 We asked you to make a dish with ethically produced chocolate, and the results left our mouths watering. But more than that, we were proud that so many people took the time to learn about child slavery in the chocolate industry. A total of 65 entries came in, encompassing sweet and savory combinations (chocolate covered bacon) regionally distinctive recipes (chocolate sourdough bread) and deliciously simple snacks (chocolate dipped fruit and nuts). CNN Freedom Project editorial director Leif Coorlim, Cacao Atlanta owner Kristen Hard and Eatocracy managing editor Kat Kinsman picked three winners based on originality, presentation, regional emphasis and story. Hogan loves to teach her 8th graders about sustainable development and fair trade products, because "it is at this age in which the students start to become consumers and make their own decisions about what they will buy." Kristen Hard, owner of the Cacao Atlanta chocolate boutiques, applauded the students for "helping to set a precedent for other schools in their community and across the world to really understand where the things that they use and consume on a daily basis come from ... They can help to bring this message to the attention of people the world over even at their young age." Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding with Amaretto Custard Sauce Matz and Cymes, producers of the online video series, "The Chocolate Tourist," put a tropical twist on "Virginia home cookin'" with the use of Grenada Chocolate (grown, produced, and distributed by a collective of Grenada workers) in their cozy bread pudding (recipe here). Leif Coorlim, the editorial director for the CNN Freedom Project, said the entry "not only included a very specific recipe but also a well-produced and upbeat video that explained each step ... My mouth literally started watering as soon the chocolate was drizzled over the bread. I was also just interested in all the baking tricks they offered like filling a bowl with ice to cool down the sauce and using weights to help the bread absorb the chocolate." Theo Chocolate & Caffe Vita Gooey Double Chocolate Mocha Cookies The team of chocolatiers at Theo, a fair trade, organic chocolate company in Seattle, created this special cookie recipe to highlight its 70% dark chocolate and the city's coffee culture. Kat Kinsman, managing editor of Eatocracy, said she's a longtime fan of Theo Chocolate "and especially appreciate how the recipe they submitted celebrates the food culture and terroir of the place they call home. People will never be convinced to spend their money on fair trade chocolate if it doesn't taste good, and Theo has made that their passion." FIRST RUNNER-UP: Soul in a bowl Coorlim said, "Garlic, ginger and hot spice are all among my go-to ingredients. I'd definitely make this for myself if I didn't think I had a chance to get it straight from the chef." SECOND RUNNER UP: Nanaimo Bars Hard praised Salamanca's version of a popular local specialty, saying, "The fact that Clara is already familiar with fair and direct trade products and companies because of her job at Ten Thousand Villages is great, but I like that she took it upon herself to make her own version of a sustainable dessert." Thanks to everyone who participated. Check out some of the other entries and recipes to try on your own. Interested in participating in future food challenges? Register on iReport and join the food group. |
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Thank you for any other magnificent article. The place else could anybody get that type of info in such an ideal approach of writing? I've a presentation next week, and I'm at the look for such info.
how can we be certain that the products are fair trade? What determines a fair trade label? sound like its just words to me in order to drive up the prices on items so only the few can afford them....
Just because it is fair trade doesn't make it healthy to eat too much chocolate.
Silly hippies.
Hasn't "Fair Trade" been exposed as a total fraud? Manufacturers plaster "Fair Trade" labels on products that didn't go through the system. The ones that buy fair trade products usually mix fair trade with slave labor products? Like 95% of fair trade labeled products were shown to contain less than 50% Fair-Trade product, with many containing none? And the distribution co-ops take kickbacks, undermining the process. And fair trade farmers aren't allowed to sell to anyone else, often getting cheated by the coops? And so on, and so on... Fair Trade goods, in the end, net farmers less money than mainstream commercial routes, and exaggerate poverty.
Can you provide any sources for your assertions, or is it all just stuff you've heard?
I'd be genuinely interested to know if that's truly the case, but need a bit more information than you've provided.
I've had Yohana's soup and it was awesome!
Who seriously gives a f uck about Fair Trade!? I just want the best poduct at the best price. Tree huggers, go home.
It's really not about tree hugging, though that is a part of it. It's about kids working as slaves in the cacao fields. It might be a few cents to the consumer, but to them, it's the whole world.
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/12/chocolates-child-slaves/
Ignore him Kat. He is not worth trying to educate, he is what we call 'willfully ignorant'.
YHBT, YHL, HAND.
How about you exercise a bit of STFU? No one cares that you are a huge loser, and I hope you never have the bad taste to reproduce.
So, you don't care if a 6 year old child is forced to work 15 hour days, no pay, little food and no education, clothing and may have been kidnapped or sold into this slave trade....just so you can buy it cheap? So sad! Maybe you'd feel different if it were your child that was forced into slavery!
This is great information – Fair Trade is crucial. . . how can you feel good about what you are eating, if the food wasn't ethically obtained in the first place? These stories also seem to be about REAL food, not processed garbage. I've been trying a great vegetarian cookbook, since there has been so much in the news lately about "Pink Slime," which is probably just one example of many lapses in wholesome food regulations. Sacred Food for Soulful Living by Ward Bauman. This is the Real Deal...great recipes. http://www.bookinitnow.com/product/sacred-food-soulful-living