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The
TAO of CACAO
Dear Dagobians,
Greetings in the midst of a whirlwind chocolate season
and thanks for keeping us busy! We hope you'll enjoy this
update on some great new products and the latest happenings
at Dagoba. May thoughts of sunny cacao lands warm you
through the winter chills.
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Web
Exclusives: Gifts & Samplers - Certified irresistible, treat
a loved one or yourself!
Single
Origin Gift Books, Gift Boxes and Tasting Kits
Journey through the cacao lands in sustainable indulgence.
The books include our exquisite single origin chocolates
from Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru) and our own "Alchemist's
Guide to Tasting Chocolate". The book packaging is
emblazoned with a compass rose to invoke a sense of fortuitous
new travels and includes a message from our very own Founding
Alchemist. The "Alchemist's Guide" includes
sourcing information, our exclusive aroma wheel, a tasting
primer and room to log your own tasting notes. Choose
from 6 bars or 24 squares.
We
also offer 10-Piece Tasting Square Gift Boxes, 20 piece
"starter" Tasting Kits ("Alchemist's Guide"
included), and 40-count boxes of single varietal squares.
These are perfect for chocolate tasting parties, saying
thanks with extra sweetness or initiating random acts
of kindness.
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Featured
Recipes
Our
Flourless
Torte is sure to make you the hit of any gathering!
Ingredients:
8 oz of DAGOBA Chocolate - try any flavor
5 large organic eggs
1/4 cup organic sugar
8 oz organic unsalted butter
Recipe instructions
...
Work your own magic (and stay warm!) with our hot
chocolate mixes by adding spices and flavors. Check
out some of our ideas. Our mixes contain no milk -
perfect for chocolate lovers of all persuasions.
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Caught
in Action: Media & Awards
Inc
Magazine: Tastemakers - Real Life Willy Wonkas
USA
Today: Sweet Spot for Chocolate
New
York Times: Gourmet Market Grows
Frederick's
Notebook – February 2006
Returning
from winter visits with family and friends, I though about how our
lives are made up of diverse connections around the world, and how our
families and communities can be as boundless are our hearts are open.
This spirit is what Dagobians are all about, and it is one of the
greatest gifts we can share.
You
are an important part of our community, and it is our dedication to
your happiness that drives us to search for exquisite cacao and craft
pure chocolate perfection. We care about your health so we don't use
additives or fillers - just pure organic cacao, at times mixed with
unrefined sugar and pure plant essences. Believing that the earth is
everyone's to share, we use only organic cacao and non-gmo ingredients,
and manufacture with entirely renewable energy. May you savor a bit of
Dagoba along with each delicious moment life has to offer, share with
friends and repeat often.
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Cacao
producers are also an integral part of our community,
so we source our high-grade fine flavor cacao through
direct relationships to ensure that producers earn enough
to invest in their families, their villages and the environment.
In 2005, I visited our producer partners in Costa Rica
and checked out possible new sources in a few other countries.
With each of these visits, our community expands in size
and I feel a renewed sense of respect and responsibility
for cacao, its rainforest surroundings and the growers.
In between visits, the growers update us about improvements
they've funded through cacao sales, such as purchasing
more processing equipment and dedicating time to nurturing
threatened heirloom cacao strains. In 2005, I also became
acquainted with sloths that live on the Costa Rican farm
we work with and truly love these quiet and slow yet clearly
wise and strong creatures.
Thanks
for joining the Dagobian community, and for all you to
to share the spirit of ecological and economic sustainability
that will take our world a better future.
Choco-Regards,
Frederick
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