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.

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