers are revolutionizing chocolate in India through the bean to bar movement - The economics of growing and consuming chocolate in India- Why chocolate is associated with sin So sit back, relax and dip yourself in melted chocolate or take a bite into your favourite chocolate bar to enjoy our 2Gs unravel the mystery of the world’s favourite flavour. Important links to geek out more:Book: The Chocolate Connoisseur by Chloe Doutre-Roussel(https://amzn.to/3jSyiFZ)The True History of Chocolate by Sophie and Michael Coehttps://amzn.to/2TEHUtj)History of Chocolate(https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate)A Brief History of Chocolate(https://bit.ly/3yybobb)Chocolate is a Fighting Food by Sean Jacobson(https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/chocolate-bars-second-world-war)Child Labor And Slavery In The Chocolate Industry(https://foodispower.org/human-labor-slavery/slavery-chocolate/)Despite growing demand for chocolate, India imports most of its Cocoa by By G Seetharaman(https://bit.ly/3wpOscy)India's chocolate market reached INR 156 billion(https://bit.ly/3hHQU8W)The Making of a Chocolate Economy(https://bit.ly/3dNLng4)The Indian Chocolate Scene by Sadaf Hussain(https://bit.ly/3dPwtpI)You can follow Sadaf Hussain & Archit Puri on their Instagram handle:@sadaf_hussain @thehustlinggluttonYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featured