85% Dark Chocolate Nuts & Berries Organic

Where does the cocoa in this 85% bar come from?

Peru, with the bar made in Belgium. The agricultural ingredients come from organic farming and the cocoa is Fairtrade certified. This 85 g Kazidomi bar runs to a minimum of 85% cocoa, the highest figure among the dark chocolate bars the brand sells.

Why does a white film sometimes appear on the chocolate?

That is cocoa butter that has migrated to the surface after a swing in temperature, and it is common on bars this rich in cocoa. The Kazidomi bar is perfectly good to eat, the taste is unchanged and only the look differs. Holding it between 12 and 18 °C prevents it.

Nuts and berries at 85% or the plain 85% Madagascar bar?

Both are intensely dark. The Kazidomi nuts and berries bar breaks up that intensity with pieces: cranberry, blueberry, macadamia and almond give crunch and a sour lift. The Madagascar bar is smooth from end to end, so the cocoa itself is all you taste. Texture is what separates them.

How is this crunchy bar best eaten?

At room temperature, square by square, so the almonds and macadamia nuts keep their bite. Straight from the fridge the Kazidomi bar snaps hard and gives less away on the nose. It also breaks into shards over a porridge, a plain yoghurt or a bowl of red fruit.

What is in the recipe besides cocoa?

Cranberries and blueberries, each at 3%, prepared with cane sugar and sunflower oil; macadamia nuts and almonds, again 3% each; sunflower lecithin and vanilla powder. Kazidomi holds the cane sugar to 13.5% of the bar, which is what leaves so much room for the cocoa.