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Jason Banico replied to Olivier L's discussion Drink: Cold chocolate for a hot summer"Yes and yes. We have inherited it through the Spaniards who brought it to the Philippines pre-20th century.
Unfortunately yes there's some of that. It floats to the surface and is scooped off. Not an ideal way to have it. That's…"
Jason Banico replied to Olivier L's discussion Drink: Cold chocolate for a hot summer"In the Philippines, the traditional cacao drink is made from pure cocoa mass (in tablet form) and cooked in boiling water. One can replicate this with less effort with a Thermomix to heat / blend the mixture first, and then cool later."
Jason Banico replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"I just would like to update this thread that at the moment, we're focusing on finding buyers for cacao beans and nibs instead of liquor, as this requires a bit more refinement on our end.
Thanks!"
Jason Banico posted a status"Currently, we have sent some sample beans to a few interested parties in Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.
We are focusing in selling Filipi"
Jason Banico left a comment for peter mengler"Hi, Peter. I can send you the price for the 1kg cocoa mass block that we are currently going to import. May I know your e-mail address? Thanks."
Jason Banico replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"[Oops. I'm unable to leave message at your Contact Us page. Can I send you an email instead?]"
Jason Banico replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi, Peter. Thanks for your replyy.
At the moment, our product range is very limited. We are looking at importing cocoa mass in 1kg mass. We can supply beans and nibs in the near future, but we are still determining the price for that.
I have…"
peter mengler replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"all the comments below pretty much summarise the Aussie scene at the moment. If you do bring beans, nibs or mass let me know pricing. The raw food crowd are bringing in most of the current small volume product (beans,nibs,mass). If you look at the…"
Jason Banico replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"Industrial cocoa pressing machines are quite pricey (P20M I heard). That's why we don't offer that yet."
Ernesto Bugarin Pantua Jr. replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi Jason,
I am currently based in Mindanao. I have sent some beans to Dr. Tom Avery (see above, our mutual friend) and he has good reviews about them. He sent me too samples of the chocolates he has made from our beans and coconut sugar.…"
Jason Banico replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"Hi, Ernesto.
As you may have already known and read in this thread, there is a lot of marketing required to popularize tablea in a predominantly coffee / hot choco (ie., cocoa powder) drinking market. I'm afraid I don't have enough…"
Ernesto Bugarin Pantua Jr. replied to Jason Banico's discussion Cocoa Liquor in Grocery Stores? in the group Chocolate Down Under"Mabuhay! Jason good to hear that a Filipino is promoting Tablea down under. We hope you get to popularize our very own tablea in the world. We are from KABLON FARM a producer of Pure Tablea in Southern Philippines particularly Tupi,…"
Tom left a comment for Jason Banico"Jason i see you were interested in the cold pressing of cocoa butter, no such technique exists, here is a link to my post about patents and it gives the ref for the cold process patent.....not so cold. I agree with you on the cocoa liquor, it is…"
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- Dark, Milk, White?
- Dark
- Most memorable chocolate experience:
- drinking pure cacao / chocolate drink made from tabilla (cocoa liquor)
- My favorite chocolate is:
- Askinosie 77% Davao, Philippines Dark Chocolate Bar
DAVAO Cacao and Chokolate de San Isidro, Inc.
DAVAO Cacao is 100% single origin cacao, processed by Chokolate de San Isidro, Inc. (CSII) from the Davao Region, Philippines.
San Isidro is a municipality in Davao del Norte, Philippines, known for its cacao production. It has more than 9,000 acres of cacao and is known for significantly contributing to the supply of beans for the entire Philippines.
Chokolate de San Isidro was carved out of the town’s vision of bringing together the stakeholders of San Isidro’s cacao industry with the aim of becoming one of the regions’ major contributors to global cacao trading. It is a social enterprise, incorporating farmer cooperatives, local investors, marketers and cocoa liquor or tablea-producing households.
Our Core Values
Sustainability. True to our mission of promoting Philippine Cacao to the world and advocating for equitable growth in the countryside, Chokolate de San Isidro is instrumental in bringing stability to local cacao trading by ensuring that farmers get fair value from their produce.
Quality. Beans are carefully selected and processed to conform to the Philippine Cacao Bean Standard. In Europe and in the US, our cacao beans are used for gourmet chocolates.
Consistency. CSII’s cocoa liquor is preferred by chefs, food processors and chocolatiers, with the distinction as one of the finest in the Philippine market today.
Innovation. CSII put premium in building partnerships with stakeholders and clients to develop and improve our products with high value added.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 2:44am on March 7, 2012, peter mengler said…
my email is dprawfood@bigpond.com.au
- At 5:19am on February 27, 2012, Tom said…
- Jason i see you were interested in the cold pressing of cocoa butter, no such technique exists, here is a link to my post about patents and it gives the ref for the cold process patent.....not so cold. I agree with you on the cocoa liquor, it is better in every respect for making chocolate drinks. http://www.thechocolatelife.com/forum/topics/how-to-search-for-patents
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