The history of chocolate lies in Mexico; as a result, so does ours. Cacao wasn\u2019t just part of traditional cuisine and religion in Mexico; it was also used as currency. When the Spaniards landed in Chiapas in 1522, Chiapas was the focal point of cacao-growing in Mesoamerica.<\/p>\n
Finca La Rioja, the company which cultivates the cacao we use to make our Messico Finca La Roja \u2013 Bonajuto Bean To Bar<\/strong>, lies in the state of Chiapas, in Cacahoat\u00e0n. It was first established in the early twentieth century by Mois\u00e9s Mug\u00fcerza Guti\u00e9rrez, an Andalusian immigrant. His great-grandson Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Pascacio has now taken over the business, introducing cacao plants of the \u201cDon Carmelo\u201d variety, renowned for its hints of sweet fruit and tobacco and pale colour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This cacao is a combination of Criollo and Forastero genes.<\/p>\n Messico \u2013 Bonajuto Bean To Bar combines this ancestral cacao with our traditional low-temperature technique. A chocolate that hails back to the origins, the flavour of which recalls the journey which has brought us this far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The history of chocolate lies in Mexico; as a result, so does ours. Cacao wasn\u2019t just part of traditional cuisine…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1104,1203,1081],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["item","p1 first-row","col-xs-6","col-sm-3","col-md-3","col-lg-3","product","","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n