621231 Tue May 19 21:47:34 -0700 2009 2 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4699369 Recently, a friend of mine asked me if I knew where one could get raw cocoa beans - anyone? I asked another friend of mine, who usually knows everything that's recherche and foodie, but received no satisfactory answer. I suppose the place to look would be among purveyors of Latin American foods - but I'm sure who to go to...? Online is fine, and OC is better than LA if bricks and mortar. Tue May 19 21:47:34 -0700 2009 56801 georgempavlov 1 4699405 Surfas has them. Tue May 19 22:17:03 -0700 2009 4699369 11279 Burger Boy 1 4699474 I've bought them in years past at El Toro Carniceria in Santa Ana. It's a Mexican supermarket with a Central American section. That's where you'll find your cacao. Tue May 19 23:16:23 -0700 2009 4699369 10023 Professor Salt