Menakao

Combava & Pink Pepper 63% chocolate from Trinitario

The spice of the pink pepper and the citrus note of the Combava fruit dance with the fruity note of the chocolate, creating a harmoniously fresh chocolate.

The picture shows the portrait of a woman from Betsimisaraka (numerous and inseparable): They are located between Mananjary and Vohémar and form the largest group on the east coast of Madagascar, a region with tropical rain, dense forest and lush vegetation. These cheerful people love the collective dance, which is characterized by swaying hips and a slowness in rhythm that are reminiscent of the Polynesian dances.

Mena means red in Malagasy . Red like the rich soil and the deposits from the Sambiranao River, red like the cocoa beans, mainly of the Criollo variety, which come from the best plantation on the island. Kao, of course, stands for cocoa. Hence the company name.

Chocolaterie Cinagra has been producing chocolate since 2006 and only uses local ingredients . Valuable spices such as vanilla, pink pepper and combava, the pepper lime, grow on the island. The chocolates are origin chocolates made from beans from a plantation, exclusively with pure cocoa butter. They are made by hand in small batches.

Producing directly on the island means that the income for Madagascar is four times higher than the mere trade in the beans. The employees work under good conditions and are paid more. You can eat in the in-house canteen, get paid for your commute to work and have health and pension insurance.