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This Callebaut Belgian Dark Couverture with 54.5% cocoa solids is made with the finest cocoa beans sourced from around the world, natural vanilla and 100% pure cocoa butter.
Reference: 811NV
Cacao solids: 54.5%
Flavour Profile: Well balanced bitter cocoa taste. Smooth and well-balanced chocolate with subtle vanilla note.
Applications: Medium enrobbing, moulding, panning, piping decoration, spraying (airbrush), flavouring of ganaches, mousses, cremes, cremeaux, ice cream, sauces.
Pairing Tips: Vanilla, liquorice, mint, dill, cardamom, raki, port, kriek bellevue, guinness, grenadine, macadamia nut, olive oil
Origin: Mainly West African cocoa beans, mostly Forastero variety
Weight: 1kg
Ingredients: Cocoa mass; Sugar; Cocoa butter; Emulsifier: soya lecithin; Natural vanilla
Gluten-free.
This is one of the standard chocolate products used at Savour Chocolate and Patisserie School.
Please Note: that chocolate is susceptible to high temperatures. While we take every care in packaging items to mail, we cannot guarantee that they will arrive undamaged during warmer months. Shipping any temperature sensitive items between September and April is at the risk of the buyer.
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