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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  • 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 synthesisChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)