Made in Ghana: Midunu Chocolates

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There are many things that soothe my soul – handcrafted, locally produced chocolate are some of them.

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I fell in love with Ghanaian chocolate in 2011 – for the flavour, but also for the heritage contained in the brown and dark bars. And so these boxes, from Selassie of Midunu are extra extra special for many reasons:

  • Love of her work which is beautiful and gorgeously crafted
  • Sharing the stage with her on CNN African Voices Kitchen Crafters
  • And chocolates – two boxes and a limited edition, first ever box of Alasa – Agbalumo in [Yoruba], handmade for me. To celebrate my love for Agbalumo.

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When we talk about artisanal, handmade, small batch, quality, delicious, well presented products, this is up there. The truffles journey around Africa from Ghana to Morocco and back again.

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I loved the names and also the centres – varied and beautifully combined.

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The Ghanaian 5-Spice [a uniquely African spice blend] with its warm, piquant notes of Prekese was one of my favourites in this box because the notes are very familiar but she’s taken it beautifully from savoury to sweet.

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What a time to be alive 🙂 – to enjoy the wealth of cuisines and techniques and celebration of produce and products across Africa. 

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