Đắk Lắk
A cacao growing region in Vietnam.
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A Vietnamese central-highlands province better known for coffee, where cacao is grown at higher altitude than in the delta and frequently by farmers with coffee post-harvest experience.
- Country
- Vietnam
- Flavour families
- spicy, nutty
Terroir
Basalt soils in the central highlands at moderate altitude, drier and cooler than the delta.
Flavour character
Often described with more spice and less fruit than delta material.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Comparative descriptions between Vietnamese regions are based on a small number of lots.
Other regions in Vietnam
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Part of
- VietnamA Vietnamese central-highlands province better known for coffee, where cacao is grown at higher altitude than in the delta and frequently by farmers with coffee post-harvest experience.
History and culture
- Cacao in VietnamThe central highlands growing area, alongside coffee and pepper.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)