Cocoa from bean to bar
Choose a tour or tasting that explains where cocoa comes from and compare two flavours together.
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A date with a touch of São Tomé and Príncipe.
In São Tomé and Príncipe, cocoa, coffee, island cuisine and coastal light can give a small date a sense of direction.
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Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Coffee alongside cocoa
Taste a coffee and a chocolate drink one after the other and discuss how aroma, bitterness and sweetness affect the conversation.
Cook calulu together
Choose a recipe for calulu from São Tomé and Príncipe and make a version at home using safely sourced fish or vegetables.
Coastal light along a public route
Choose a local stretch of coast that's open to the public and each take three photos of the same view at different times.
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