{"title":"Date-Sweetened Darks","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur date-sweetened darks are made from select cacao and date sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ah-sugar-sugar","title":"Trinidad 77%","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEnvision spring-time amidst its fullest ‘come-hither’ spectacle, everything around us astir, the air bristling with blossom-scent and bird-song. Some seduce, others swoon, and so passes the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe date palm is no exception, its ‘love life’ a particularly desire-ridden display. You see, even in nature, date palms crop up as already-paired couples, with males and females primed to woo or be wooed by a nearby mate. As for the matter of pollination, well, that remains a capricious affair: a male palm must rely on a third party—the wind, a bee’s wings—to transfer his pollen to the flowers of a neighboring female. To combat the uncertainties to which nature is prone, the art of hand-pollination was born. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt is a delicate process: pollen collected from male flowers is carefully dusted onto clusters of just-opened female flowers. And if all transpires as intended, the pollinated female will soon burst forth with an abundance of fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBut a myth persists amongst date farmers: should a female date palm remain unproductive, even after being pollinated by a male tree, she must be studied closely—most likely, there’s another male that she longs for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOf course, all of this is prelude to a secondary ‘romance’—and one to which we’re partial—that carried out between dates and chocolate. We bring the two together, with dates that are first dried, then crushed into sugar. When blended with Trinidad cacao, what plays out is more than just a passing fancy—it’s a relationship destined to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e cacao, pink peppercorn, red currant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cacao, organic date sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efree of egg, gluten, milk, nuts, soy, wheat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNet Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 75 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cacao, pink peppercorn, red currant profile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42336801947844,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/2243\/files\/trinidad77_72288328-b105-48b9-9546-86e4a93a0eba.jpg?v=1771534428"},{"product_id":"india-72-dark-tasting-bar","title":"India 72% Dark","description":"\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eThe ancient practice of henna art transcends time, religion, and culture, with enormous beauty to be found in the mesmerizing ritual of its expression. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eIt begins with the henna plant, \u003ci\u003eLawsonia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003einermis, \u003c\/i\u003ea flowering shrub of desert climes believed to have originated in the Middle East and North Africa and dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. The henna plant carries a history of interconnected uses, particularly within medicine and the arts; beyond this, it is often believed to be a conduit of the divine. The leaves it bears are lance-shaped and green, yet they yield a rich, mahogany-colored powder when dried and ground. This substance forms the base of the revered dye used in the ceremony of \u003ci\u003emehndi\u003c\/i\u003e, the adorning-of-the-body with henna paste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eMehndi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003e derives its name from \u003ci\u003emehndika\u003c\/i\u003e in Sanskrit, its application woven deeply into the social canon of ritual and festivity of the various regions where it is practiced. Many claim that the art form’s earliest documentation exists in ancient Indian texts, with roots in spring fertility celebrations commemorating the triumph of good over evil, as well as the power of the sacred feminine. First, the ground leaves of the henna plant are mixed with a variety of other ingredients, such as lemons, limes, black tea, coffee, rose petals, orange blossoms, pomegranates, clove, tamarind, okra, essential oils, and sugar. The paste is then applied to the skin and left in place for a number of hours, its color penetrating the skin’s surface and staining it across a range of reddish-brown hues, from rust to black cherry, in a process thought to infuse spirituality from the outside in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eIn this way does the art-form unfurl itself across the surface of the body, its often-intricate designs laden with symbolic depth, even if they remain, by nature, ephemeral. Indeed, though its renderings will fade in a few weeks time, henna emphasizes storytelling and self-expression, its paisley- and peacock-feather-like patterns, its interlacing vines and open lotus flowers speaking to the life-cycle of the very body they embellish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eHenna enchants; it captures the essence of the soul—and in its transience can be found a kind of power, a recognition of the beauty of change and renewal that marks our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eThe cacao for our India 72% dark is estate-grown in Anamalai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. We sweeten the cacao with date sugar to create a paste, then refine and conch to create a luscious chocolate. And through its notes of roasted peanut, honey caramel, and pop of zesty lime, it conveys the vibrant, life-giving aspects of nature with new emphasis and artistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eFlavor Profile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003e roasted peanut, honey caramel, pop of zesty lime \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eIngredients \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003ecacao, date sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eAllergen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003efree of egg, gluten, milk, nuts, soy, wheat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003eNet Weight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #784923;\"\u003e 75 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"roasted peanut, honey caramel, lime profile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44747585781956,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/2243\/files\/india.jpg?v=1771530947"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/2243\/collections\/image0_45f90f1a-a1e5-477f-9b84-7d3728488773.jpg?v=1771448654","url":"https:\/\/www.barauchocolat.mom\/collections\/origin-chocolate-date-sugar-sweetened.oembed","provider":"BAR AU CHOCOLAT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}