The six bars Otsuka bought from a store in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya shopping district were made by an artisan manufacturer each from a different batch of cocoa beans grown in Vietnam.
"I want to taste the difference between each bar," said Otsuka, 55. "Before coming to this shop, I didn't know beans could taste different depending on their origin." Priced at 17,500 yen a kilogram ($72...
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