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7 Posts in this encyclopedia categorySeedling cultivation
If a cocoa plantation is newly established, the trees are usually not sown in the field, but first grown in a seedling cultivation, grafted with a scion and then planted in the field as young...
Single origin
In 1998 Jürgen Rausch developed the 'Rausch Plantagen-Schokoladen'. These were produced only from raw cocoa of one single country, region or sometimes only from a fine cocoa plantation.
Single Origin
In some regions Rausch purchases fine flavoured cocoa directly from the local Cocoa Board or local partners.
Snapping noise
A clear characteristic of good chocolate is the noise when breaking the chocolate: the more distinct this snap is, the higher is the pure cocoa and cocoa butter content.
specially coated truffles
Truffles are a special kind of pralines: round and filled with a ganache. The term truffle is due to the similarity of the shape to truffle mushrooms, which are considered rare and valuable.