Sweden’s kladdkaka, France’s soufflé au chocolat, Italy’s gianduiotto , and the United States’ brownies are some of the chocolate-containing desserts that made it to the TasteAtlast list.
The output and exports of the two African countries shows that the Philippines, where cacao can also be grown, will continue to pass up the opportunity to increase its export receipts from the crop. Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority , the country produced 10,759.12 metric tons of cacao last year, or just a fraction of the output of the two African countries.
Under the previous roadmap that came out nearly two decades ago, the Philippines had aspired to expand cacao output to 100,000 MT. Prior to 2010, the country could only produce 5,000 MT. Despite efforts to raise production and take advantage of a favorable international market for the crop, the 100,000-MT target remained elusive.