Sarah and I love Hershey’s Kisses! Well, anything chocolate really! While in Indonesia we noticed that the chocolate was different than it is here in the states. It tasted less sugary and didn’t melt as quickly.
In 2007 we were living at the Church of Christ Bible School in Urei Faisei, Papua, Indonesia surrounded by beautiful fruit trees. One of those trees was a cocoa tree. The fruit grows in pods which contains the seeds, that are the basis for chocolate. Our friends showed us how to open the ripe pods, when they turn yellow/orange in color, and eat the white fleshy fruit surrounding the seeds. We didn’t eat the seed, just the fleshy part of the fruit. The seeds were collected and sold by the kilogram, and then taken to a factory where they were turned into Hershey’s Kisses!
Sarah and I made this fun video together to show our family some of the exotic fruits that we ate. Seth, as you will see, was along for the ride! I hope you enjoy this humorous skit and maybe learn a bit about where your favorite chocolate desserts come from!