Marou 100% Dark Chocolate

A blend of mild cacao from various farms around southern Vietnam lends full bodied, juicy fruit notes to this unsweetened bar with a balanced profile.

For a decadent treat, try using this bar in your favorite chocolate baking projects!

TASTING: balanced, spicy, full-bodied, juicy red fruits

PAIRING: semi-sweet digestifs, e.g. Amaro Montenegro or Averna

CACAO ORIGIN: Vietnam, Southern Vietnam

INGREDIENTS: cacao beans

Made in Vietnam 

More About the Maker: Marou began in 2011 when two French friends — Samuel Maruta and Vincent Mourou — discovered Vietnamese cacao and couldn't let it go. What followed was one of the great chocolate origin stories: a bean-to-bar operation built entirely in Vietnam, working with over 500 small-scale cacao farmers across seven provinces, paying prices 65% above commodity market rates, and investing directly in the farms that make the chocolate possible. Marou is one of the only chocolate makers in the world making chocolate at origin — not importing beans to be processed elsewhere, but roasting, refining, and finishing everything in Ho Chi Minh City, returning the full value of the crop to the country where it grows.

Each Marou bar is named for the Vietnamese province whose cacao it celebrates — Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Nai, Ba Ria, Lam Dong, Dak Lak — and each tastes like the landscape it came from. Drought years draw sharper citrus notes. Heavy rains bring fruit and spice. The controlled chaos of fermentation adds subtle surprises that no formula can replicate. The New York Times called it "the best chocolate you've never tasted." We think they were right.

✦ Certifications and Details: Bean-to-Bar (made from scratch at origin), Made at origin (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), Single origin (six named Vietnamese provinces), Direct trade (500+ farmers, 7 provinces), Above market rate wages (65% above commodity price), "Doing Good & Tasting Good" — proprietary ethical sourcing label, Fine Flavour Cocoa Origin (International Cocoa Organization designation), No palm oil (coconut oil used instead), International Chocolate Awards — Gold Medal, Agroforestry and farmer investment program, Artisanal / handmade, Small batch, Eco-Friendly

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