Marou Ben Tre 78% Dark Chocolate Bar
$12.00 / 80 g Eachprice is $12.00 by 80 g Each
- by Marou Faiseurs De Chocolat
- Vietnam
Marou’s Ben Tre 78% Dark Chocolate Bar has a delicious story to tell in every robust, fruity bite. It’s sourced and crafted in Vietnam, from beans meticulously hand-selected by Marou from farms in the Ben Tre province in the Mekong Delta. This is ethically sourced, high-quality dark chocolate, with a satisfying snap and intense, juicy flavor like ripe berries. Create an elegant dessert course with shards of this chocolate and a wedge of Point Reyes Original Blue.
“I always pair this chocolate with Matcha Milk Jam. The green tea notes and milky sweetness of the jam complement the dark, earthy notes of the chocolate.”
Cocoa, Cocoa Butter, Cane Sugar
- This chocolate is single-origin, which means all the cacao beans come from one source. In this case, the Ben Tre region, located in southern Vietnam.
- The percentage on the bar refers to the percentage of cocoa compared to other ingredients like sugar and milk. The higher the percentage, the more cocoa there is in the bar (and the more intensely flavored it is).
- This 78% bar is for dark chocolate lovers, with a rich intensity and not much sweetness.
- Marou is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker that sources beans and crafts its bars entirely in Vietnam.
- Its founders, Vincent Marou and Samuel Maruta, met in Vietnam in 2010. They decided to start making chocolate together after visiting a cacao plantation in the Ba Ria province.
- They maintain a close relationship with the small farms they buy from, setting them apart from traditional chocolate-makers who use a middleman to source their beans.
- Marou invests in the farmers themselves, offering financial and technical support to 520 small-plot farmers and 30 fermenters across Vietnam.
Independently Owned
