A ROCK-SOLID CLASSIC, 71% CACAO
Raaka Pink Sea Salt Chocolate Bar is a fruity, complex salted dark chocolate to end all salted dark chocolates. Made with single-origin 71% cacao from Zorzal Cacao, A farm, and fermentary within a bird sanctuary in the Dominican Republic. We finish Raaka Pink Sea Salt Chocolate Bar with sprinkled Peruvian pink salt sourced from Salt of the Earth Co. We think New York Magazine said it best: “This bar has a deep, dark, mysterious flavor with hints of cherry”.
Raaka makes unroasted dark chocolate from scratch. We use traceable, high-quality, and transparently traded single-origin cacao, crafted into something uncommonly delicious.
CHOCOLATE STARTS WITH A FRUIT
Cacao beans are the seeds of the cacao fruit, harvested and prepared by producers at the origin. Every bean has a flavor profile shaped by the soil and climate it grows in, as well as the care each producer takes in cultivating and processing it. This fruity flavor is often roasted away in favor of that classic chocolatey note. We love this fruit-forward flavor, and we make our chocolate without roasting so you can enjoy it too.
FERMENTATION BRINGS OUT THE FLAVOR
The wet cacao is fermented in wooden boxes covered with banana leaves for four to seven days depending on the origin and the producer. While it’s the pulp that is fermented, and not the cacao seeds themselves, the seeds are subjected to the effects of fermentation like high temperatures and the creation of ethanol and acetic acid, deactivating the germ and developing flavor and aroma precursors. What this means is that it tastes a whole lot better than before.
When you eat chocolate, you’re almost always eating cacao beans that have been through the fermentation process. This is why we don’t refer to our chocolate as raw: reactions during the fermentation process generate heat, bringing the temperature of the pile up to around 120°F. Without this process, cacao won’t properly develop the flavors and aromas that are so vital to the chocolate experience. At Raaka, our focus is on the flavors of the fermentation profile.
Ingredients: Organic Cacao Bean, Organic cane sugar, Organic maple sugar, Organic Cocao Butter, Peruvian pink sea salt.
Size: 1.8 oz
Serving Size: 1/2 Bar
