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Modica Chocolate PGI 70% Cocoa
Modica Chocolate PGI 70% Cocoa
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🤎 70% Cocoa Mass (Minimum) | 🧊 Cold-Worked PGI | ⚖️ Only Two Ingredients
🍽️ Taste intensity: 5/5 | 🎯 Ideal for: Extreme tasting, pairing with aged rum and cigars, dark chocolate purists.
The Primordial Essence of Cocoa: Extra Dark Cold-Worked Chocolate
A journey to the roots of flavor, where the Aztec technique brought to Sicily in the 16th century meets the absolute intensity of pure cocoa. This 70% Extra Dark PGI Modica Chocolate bar, created by the masters at Pasticceria Bonfissuto, is a manifesto of minimalism: rough, complex, vibrant, and free from any aromatic distractions.
INGREDIENT ANALYSIS AND TASTE
- 🌱 Absolute Purism: The ingredient is the true star. A massive dose of bitter cocoa paste (minimum 70%) balanced exclusively by granulated sugar. No vanilla, lecithins, or added cocoa butter. Just the naked soul of the bean.
- 🧊 The Modican Structure: The cold-working process, well below 40°C, prevents the sugar from melting. This process traps the crystals intact within the extra dark cocoa, creating a tenacious, "sandy" texture that extends the aromatic persistence.
- 🌋 Natural Opacity: An untempered 70% dark chocolate shows itself proudly in its imperfection. The lack of gloss and the possible appearance of a slight light coating (Fat Bloom) guarantee the authenticity of an artisanal bar produced without industrial forcing.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
| Net Weight | 75g |
|---|---|
| Ingredients | Cocoa paste (70% min), sugar. |
| Certification | Cioccolato di Modica P.G.I. |
| Producer | Pasticceria Bonfissuto |
| Allergens | May contain traces of nuts. |
| Storage | Cool, dry place, at a temperature strictly not exceeding +15 °C. |
🍷 The Taste Ambassador recommends:
A 70% Modica is a tactile experience before it is a gustatory one. Forget the concept of "melting on the tongue": to release the power of the cocoa, you must chew it, letting the sugar crystals break through the bitterness of the paste. Vital attention to storage! The fridge is the sworn enemy of Modica: the humidity would dissolve the crystals on the surface, turning the bar into a sticky block. Keep it below 15°C in a dry place. And for a pairing for true connoisseurs? Serve it neat, accompanied only by a glass of amber agricultural Rum or a Rye Whiskey: the high percentage of cocoa will superbly tame the alcohol content of the spirit.
- Luca Mauro Consoli
COMPLETE THE EXPERIENCE
- 🛒 Dark Spirits (Rum/Whiskey): The high bitter component of 70% cocoa requires the alcohol content and woodiness of a great meditation spirit.
- 🛒 Sicilian Blood Orange Marmalade: A small spoonful tasted together with the chocolate will create an unforgettable bittersweet contrast.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
📦 A 75g bar of 70% Extra Dark PGI Modica Chocolate, carefully sealed and wrapped.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
⚠️ Appearance Statement: Any cocoa butter surfacing (white spots or streaks) is a natural process of cold-working. It does not compromise safety and does not alter the flavor.
🌡️ Storage Rule: Highly sensitive to high temperatures. Always keep below +15°C, avoiding heat sources.
CONCLUSION
The pure and raw essence of Spanish Sicily. Etnaly-Shop packs your order with extreme care so that you receive this Pasticceria Bonfissuto excellence intact and ready for a tasting for true connoisseurs.
