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Medagla Soy 70% dark chocolate with Yuasa Soy

A 100g bar of 70% dark chocolate with cooked and dried soy (from Yuasa in Japan) from Friis-Holm. As with most Friis Holm chocolates, the cocoa beans comes from Nicaragua. However, this Chocolate uses the rare Medagla/Medaglia beans. This is a small, yellow cocoa bean that is shaped like a medal - hence the name.

Japanese soy sauce was born in Yuasa in the province of Wakayama. It is said that the roots of soy sauce go back to the Kamakura era (around 1254) and the Yuasa "brewery" is considered "the original". The soy sauce is aged for 1-2 years in cedar wood vats to bring out the complex and umami flavor, then boiled down. This soy sauce is also used as a base for other soy products such as yuzu ponzu, curry soy sauce and many more. The strong taste of Chocolate combines perfectly with the umami taste of the soy and reveals complex aromas of cocoa, sweetness, salt and umami as well as notes of spicy dried fruit.

Mikkel Friis-Holm has already visited the "brewery" in person. Butwhy does Friis-Holm use Japanese ingredients to add to its Chocolate? In fact, a Japanese friend distributed Friis-Holm chocolates in Japan a few years ago. Friis-Holm Chocolates are known to have won many awards and are therefore very popular in Japan. The Osaka Hankyu department store, which has added Friis-Holm chocolates to its range, even invited him to Japan for promotional activities. Mikkel Friis-Holm then traveled to the nearby Wakayama region (south of Osaka) with his good Japanese friend and was introduced to the makers of Yuasa soy sauce, among others. Just one year later, he used various Japanese ingredients, which he added to his Chocolate. No wonder that Friis-Holm, who is a trained and experienced chef, likes them and uses them.

This medagla soyChocolate won the silver medal at the European Bean-To-Bar competition at International Chocolate Awards in the 'Dark Chocolate Inclusions' category. It also won an innovation award in the "Special Innovation" category. Of course, this soy sauce is not the only most famous Rushan soy sauce from Yuasa, but if you have the opportunity to taste Yuasa soy sauce, you will taste the unique umami flavor of the soy sauce.

Try this unusual 70% dark chocolate Medagla Soy from Friis-Holm. This bar is also available in the ➤ Wakayama Collection from Friis-Holm.