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Amedei boldly rescued ledgendary pure Criollo cacao from Chuao to make an internationally recognized artisan chocolate bar. This intense and flavorful cacao has been tamed after 20 days of refining into something balanced, yet potent, fruity with notes of plum, blackberry and blueberry. Gold Medal winner for Best Bean-to-Bar Chocolate from the Academy of Chocolate, London. Imported from Italy.
The Venezuelan town of Chuao is a lengend in the chocolate world. There are no roads, so you must approach the area by sea to experience a place where cacao cultivation has been passed down between families for centuries. Realizing the immense potential of these pure Criollo beans, Amedei signed up for world–wide exclusivity with the campesinos for the Chuao plantation. Then began the work of helping the farmers to advance cultivation and bring the chocolate to an international market. Although Chuao is normally blended with other cacao to boost thier flavor and aromas, Cecilia took on the challenge of taming pure Chuao Criollo chocolate into something balanced and frutiy. Cocoa Content: 70%. 50g (1.8oz.) bar.
Ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla. May contain traces of hazelnut, almond, pistachio, walnut, milk.
Tip: Our flat shipping fee means that you're not charged extra no matter how much your order weighs. So be adventurous and throw in a few new chocolates to try! Just don't worry about the shipping.
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+ Fair trade with growers ensures fair wages on the farm
How did they achieve this renowned status? Cecilia concentrated on the fine details of chocolate making, not just following a standard process, but patiently respecting the temperament of each variety of cacao and taming them to bring out balance and pleasure. While Cecilia was taming the cacao, Alessio was searching the best cocoa–growing regions of the world: Venezuela, Madagascar, Ecuador and beyond. Here he would discover cacao farms that no westerner had ever visited. He would replace the old ways of business with fair direct trade with the farmers thereby securing supply to some of the best cacao beans in the world.
Amedei adheres to the principle that like fine wine grapes, the quality of the chocolate depends greatly upon the care taken in growing the cacao. With this principle in mind, it's easy to understand why Amedei imposes strict quality standards and production limits on their farmers. This means that there is no race to produce more cacao per acre. As with fine wine grapes, low bean production allows the tree to bring forth the best concentrated, complex flavors.
The Venezuelan town of Chuao is a lengend in the chocolate world. There are no roads, so you must approach the area by sea to experience a place where cacao cultivation has been passed down between families for centuries. Realizing the immense potential of these pure Criollo beans, Amedei signed up for world–wide exclusivity with the campesinos for the Chuao plantation. Then began the work of helping the farmers to advance cultivation and bring the chocolate to an international market. Although Chuao is normally blended with other cacao to boost thier flavor and aromas, Cecilia took on the challenge of taming pure Chuao Criollo chocolate into something balanced and frutiy. Cocoa Content: 70%. 50g (1.8oz.) bar.
Ingredients: cocoa mass, cane sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla. May contain traces of hazelnut, almond, pistachio, walnut, milk.
Tip: Our flat shipping fee means that you're not charged extra no matter how much your order weighs. So be adventurous and throw in a few new chocolates to try! Just don't worry about the shipping.
PLANET
POSITIVES:+ Fair trade with growers ensures fair wages on the farm
PROFILE: Amedei
Amedei is the passion of Alessio and Cecilia Tessieri, a brother and sister team that creates what Food and Wine Magazine called “The World's Best Chocolate.” With eight medals from the 2009 Academy of Chocolate Awards including the top honor of The Golden Bean, it would be hard to disagree with this title.How did they achieve this renowned status? Cecilia concentrated on the fine details of chocolate making, not just following a standard process, but patiently respecting the temperament of each variety of cacao and taming them to bring out balance and pleasure. While Cecilia was taming the cacao, Alessio was searching the best cocoa–growing regions of the world: Venezuela, Madagascar, Ecuador and beyond. Here he would discover cacao farms that no westerner had ever visited. He would replace the old ways of business with fair direct trade with the farmers thereby securing supply to some of the best cacao beans in the world.
Amedei adheres to the principle that like fine wine grapes, the quality of the chocolate depends greatly upon the care taken in growing the cacao. With this principle in mind, it's easy to understand why Amedei imposes strict quality standards and production limits on their farmers. This means that there is no race to produce more cacao per acre. As with fine wine grapes, low bean production allows the tree to bring forth the best concentrated, complex flavors.
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