You won't find any labels or certificates on SONQO packaging. The Peruvian Pumatiy family of producers holds an organic certification. Nevertheless, SONQO consistently chooses not to display it on the European market: what SONQO intends with its intercultural circular culture is "beyond labels." As a result, many stores cannot stock the product, and certain subsidies are unavailable. But SONQO wants to remain true to its vision.

SIMPLICITY MAKES NATURE SO PERFECT.

Pachamama Cacao is produced holistically according to Peruvian cosmology (see image): Nothing is added to or removed from this ancient superfood – its natural perfection gives it excellent "ceremonial grade" quality: The high content of healthy fat opens the heart.

The simplicity of Cacao Chuncho reads like an analogy to the purist lifestyle of the individual.

For indigenous rituals and cacao ceremonies, specific spices are added to the food of the gods. This recipe Eventually, all energy centers open. This makes mental transformations possible through natural superfoods and via the physical body.

What’s in Cacao?

Cacao is particularly rich in iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamins, flavonols (antioxidants), theobromine (stimulating), as well as tryptophan (a neurotransmitter), which in combination contributes to serotonin and thus to the production of feel-good hormones.

What type of plant is Cacao?

Cacao belongs to the genus Theobroma (Greek for “food of the gods”) and to the mallow family.

How should Cacao be stored properly?

Pachamama Cacao prefers room temperature at 18–20 degrees Celsius and fresh oxygen.

For daily use, break up one bar and store the cacao in a glass jar with a cork lid or in the cardboard box provided. This way, you can conveniently help yourself every morning.

At sunrise, the effect of Pachamama Cacao is most intense. That's why SONQO recommends a daily morning cacao ritual.

• Drink 1-2 cups of warm water beforehand and prepare a Daily Cacao.
• Create a moment of calm and beauty. As it is possible in this moment. Breathe.
• Drink your PACHAMAMA CACAO in sips. Take your time.
• Use the moment to feel your heart and linger in gratitude for a moment – how wonderful that it beats for you.

An open heart likes it simple and easy :)

By the way: A cup of Pachamama Cacao in the morning can certainly replace breakfast, so you don't have to eat anything else until lunch. If you do feel hungry or fancy a snack, we recommend dates, fruits, berries, nuts, or CACAO NIBS or CACAO BEANS. In any case, drink water, herbal tea or fruit juice regularly.

Daily Cacao Recipe

• Heat some water (approx. 200ml) in a pot and then remove it from the hob.
• Add 2 tablespoons (approx. 20g) of finely chopped Pachamama Cacao.
• Stir with a wooden spoon until the cacao has dissolved and the drink becomes creamy. You can also use a blender, of course.
• Depending on your mood, you can refine your Pachamama Cacao with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, date syrup or Birnell. CAUTION: You should only use sharp spices such as chili or ginger in Daily Cacao if you have sufficient cacao experience. SONQO uses these spices exclusively for ceremonies, rituals with movement, or under mindful guidance and accompaniment.

Can I prepare my cacao with milk?

SONQO recommends not preparing cacao with milk. Cow's milk blocks various substances in the cacao and thus prevents you from benefiting from the full richness of the cacao. You can find out more about this in the SONQO CACAO COURSE. Indigenous peoples have always enjoyed cacao purely with water.

If you want to prepare your cacao with plant milk, that's fine too, of course. The golden mean between right and wrong is hearty enjoyment.

Recipe for Cacao with Maca

• 1+1/4 tablespoons Cacao
• 1 teaspoon Maca
• 1+1/4 cup hot water (approx. 150 ml)
• 1 dash of agave or date syrup
• Blend for approx. 20 seconds
• Add a pinch of pink salt if desired
• Pour and enjoy :)

Recipe for Banana Cacao

• 1+1/4 tablespoons Cacao
• 1/3 fresh banana
• 1+1/4 cup hot water (approx. 150 ml)
• Blend for approx. 20 seconds
• Pour and enjoy :)
  

Recipe for Power Cacao

• 1 tablespoon mixture of nibs and beans
• 1/2 tablespoon Cacao
• 1 tablespoon rolled oats
• 1/4 fresh banana
• 2-3 tablespoons oat milk (approx. 30 ml)
• 1 cup hot water (approx. 150 ml)
• Blend for 30 seconds
• Pour and enjoy :)