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Victorine's PNG Chocolate Mousse 🍫🌿Huge thanks to for sharing this beautiful recipe – made with Weave Cacao couverture ...
16/06/2026

Victorine's PNG Chocolate Mousse 🍫🌿

Huge thanks to for sharing this beautiful recipe – made with Weave Cacao couverture and inspired by the incredible trip to Papua New Guinea earlier this year.

This was the show-stopping dessert Victorine recreated in her cooking demo at the PNG Cocoa of Excellence Awards & Expo in Wewak – in front of hundreds of cacao farmers, using fresh local ingredients like coconut cream and fresh vanilla. What a moment that was! ✨

INGREDIENTS 🍫

500 g of dark chocolate
500 g of fresh coconut cream
1 vanilla pod
10 eggs

DIRECTIONS 👩‍🍳

1. Cut the vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds.
2. Bring the coconut cream to a boil with the vanilla pod and seeds.
3. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate.
4. Mix until smooth and homogeneous.
5. Separate the egg yolks from the whites.
6. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
7. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the chocolate mixture.
8. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
9. Sprinkle roasted cocoa nibs on top before serving.
10. Ready to eat!

At the Expo, Victorine served this with an avocado smash made with fresh cacao pulp. It was an incredibly delicious combination! 😘

Thanks again to the good people at the PNG Cocoa Board, EU STREIT, and many others for making this event possible. 🙏

🥞 Wewak Banana Coconut Pancakes and Chocolate Sauce 🥞Huge thanks to for creating this delicious recipe! This was one of...
09/06/2026

🥞 Wewak Banana Coconut Pancakes and Chocolate Sauce 🥞

Huge thanks to for creating this delicious recipe! This was one of the dishes Peter made in his cooking demo at the PNG Cocoa of Excellence Awards & Expo in Wewak in April. What a day that was! So inspiring to see what's possible with beautiful local ingredients. 🌱

INGREDIENTS 🍌 (makes 4)

4 eggs (or 8 egg yolks)
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
600 ml coconut milk
4 – 6 ripe bananas (depends on size), peeled and sliced – some lengthways and some into rounds
Coconut oil for cooking the pancakes – about ¼ cup / 60ml
500 ml water
3 Tablespoons sugar
80 g cocoa paste
1 – 2 Tablespoons cocoa nibs, roasted, peeled and crushed

Swipe left for the cooking instructions! 👨‍🍳

Thanks again to the good people at the PNG Cocoa Board, EU STREIT, and many others for making this event possible. 🙏

Something unprecedented happened at the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence and Trade Expo last month. 🌍🍫Four expert voice...
28/05/2026

Something unprecedented happened at the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence and Trade Expo last month. 🌍🍫

Four expert voices from across the chocolate world stood up in front of hundreds of PNG cacao farmers – many of whom had never met a visitor from overseas – and shared their knowledge, their experience, and their passion for this extraordinary crop.

Todd Masonis and Elaine Wherry, co-founders of – one of the most celebrated craft chocolate makers in the world – talked about their company, the culture of craft chocolate, and the thriving US specialty market. They even handed out samples to the crowd. 🍫

Tara Durieux from – specialists in sourcing and distributing fine cacao – spoke about quality, export logistics and exactly how PNG farmers can access the international specialty market – practical, actionable knowledge that could change lives.

Karina Makori, General Manager of Queen Emma Chocolate in Port Moresby, talked about working directly with PNG farming communities, the full range of cacao and chocolate products Queen Emma produces, and the critical importance of proper processing for achieving exceptional flavour.

And then there was Yann Gaitan, cacao sourcing expert – who spoke about cacao genetics and flavour quality with such depth and passion that when the organisers tried to move on to the next event, the crowd simply wouldn't let him stop. 👏

For much of the crowd, this was their first encounter with the international chocolate market – the people, the companies, the possibilities. And for our international guests, standing in front of the farmers who grow the beans that make their work possible was equally profound.

Weave Cacao co-founder Oonagh Browne curated this remarkable group of international experts, driven by her passion for connecting farmers directly with the specialty chocolate world. Bringing them together was a true team effort – made possible with the support of the PNG Cocoa Board, EU-STREIT, and many others. 🙏

This is what connection looks like. 🌿

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Why buy imported Milo when you can make something far more delicious with ingredients growing right outside your door? 🌿...
26/05/2026

Why buy imported Milo when you can make something far more delicious with ingredients growing right outside your door? 🌿

That was the question at the heart of the 'local milo' hot chocolate competition at the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence and Trade Expo in Wewak – and 20 local entrants from villages across East Sepik rose to the challenge beautifully.

Before the judging began, Mark and Jeff from took to the stage to demonstrate the art of making hot chocolate from scratch – showing the community exactly what's possible when you start with quality cacao, fresh coconut milk, and a little creativity.

And creative they were. Entrants used all kinds of incredible local ingredients to flavour their hot chocolates – turmeric, vanilla, ginger and more – producing drinks that were complex, vibrant and utterly unique. No imported powder and no need for heaps of sugar – just fresh, tasty and locally-grown ingredients in a cup.

A huge congratulations to Rosie from Federice Estates, who took out the top prize. 🏆 

And to every single entrant – you showed your communities something truly powerful: that the cacao growing around you is not just a crop to be sold. It's something to be celebrated, experimented with, and enjoyed. ☕🌺

Three farmers. Three gold awards. Many futures changed. 🥇At the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence and Trade Expo in Wewa...
18/05/2026

Three farmers. Three gold awards. Many futures changed. 🥇

At the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence and Trade Expo in Wewak last month, cacao samples from across Papua New Guinea were judged by an international panel – and three outstanding farmers were awarded gold. 

The winners were Jude Jalowa of Sasivi Cooperative in East Sepik, Paul Esiron of Goodenough Island in Milne Bay, and David Peko of Topura, also in Milne Bay.

Each of them received a micro-export licence and a contract with – a direct pathway into the international specialty chocolate market, and the kind of life-changing recognition that represents years of dedication, skill and hard work.

Huge congratulations also to every farmer whose cacao made it into the top 59 – an incredible achievement in itself, and a testament to the remarkable quality being produced across PNG. 🙌

But this isn't just their moment. It belongs to every cacao farmer in Papua New Guinea who gets up every day, tends their trees, and works tirelessly to produce something extraordinary – often in incredibly remote and challenging conditions, far from the markets that their beans deserve to reach.

Awards like these matter. They create connections, open doors, and send a clear message to the world: PNG cacao can be exceptional, and the farmers behind it deserve to be celebrated. 🌿🍫

Thank you to the PNG Cocoa Board, EU-STREIT and many others for the incredible support in making this event – and these life-changing awards – possible. 🙏

Wherever we went in Papua New Guinea, we were welcomed in style! 🌺At the airport. At our hotel. In remote villages after...
13/05/2026

Wherever we went in Papua New Guinea, we were welcomed in style! 🌺

At the airport. At our hotel. In remote villages after hours on challenging roads. At the Cocoa of Excellence Awards and Expo. Everywhere our group of international chocolate experts went, the people of Wewak and the Sepik region opened their arms, their voices and their hearts to us.

Song and dance. Colour and celebration. Joy that was completely infectious. Cultural performances that stopped us in our tracks, and moved more than a few of us to tears.

It would have been extraordinary in any context, but there was something even more profound about experiencing this warmth in the home of the cacao that we love so deeply – surrounded by the farmers and communities whose dedication and care makes everything we do at Weave Cacao possible.

Cacao connects us. That's something we've always believed, but PNG showed us what that connection truly looks like when it's lived and celebrated in full. 🍫🌿

We are so grateful. And we can't wait to go back!

Thanks again to EU STREIT, the PNG Cocoa Board and the Committee of the Greater Sepik Cocoa of Excellence Show. 🙏

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11/05/2026

An incredible event! We were honoured to be part of it. 🙏

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