BE ADVISED: Due to multiple events in Exposition Park on Sunday, April 26, the Natural History Museum will be closing at 4 pm. Parking and traffic in the area will be impacted. Limited parking will be available in the Blue Parking Structure for $20 when you tell the attendant you are visiting the Natural History Museum of L.A. County. For questions, please call 213.763.3466 or email info@nhm.org.

Chocolate's Natural History

Learn about cacao’s journey from seedling to confection in this fascinating video.

Published April 3, 2024

Chocolate is a chemically complex food! Our friend Rafael Gomez, the observatory technician at the Huntington Library and a part-time chocolatier, shares knowledge about cacao’s journey from seedling to confection in this video.

 

For more about chocolate, experience our video series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of chocolate.

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