Bundibugyo
A cacao growing region in Uganda.
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A western Ugandan district in the Rwenzori foothills and the centre of the country's speciality cacao. A large proportion of production is certified organic, partly because low external-input farming was already the norm.
- Country
- Uganda
- Flavour families
- fruity, acidic
Terroir
Foothills below the Rwenzori mountains, at generally higher altitude than West African production.
Flavour character
Can show a fruity, slightly winey character with moderate acidity where fermentation is well managed.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Descriptions vary considerably between lots, consistent with a sector where fermentation practice is still being standardised.
Other regions in Uganda
Related
Part of
- UgandaA western Ugandan district in the Rwenzori foothills and the centre of the country's speciality cacao.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)