Certified Organic Cacao Powder, 16 Oz USDA organic

Description

Ecuador’s cacao zone is to chocolate cognoscenti what Bordeaux is to wine-lovers. Ivory Coast and Ghana lead the world in the production of bulk cacao – the stuff that goes towards your average chocolate bar – but the cacao grown in the strip of fertile plain running from the Pacific Ocean to the foot of the Andes, in Ecuador is a cut above. Cacao Nacional fino de Aroma, also kown "de arriba", as the local variety is known, has depth, subtlety and haunting aromas that run the gamut of tropical and citrus fruits, nuts and berries, flowers and spices. The cheap bulk stuff, which accounts for 85% of world production, is different of high-quality varieties like cacao Nacional Fino de Aroma, "de arriba", that is used in small quantities to give depth and interest to dull commercial chocolate. A growing taste for dark chocolate is also boosting demand for these so-called “fine and flavour” cacaos, especially in Europe