FEWER INGREDIENTS, MORE CRUNCH

  • ORIGINAL :  Raw, radical, virtuous, transparent and straightforward: Oqo brilliantly embodies contemporary values. It’s chocolate, but as if it had been invented today.
  • WHOLE :  Oqo uses just three ingredients: single origin Madagascan whole beans, unrefined beet sugar and cocoa butter. It’s simple, it’s pure, and it’s completely without frills.
Whole cocoa beans
  • LIGHTLY GROUND, NOT CONCHED :  By making Oqo without recourse to conching (and grinding it coarsely instead), we are getting back to cocoa’s origins and representing it in its most elementary form. Oqo has a surprisingly crunchy mouthfeel thanks to its fine pieces of shell, nibs and sugar.

Sensory Profile

MAJOR CHARACTERISTIC: Fruity
MINOR NOTE : Roasted beans
UNIQUE NOTE : Crunchy

oqo chocolat

Like the crackling sound of a fire, Oqo’s whole bean pieces take you back to cocoa’s earliest origins. It has a raw, almost mineral texture, crunchy pieces of whole beans which erupt like a shower of glittering sparks, and powerful tangy and fruity notes that give way to warm undertones of roasted beans.

Packaging

3 kg bloc - code 40981

Oqo Valrhona

 Applications

  • Ideal use: coating, bars
  • Recommended use: molding, ice creams & sorbets

Pairings

Cranberries, dried tomatoes, almond paste, candied ginger, chilli pepper, balsamic vinegar, whiskey, grilled corn.

Tempering temperatures

Oqo tempering curve

This product does not meet the legal definition of chocolate because the beans include shells. For your own creations, we recommend that you use trade names such as bar/couverture with whole cocoa beans, raw cocoa, Oqo 73% and so on.

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