Then we learned how the beans are fermented. This process takes about a week and the bacteria used is from our human saliva! A few beans that we sucked on were introduced to a pile of fresh beans still surrounded by pulp from the fruit. By the end of this process the pulp had disappeared and the beans are fermented. Next the beans are dried in the sun and then roasted. We all got to peel the shell from the beans and taste them. They smelled & tasted like chocolate -100%pure cacao!!