Perfect Pairings & Recipes forCocoa Paste

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Flavour Analysis

Look beyond cocoa paste’s roasted notes and a less obvious register appears: toast, persimmon and loam. A tobacco note brings distinct earthy aroma, with an assam tea note setting a dry sensation alongside it, and oleic acid and leather notes give the profile a rounded, lingering character.

Dominant Flavour Families

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Earthy
Sharp
Spice
Woody

Flavour profile of cocoa paste

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Cocoa paste

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Roasted, bittersweet and chocolate notes distinctive of pure cacao or dark chocolate. Strong in cocoa paste.

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