'Malekula Island' 100% Dark Chocolate Bar by Firetree
Chocolate 70g - Vegan Chocolate Bar - 100% Chocolate
Brand: Firetree Chocolate
Crafted from the rarest cocoa beans from Malekula
Island, Vanuatu. The intense richness of cocoa and red fruits is
for true chocolate lovers. The cocoa-farming village is in the
centre of Malekula island, which you get to by an 8-hour boat
journey from Port Vila or flying into a grass strip. The pilot
flies over once a day, and if he sees no-one waiting, he will fly
on to the next island, so you better not be late for your flight.
The main dirt track in the village connects the one store, a church
and a well, via a tractor and is as secluded and serene as you can
get. The amount of cocoa grown on the island of Malekula doesn’t
even register on the cocoa scale of production, which shows how
rare it is. The island is pure paradise, with the only predator
being coconut crabs, but as the name suggests and much to our
relief, they don’t go after the cocoa pods. In the 1920s cocoa
entered the island and through many changes of management and
funding and Malekula is now back up and running as a thriving cocoa
producing island. And for this, we must champion and support the
fine cocoa that grows on the island. About the Producer Founded by
two passionate chocolate makers and eaters with over 70 years of
chocolate experience, we launched firetree in 2019 but have been
sourcing rare beans from remote oceanic islands for several years
now. We started firetree to create a range of chocolate without
parallel. Each island variation we make only uses cocoa from a
single estate. We create a range of single estate chocolate bars,
all with their own subtle tastes derived from the volcanic soils of
the islands the cocoa trees grow on. As we work directly with our
farmers, we are able to influence the picking, fermenting and
drying of the beans before they are shipped directly to us in the
UK. Our promise on sustainability: Instead of dealing with our
farmers through agents, we go to them directly. By cutting out the
middle man, the farmers get more for their hard work. Two or three
times the market rate in fact. It means they can provide for their
families, and commit to high agricultural standards that makes for
a great chocolate.
Store: www.thefoodmarket.com
Price:
3.50
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