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Posted: 18 Oct 2024
We’re taking a trip to Madagascar with Valrhona’s first single origin milk chocolate, Tanariva 33%. This Grands Crus blend captures the character of the Madagascan beans, and adds a layer of luxury you won’t be able to resist!
Find our past adventures in the Valrhona Cocoa Library on the Keylink blog.
Named for the Madagascan capital Antananarivo, Tanariva 33% is a unique couverture that combines all the characteristics of the terroir with a creamy, indulgent flavour and soft caramel notes. Made with beans sourced from the Millot plantation—the same plantation where Valrhona’s Manjari 64% originates from—the acidity is perfectly balanced by the milk, with just a hint of red fruits coming through.
Valrhona has had a relationship with Millot for over 30 years; having first created Manjari 64% back in 1990, followed by Tanariva 33% in 2002, and since 2016 being shareholders in the Société Millot. The plantation uses traditional cacao farming techniques and agroforestry to preserve the unique terroir and enable chemical-free farming. The result is quality cocoa that boasts all the flavour and character of Madagascar and celebrates the true heritage of cacao farming.
Tanariva 33% is an incredibly moreish milk chocolate that pairs well with caramel, vanilla and coffee to bring out the creamy notes, or with sharp fruits such as raspberry, grapefruit and orange to cut through the indulgent sweetness.
Product: Tanariva 33% milk chocolate
Characteristics: single origin milk chocolate from Madagascar
Tasting notes: indulgent flavour with soft caramel and toffee notes
Recommended applications: best for coating, but also great for moulding, bars, mousse, ganache, ice cream and sorbet
Flavour pairings: raspberry, grapefruit, orange, salted butter caramel, vanilla, coffee, star anise
A unique milk chocolate with both caramelly and subtle fruity notes, Tanariva 33% lends itself well to a variety of flavour combinations and applications. In need of a little inspiration? Try one of these recipes from Valrhona:
Check back next month, when we’ll be taking a look at a pair of versatile dark chocolates from Valrhona’s Professional Signature range! And in the meantime, you can browse the entire Valrhona X Keylink range and choose from a selection of 1kg and 3kg bags of white, milk and dark chocolates, fruit couvertures, and a cocoa powder!
Earlier this year, the Barry Callebaut factory in Belgium closed for several months following a salmonella-positive chocolate production lot. While the factory has re-opened and our Callebaut stocks are improving again, the closure had a significant ripple effect on the chocolate industry and our other brands continue to be in high demand.
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