Name: Marou Mekong Kumquat Tien Giang 68%
Brand: Marou
SKU: MAR-15020
Price: 11.5 CAD
Availability: InStock

Marou Mekong Kumquat Tien Giang 68%

Cocoa Origin: Vietnam
Producer Country: Vietnam
Weight: 80 g

Kumquat is a small citrus fruit most commonly compared to an orange, though it's just the size of a large grape or olive. Often eaten whole, they are simultaneously sweet and pulpy, yet sour and acidic. To my palate, the flavour definitely resembles an orange, albeit enhanced by rose water aromatics, gooseberry/grapefruit acidity, and peach fuzz tartness. In a perfect example of "things growing together, going together," Marou combines dried kumquat from the orchards of Tien Giang with cacao from the same province. The result is a brilliant pairing. Fragrant, floral notes of citrus marmalade are balanced by the fruity yet more bitter and earthy chocolate. It is simply delightful, lovely stuff!

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Marou Mekong Kumquat Tien Giang 68%

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Marou founders, Samuel and Vincent, met on a jungle camping trip in Vietnam. They quickly bonded over a shared desire to escape the mundaneness of their day jobs and embark on a life-changing odyssey. A random Google search for "cacao plantation" led them to a farm in Ba Ria Province. On the ferry ride back to Saigon, they decided to try their hand at this chocolate making thing using just a blender, an oven, and cake tins in Sam's kitchen. Easy enough, eh? Well, what came of these experiments was one of the first "bean-to-bar" enterprises in Asia, and one of the few at the time worldwide crafting chocolate at its source. Their efforts also contributed to a growing network of rejuvenated cocoa farms throughout Vietnam, as farmers could now fetch premium prices for their beans. They continue to source directly from farmers in six different parts of the country and have really helped put Vietnam on the bean-to-bar map.

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Tien Giang, a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam, serves as a crucial gateway to Ho Chi Minh City and is strategically positioned between the Southern Key Economic Zone and the Mekong Delta. It also boasts a long coastline ideally suited for aquatic breeding and sea-based agriculture. The climate here is consistent with the tropical monsoon climate of the rest of the Mekong Delta, whose temperature is high and stable all year round, with the year distinctly divided into wet and dry seasons. Tien Giang is renowned for its abundant fruit production, including durian, jackfruit, pineapple, and rambutan. With 73,000 hectares of orchards—the largest in the country—the province yields approximately 1.4 million tonnes of fruit annually. There have been efforts to create geographical indications for the region's fruit, akin to the European Union's system for wine, cheeses, and other geographically distinct food products.

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