The Philippine cocoa beans impart a smooth rich taste that is very rich and chocolatey with a fortissimo(strong) finish .The Davao Bar, is a chocolate bar with 77% cocoa content made with pure Philippine cocoa beans and a hint of organic sugar. It was released in 2009 and it is considered as the first export of cocoa beans from the Philippines in almost 30 years. This chocolate Davao Bar is available in Singapore in Four Seasons Hotels.
How can you tell if chocolate is high quality?
- Does the chocolate bar shine with gloss?
- Does the chocolate bar break with a snap?
- What are the ingredients? The fewer, the better, and there should be no additives such as lecithin or vanillin.
- Are cocoa butter and cocoa solids the first ingredients on the list?
- Does the chocolate have a smooth finish?
- If it is cocoa powder, is it all natural processed? (avoid Dutch processed)
source: Shawn Askinosie, Richard Van Beek
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