Pacari - Cocoa Pulp & Nibs - 60% Cocoa
Cocoa pulp, also called mucilage, surrounds the beans inside the pod. It’s a sweet and tart food.
La Chocolaterie du Village - Baie St-Paul - 76% Ecuador
This bar was offered by a friend from a chocolaterie in Baie St-Paul, in the heart of Charlevoix, Québec. Seeing a bar made with Ecuadorian cocoa, my friend thought of me — many thanks!
Kamm - Chocolate with Hemp Seeds - 85%
Rest assured — this chocolate does not actually contain cannabis. It is topped with hemp seeds placed behind the bar. It’s the “mild” counterpart to Kamm’s CBD chocolate, a signature of the brand.
Mashpi - Guayabilla Chocolate Bar - 65% Cocoa
The fruit of the plant known by the Latin name Eugenia victoriana has no official English name; I’ll call it guayabilla for this article. It’s a small orange local fruit, about the size of a closed fist, with pulpy and slightly tart flesh.
Huma - 70% - Guayaquil
Oh wow!