Organic Milk Baking Chocolate Andoa 39% - 8.8oz

Organic Milk Baking Chocolate Andoa 39% - 8.8oz

Discover the first organic milk chocolate, purely from Peru, made from premium cocoa beans. Valrhona has selected the finest Fairtrade/Max Havelaar-certified organic and fair-trade raw materials for this marriage of Grands Crus. The result is a very melt-in-your-mouth milk chocolate with notes of farm milk and a hint of acidity. These atypical notes will take you to the farthest reaches of Peru: embark on a true sensory voyage.

Andoa Milk 39%, the first organic milk chocolate couverture

It's in the Piura region, in north-western Peru, that Valrhona has selected exceptional cocoa beans. Peru is now the world's second largest producer of organic cocoa. Andoa Lait 39% offers an entirely new sensory experience, with its unique and recognizable aromatic typicity: the taste of farmhouse milk. This Pure Origin milk chocolate is made exclusively from the finest Fairtrade/Max Havelaar-certified organic raw materials.

Andoa Milk 39%, an organic chocolate reflecting Valrhona's commitment

The Norandino cooperative has over 5,000 members, most of them families of small-scale producers who grow not only cocoa, but also coffee. The cooperative's mission is to help farmers achieve higher, more stable incomes, and to impose ethical principles not only among themselves, but also with commercial partners. Today, all producers are certified organic and Fairtrade. The collaboration with Valrhona began in 2013 and has gone from strength to strength. Valrhona supports the cultivation of Gran-Blanco cocoa and obtains exclusive purchasing rights in return. After the devastating floods of 2016, Valrhona supported farmers with financial aid and, the following year, provided drinking water to the communities of La Quemazón and Los Ranchos. In 2018, a cocoa processing center was built. In 2020, solar panels were installed to power a water pump in La Quemazón. Today, La Quemazón has permanent access to running water. When you buy Valrhona chocolate, you support the brand's efforts to help small Peruvian producers by providing them with a stable income.

Tips and uses of Andoa 39% milk baking chocolate

This baking chocolate goes particularly well with almond, pink grapefruit, acacia honey or salted butter caramel. For coffee lovers, this Grand Cru milk chocolate is best enjoyed with a pure Arabica.

The bean shape of this baking chocolate makes it easy to measure out and melt. This milk chocolate, a reference for chefs, is ideal for making your own desserts: cakes, decorations, coatings, ice creams, sorbets, moldings, tablets, mousses, cremeux or even ganaches. In addition to its unique taste, your creations will benefit from this quality chocolate from a fair-trade cocoa chain: the Valrhona brand builds long-term partnerships with its producers, helping them on a daily basis to improve their living conditions. This chocolate is Valrhona's visible commitment to accelerating sustainable development. Choosing a Valrhona chocolate means participating in the development of production that respects our planet, while ensuring access to French know-how that will lead to the success of your culinary creations!