Daloa
A cacao growing region in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast
A central-western Ivorian town at the heart of the country's largest cacao area, sometimes described as the capital of Ivorian cacao. Its significance is entirely one of volume — this is where a substantial fraction of the world's chocolate begins.
- Country
- Ivory Coast
Terroir
Central-western forest belt with ageing plantings and recognised yield constraints.
Flavour character
Not recorded.
Not applicable
As with San-Pédro: the crop is blended before any sensory distinction could be drawn.
Other regions in Ivory Coast
Related
Part of
- Ivory CoastA central-western Ivorian town at the heart of the country's largest cacao area, sometimes described as the capital of Ivorian cacao.
Varieties planted here
- AmelonadoDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Daloa — A central-western Ivorian town at the heart of the country's largest cacao area, sometimes described as the capital of Ivorian cacao.
- ForasteroDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Daloa — A central-western Ivorian town at the heart of the country's largest cacao area, sometimes described as the capital of Ivorian cacao.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)