Krak Chocolate - Mexico Soconusco - Dark Chocolate

The cocoa for this bar comes from Mexico. Most Mexican cocoa is grown in the provinces of Chiapas and Tabasco, which together account for 99 percent of all Mexican cocoa cultivation.

The chocolate itself is made and packed in the Netherlands by Krak Chocolade. The country name in the product name therefore refers to the origin of the cocoa beans, not to the country where the bar is produced.

Mexican cocoa has a long history. The Aztecs considered cocoa so valuable that they even used it as a means of payment, and the cocoa from Chiapas was the first that the Spanish took back to Europe in the early 1500s.

This cocoa is also scarce outside Mexico. Of the total production, 18,000 tonnes from Tabasco and 4,500 tonnes from Chiapas, only about 100 tonnes are exported each year.

This is a dark chocolate in an 80 gram bar.

The exact cocoa percentage is stated on the packaging of the bar. If you want to know it beforehand, just get in touch with us and we will check it for you.

Store this bar in a cool, dry and dark place, preferably at around 15 to 18 degrees and tightly closed.

Do not put chocolate in the fridge. The cold and the moisture can make the chocolate bloom, which leaves a greyish haze on the bar and makes the texture less fine.

Bean-to-bar means that Krak Chocolade handles the entire process itself, from cocoa bean to bar. Mark Schimmel selects the cocoa beans by harvest year and by origin, and roasts and refines the chocolate himself.

Most chocolatiers and pastry chefs work with melted industrial chocolate. Because Krak keeps every step in its own hands, you get flavours you will not find in a supermarket bar.