Menakao

Madagascan Vanilla 45% milk chocolate Trinitario

An elegant milk chocolate whose butter and vanilla aromas are reminiscent of the enjoyment of butterscotch. All of this is guided by the fruity and citrus flavors that are typical of the cocoa beans from Madagascar. The taste is rounded off with a pinch of salt, like a good cake.

The picture shows a young woman from the Bezanozano tribe, recognizable by the original headgear with several small braids that suggest branches, they populate the villages of the highlands. This ethnic group specialized in the transport of goods on the back of men between the capital and the east coast of Madagascar.

Mena means red in Malagasy . Red like the rich soil and the deposits from the Sambiranao River, red like the cocoa beans, mainly of the Criollo variety, which come from the best plantation on the island. Kao stands for cocoa. Hence the company name.

Chocolaterie Cinagra has been producing chocolate since 2006 and only uses local ingredients . Valuable spices such as vanilla, pink pepper and combava, the pepper lime, grow on the island. The chocolates are origin chocolates made from beans from a plantation, exclusively with pure cocoa butter. They are made by hand in small batches.

Producing directly on the island means that the income for Madagascar is four times higher than the mere trade in the beans. The employees work under good conditions and are paid more. You can eat in the in-house canteen, get paid for your commute to work and have health and pension insurance.