Saint Domingue Orange

70% cocoa content Fruity, southern flavors, exotically paired with orange peel and refined with brittle. Delicious with Traminer, Muscat, Scheurebe, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Chardonnay, Rieslings, Kerner or Samtrot. The exquisite dark chocolate – Saint Domingue Orange: A delight made from Trinitario beans from Santo Domingo This exclusive Saint Domingue Orange chocolate is made from a Trinitario bean from Santo Domingo. The 70% chocolate contains not only fruity, southern flavors, but also orange zest. These are produced and processed by hand in our factory. Added to this is a little crunch from the refinement with brittle. The Trinitario is one of the important basic varieties of cocoa. It originally comes from the island of Trinidad. The variety originated there in the 18th century. Century, after Criollo cocoa was almost completely destroyed by a natural disaster. At that time, the plantations were reforested with Forastero cocoa, which led to hybridization with the remains of the Criollo trees. The resulting Trinitario beans have the resistance of the Forastero, but the excellent, strong cocoa taste and the expressive aroma of the Criollo. Another possibility for the origin of the Trinitario is told in Venezuela. It is assumed that the plants originated there and were then moved to Trinidad. In addition to the exclusive chocolate, the orange is a flavoring ingredient. It is processed here in the form of orange zest and orange oil. Saint Domingue Noble Bitter Chocolate – pure enjoyment made from rare Criollo cocoa beans The orange, also known as the orange, originally comes from China and was cultivated there as early as 2000 BC. BC cultivated. It reached India and from there to Babylonia, where it decorated the Hanging Gardens. It also reached Europe via India through Portuguese sailors in the 15th century. Century. Other varieties have also been found in Africa. Christopher Columbus brought the orange to Haiti and then to South America. In Europe it was planted in the greenhouses of many royal families, some of which can still be visited today. Their harvest time in Europe is between August and May, depending on the growing area. The most well-known product made from oranges is the juice. Fruits from Brazil are often used for this purpose, as the largest quantity of produce in the world is harvested here. In addition to orange juice, orange peel oils are used to make perfumes or to flavor foods. It is also found in tea blends or is used to make orange zest. Which, among other things, are also processed in this chocolate. A certain bite is experienced through the hazelnut brittle, which has been incorporated. The hazelnut brittle used is produced in-house. Hazelnut brittle consists of sugar and chopped hazelnuts. The sugar is gradually melted in a copper kettle. Once all the sugar has evaporated and the mixture has a golden yellow color, add the chopped roasted hazelnuts. It is placed on an oiled surface to cool and then broken into pieces and chopped until the desired fineness is achieved. It is then worked into the chocolate and then poured into molds by hand. This delicious chocolate can be enjoyed with bouquet wines such as Traminer, Muscat, Scheurebe, Muscat de Riveraltes, Bacchus, Ortega Riesling or Kerner. Noble sweet wines such as Beerenauslese also go well. If you like it a little stronger, you can enjoy it with an orange schnapps. Try our other chocolates with cocoa from Santo Domingo: Coeur de Cacao Saint Domingue Vitis Noir In a gift package with the appropriate wine, the excellent chocolate can serve as an excellent souvenir. For Father's Day, but also Mother's Day, chocolate is a present that is not an everyday occurrence. But the chocolate is also an extraordinary idea when packaged under the Christmas tree or in an Easter basket. If you want to do something good for yourself and live a vegan lifestyle, then this dark chocolate is made for you or you can give it as a gift to like-minded people if you want something special.    You can order chocolate and pralines online here in the Schell Chocolates shop. We deliver the chocolates and pralines to the address of your choice. If you wish, you can also have our handcrafted products sent to friends and family. They will certainly be delighted with the exclusive chocolates or delicious pralines. Or stop by our café and enjoy a delicious piece of cake or tart from our in-house pastry shop with an excellent cup of coffee. There we also offer our exclusive chocolates and pralines to take away.