Nicknamed ‘the archipelago in the middle of the world’, São Tomé & Príncipe was the gateway for Amazonian cocoa to Africa. Nestling in the heart of the Gulf of Guinea, on volcanic soil, the island’s cocoa trees produce beans of the highest quality. The variety grown is Amelonado cocoa. The aromas of dried fruit and the warm scent of spices blend subtly with the woody notes of this exceptional cocoa. This aromatic richness gives São Tomé chocolate remarkable length and character on the palate.
Kaoka – Dark Chocolate 75% São Tomé – 100g :
For this bar, we wanted to bring out the typical aromas of São Tomé cocoa. A chocolate bar with character. Fresh fruit aromas followed by a strong cocoa flavour. It’s a very smooth bar that melts in your mouth!
Kaoka – Dark Chocolate 66% Hazelnuts – 100g:
We’ve selected fair-trade hazelnuts for this recipe. The soft, fruity chocolate from São Tomé goes wonderfully well with the hazelnut slivers, which have been carefully caramelised for an extra crunch. Watch out, this bar is very tasty!
Kaoka – Dark Chocolate Bar 66% with Whole Hazelnuts – 180g:
A generous thickness of chocolate with a generous amount of crunchy hazelnuts. The São Tomé cocoa, the cane sugar and the hazelnuts are all fair trade for 180g of pure indulgence!
Kaoka – Dark Chocolate Bar 66% with Whole Almonds- 180g:
A thick bar of fruity dark chocolate, enhanced by the crunch of whole almonds. A 180g block that can be enjoyed by friends and family for a convivial snack!
Kaoka- Dark Chocolate Bar 66% with Candied Ginger – 180g:
Large squares of chocolate enhanced with cubes of candied ginger – a pure indulgence!
Kaoka- Dark Chocolate Bar 66% Candied Orange Peel, Almonds and Hazelnuts – 180g
A thick chocolate bar generously filled with candied orange peel, almonds and hazelnuts.
Amelonado cocoa has a fine, delicate flavour that makes it ideal for creating chocolates with character. This variety is very typical: it has the particularity of offering a very fruity dark chocolate with woody accents.
At Kaoka, we don’t standardise the taste of our chocolates. The flavours of the chocolate bars can therefore vary depending on the harvest, the season, etc. So, depending on how they are made, you may be able to taste, to a greater or lesser degree, the subtle aromas of fresh fruit, dried fruit and woody accents that are characteristic of São Tomé chocolates.
The taste of chocolate is divided into 3 different notes that follow one another. The top note comes first, followed by the less lively but warmer heart note. Finally, the base note appears at the end of the mouth.
Fresh fruit (apples and pears)
Dried fruit (almonds-hazelnuts)
Pronounced cocoa & chocolate
Dry woody
Heavy tobacco note
Toffee
Kaoka arrived in São Tomé in 2001. Since 1976, the date of the island’s independence, cocoa had been abandoned. Everything had to be rebuilt. Together, Kaoka and the São Toméan farmers took up the challenge of relaunching the production of organic, remunerative cocoa. The project was a veritable economic and social revolution in the country: the CECAB cooperative became and remains the country’s leading exporter!
Today, nearly 2,200 partner growers produce cocoa in São Tomé and are committed with Kaoka. More and more of them want to join CECAB and Kaoka! With the BIOPARTENAIRE® label, this organic fair trade chain guarantees long-term support and fair remuneration for producers.
Kaoka is a leading supplier of organic and fair-trade chocolate for professionals, and offers São Tomé chocolate for professionals. This very fruity cocoa with spicy and woody accents goes wonderfully well with dried fruit and will enhance your chocolate creations. Kaoka offers three organic Fair Trade chocolate couvertures of pure São Tomé origin:
– Dark 75% São Tomé (lecithin and vanilla-free) for making coatings, solid mouldings and ganaches.
– Dark 66% São Tomé to make coatings, full moulds and ganaches.
– Dark 64% São Tomé (vanilla-free), an extra-fluid chocolate for making coatings.
Available in 5kg cartons or 25kg bags, you can order directly from us: commercial@kaoka.fr