Toledo
A cacao growing region in Belize.
Belizeearthynuttyfruity
The southernmost district of Belize and effectively the whole of the country's cacao production. Mopan and Q'eqchi' Maya farmers grow it on small shaded plots, and the area was among the first involved in what became the direct-trade and organic-certification model in chocolate.
- Country
- Belize
- Flavour families
- earthy, nutty, fruity
Terroir
High-rainfall lowland and foothills under forest shade, with mostly organic management on plots of a few acres.
Flavour character
Often described as earthy and nutty with a soft fruit edge and low bitterness.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
Related
Part of
- BelizeThe southernmost district of Belize and effectively the whole of the country's cacao production.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)