The first European PGI chocolate might be Italian!!!
The first PGI chocolate might be italian

The first European PGI chocolate might be Italian!!!

If you say Sicily you can think of beautiful island in Italy, surrounded by clear blue sea, fantastic beaches, great food. You will also remember huge archaeological sites, history and culture of this unique place. And don’t forget the Etna volcano, still active and smoking.

However, these things are not the only uniqueness of Sicily.

Modica Chocolate, produced in Sicily, has been included in the list of EU-certified products while awaiting final acknowledgement and, therefore, official protection. Actually, the PGI stands for Protected Geographical Indication and certifies the authenticity of unique products to a particular area.

This chocolate produced with old manner treatment, avoiding the industrial production is an added value to this unique product. The technique was acquired by Spaniards (who lived in the area centuries ago) and the result is an inimitable granular consistency of the Modica chocolate. The making process consists in low heat (35°-40°) elaboration of the cocoa paste.

This “old school” production procedure maintains the sugar crystals that never melt. The result is a nubby, crunchy, uneven brown colour chocolate blocks. The uniqueness of these chocolate is not only the production process or the shape. The first impression is the taste of roasted cocoa beans that can be also flavoured by nuances of cinnamon, vanilla, red chilli, coffee, Sicilian citrus flavours, pistachio, etc…

What are you waiting for… come to Italy and ask for cioccolato di Modica!!!