LOOK: Go loco for choco at one-of-a-kind confection museum in Davao

Vina Araneta-Pilapil ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Davao City — Chocolate lovers won&#x27;t get enough of the sights and scent of sweets in a one-of-a-kind museum here.</p><p>Malagos Garden Resort in Calinan, Davao City, recently opened the first chocolate museum in the country, complementing the Malagos cacao farm, which straddles 24 hectares of 50-year-old rehabilitated cacao.</p><p>The museum showcases the tree-to-bar chocolate experience, including cacao cultivation as well as the art and science of chocolate making.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c12.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c5.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>There is also an interactive zone for children who can learn about the different kinds of chocolates.</p><p>Guests are also given the chance to make their own chocolates.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c11.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c6.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Malagos Chocolate has been recognized by international award-giving bodies. It was the 2-star <a href="http://malagoschocolate.com/2016-great-taste-uk/" target="_blank">winner</a> of the 2016 Great Taste competition.</p><p>In April 2016, it also snatched a <a href="http://www.academyofchocolate.org.uk/awards/" target="_blank">silver</a> award for Best Unflavoured Drinking Chocolate at the 2016 Academy of Chocolate Awards in London. It won a bronze award in the same category at the competition in 2015.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c3.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Malagos produces 12 tons of chocolate every month but, as demand increases, the company hopes to hike its production.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/03/11/c13.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">First chocolate museum in the Philippines. <cite>Photo by Vina Araneta-Pilapil, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;We are capable of producing world class chocolates, there is a high demand but very low supply of cacao. We supply less than 1% of the global output even though the Philippines is very ideal for planting cacao&quot; says Caerel Osorio, quality assurance officer of Malagos Chocolate.</p><p>Besides the museum, the resort also has a sweets park, which features a giant chocolate cake, cupcakes and ice cream.</p>

<p>The museum showcases the tree-to-bar chocolate experience, including cacao cultivation as well as the art and science of chocolate making.</p>

The museum showcases the tree-to-bar chocolate experience, including cacao cultivation as well as the art and science of chocolate making.

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LOOK: Go loco for choco at one-of-a-kind confection museum in Davao

LOOK: Go loco for choco at one-of-a-kind confection museum in Davao

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Published Mar 11, 2017 09:40 PM PHT

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