Comments on: Cacao Sampaka, Barcelona http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jade186 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona/comment-page-1#comment-44312 Jade186 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:49:22 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=541#comment-44312 I was in Barcelona last week, tried this little shop and I must say that the chocolate and ice cream were delicious! The fruit sorbets were really flavoursome and the chocolate was, as described above by MM, quite intense and rich. My Italian foodie friend who was travelling with me did like it as well, and gave me an informative little lecture on how to discern between excellent, good and mediocre ice cream. The salesclerk did not allow photos to be taken inside, yes, but was not as snooty as I expected her to be (well she was cordial with me atleast). Thanks for this post MM! I was in Barcelona last week, tried this little shop and I must say that the chocolate and ice cream were delicious! The fruit sorbets were really flavoursome and the chocolate was, as described above by MM, quite intense and rich. My Italian foodie friend who was travelling with me did like it as well, and gave me an informative little lecture on how to discern between excellent, good and mediocre ice cream. The salesclerk did not allow photos to be taken inside, yes, but was not as snooty as I expected her to be (well she was cordial with me atleast). Thanks for this post MM!

]]> By: mgr http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona/comment-page-1#comment-6995 mgr Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:10:00 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=541#comment-6995 Mayumi, yes. Amedei actually helped cacao bean cooperativas in Venezuelas Chuao region...which is the most prized beans. As opposed to Valrhona that did nothing of the sort. Amedei even paid the debts of the farmers in the never-ending debt ridden situations between the farmers and landowners. Same thing that happens in the Philippines. Only difference is Venezuela produces the best chocolate beans in the world. Their chocolate specially the Chuao and porcelana brands are smooth as silk..and very "intense" as according to MM's own words. Their milk chocolate though is of the swiss style of manufacturing...super deadly creamy and smooth. Try some if you can. Mayumi, yes. Amedei actually helped cacao bean cooperativas in Venezuelas Chuao region…which is the most prized beans. As opposed to Valrhona that did nothing of the sort. Amedei even paid the debts of the farmers in the never-ending debt ridden situations between the farmers and landowners. Same thing that happens in the Philippines. Only difference is Venezuela produces the best chocolate beans in the world. Their chocolate specially the Chuao and porcelana brands are smooth as silk..and very “intense” as according to MM’s own words. Their milk chocolate though is of the swiss style of manufacturing…super deadly creamy and smooth. Try some if you can.

]]> By: mayumi http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona/comment-page-1#comment-6991 mayumi Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:33:39 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=541#comment-6991 MGR, i have to ask... have you tried the amedei yet? i read an article about the chocolate war between amedei and valrhona. the italian owned amedei sourced the same cacao from .. was it venezuela (?) from the french. replaced it as the world's BEST chocolate. so, what do you think? MGR, i have to ask… have you tried the amedei yet? i read an article about the chocolate war between amedei and valrhona. the italian owned amedei sourced the same cacao from .. was it venezuela (?) from the french.

replaced it as the world’s BEST chocolate.

so, what do you think?

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona/comment-page-1#comment-6966 Marketman Sun, 04 Jun 2006 05:49:20 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=541#comment-6966 MGR, yes, and I think I got to other things you mentioned earlier as well...will have to speed up the posts. MGR, yes, and I think I got to other things you mentioned earlier as well…will have to speed up the posts.

]]> By: MGR http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/cacao-sampaka-barcelona/comment-page-1#comment-6964 MGR Sun, 04 Jun 2006 05:42:12 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=541#comment-6964 And Godiva is owned by....Campbell's (the same soup company). Surprise! And Godiva is owned by….Campbell’s (the same soup company). Surprise!

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