As part of Chocolate Week at the Bowers Museum, we are pleased to offer an exclusive pre-recorded lecture with the "Chocolate Guru," Dr. Lee Theisen of UCLA.

Cacao has been grown in Asia and the Pacific since the 1600s but did not become significant until the late 20th Century. Now award-winning chocolate comes from Taiwan, Philippines, Fiji, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, and more. What’s its history? The “Chocolate Guru” identifies some bars, and where to buy them.

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