Goodnow Farms Chocolate

Herbaceous Green Sichuan Pepper 70% Chocolate with Sichuan pepper

This dark chocolate with Sichuan green pepper is truly unique. The herbal notes of the Chocolate blend seamlessly with the woody, floral and citrus notes of the green Sichuan pepper, and the Chocolate chocolate already had a slight cooling effect, but the Sichuan really enhances it and provides a cool breeze in the mouth after the lemon rush!

Green Sichuan is not actually a "pepper", so it is not "hot" either. It is a "wild" variety of Sichuan berry from the Chongquing region, which belongs to the citrus family and is harvested by hand from the prickly ash tree only once a year. The berry consists of an outer shell and an inner seed. The peel contains various herbal and citrus flavorings as well as a molecule called hydroxy-alpha-sanshool. This molecule causes a uniquely intense buzzing and tingling sensation on the tongue with a frequency of around 50 Hertz! After the fresh fruit has been harvested, the berries are dried in the sun; the skin cracks open and the bitter inner seeds fall out. Only the skin is processed!

The Ucayali cocoa used for this Chocolate comes from the jungles of Peru. It is named after the Ucayali River, one of the most important headwaters of the Amazon, along the banks of which the farmers cultivate various types of cocoa with a fine flavor. They bring the cocoa by boat to the Ucayali River Cacao fermentation plant, where the beans are expertly fermented and dried.

The Herbaceous Green Sichuan Pepper 70% dark chocolate promises a complex flavor journey from rosemary, flowers to woody notes & herbs, to a light tingle and delicious fresh lemon.