{"title":"All Dandelion Chocolate Japan","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-maya-mountain-belize-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Maya Mountain, Belize 70% 2017 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bar, Maya Mountain Cacao works with indigenous Maya smallholder farmers in southern Belize. Ebi created the roast flavor profile, and they like the fruity flavor notes expressed in these beans year after year. We taste cheesecake, chocolate-dipped strawberries, and roasted peanuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078168170570,"sku":"130-2017","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-japan-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-maya-mountain-belize-70-2017-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar-17121661321356.jpg?v=1604107196"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-70-2016-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica 70% 2016 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bar is the second profile developed by Mariko at our Kuramae factory in Tokyo, Japan (after the 2015 Harvest of Öko Caribe cocoa beans). These beans come from Hacienda Azul, a single estate near Turrialba, Costa Rica. She and the Japan team were impressed with how similar the flavors were between the 70% and 100% bar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaste this bar next to the caramel notes that come from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.dandelionchocolate.com\/products\/hacienda-azul-costa-rica-70\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica single-origin chocolate bar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethe San Francisco iteration\u003c\/a\u003e of these same beans. Mariko loves how the flavors in the bar crescendo at the finish. We taste notes of Darjeeling tea, peanuts, and roasted coffee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be different from our American bars. Our chocolate makers like to calibrate our roast profiles to the local palate, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We are always fascinated by how much culture can influence the palate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did we get to Japan? Well, it’s a long story. We launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed a Japanese Dandelion Chocolate factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo—an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. Our Kuramae factory makes several bars each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30078171054154,"sku":"145","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-70-2016-harvest-single-origin-chocolate-bar--6811672379480_7e0f654a-7a81-47f3-ac40-98f513489565.jpg?v=1604107118"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-85-2018-harvest","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Hacienda Azul, Costa Rica 85% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beans come from Hacienda Azul, a single estate near Turrialba, Costa Rica. Ozaki sought to bring out the aromatic red wine-like flavors present in the beans. In the bar we taste notes of roasted coffee, sour cream, and a grapefruit pith finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin chocolate is made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566960324682,"sku":"435","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-hacienda-azul-costa-rica-85-2017-harvest-6-2020-release-16503494738060.png?v=1604106681"},{"product_id":"dandelion-chocolate-japan-cahabon-guatemala-70-2018-harvest","title":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan - Cahabon, Guatemala 70% 2018 Harvest Single-Origin Chocolate Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe always wondered how much a culture influences the palate. We found our answer the first time we did a side-by-side tasting with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. With the same beans, same machines, same process, same company, and same philosophy, we’ve found that the chocolate our partners make in Japan can be wildly different from our American bars. We like to calibrate our roast profiles to the palates of local chocolate makers, and we’ve found that the Japanese team tends to like more fermented, roasted, and certain bitter flavors more often than we do in San Francisco. We encourage you to taste these bars side by side to see the differences for yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji Horibuchi frequented our San Francisco café and we developed an immediate rapport over our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail, endless energy, and we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking Dandelion Chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo--an area known for tucked-away artisan workshops and a craft culture. We couldn’t pass up the offer to share our love of chocolate with more of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe beans in this bar come from Cahabon in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala and are nearly double the size of a typical cacao bean. Yuto wanted to highlight the subtle wine aromas he noticed while working with the raw beans. We taste fresh fruit, white wine, and yogurt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ounces (56g)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dandelionchocolate.com\/our-beans\/#anchor\"\u003eLearn more about our cocoa beans and sugar - the region, the farms, and the producers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll of our single-origin bars are made with just cocoa beans and sugar; no added cocoa butter, lecithin, or vanilla. Our chocolate is free of soy, dairy, eggs, and gluten, and it is made in a factory that does not process nuts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Chocolate Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32566960390218,"sku":"436","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/products\/dandelion-chocolate-chocolate-bar-dandelion-chocolate-japan-cahabon-guatemala-70-2018-harvest-6-2020-release-16503431233676.png?v=1604106684"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/5497\/3770\/collections\/DCJ_Collection_Image.jpg?v=1702979970","url":"https:\/\/dandelion-dev.myshopify.com\/collections\/dcj.oembed","provider":"dandelion-dev","version":"1.0","type":"link"}