Irish chocolate.

Mena Mitty

Quick question. Is chocolate made in Ireland from scratch. I don't mean melting chocolate and pouring into molds to make handmade sweets. I mean actually making the chocolate.

me_irl

Ah yeh know, cos of all those cocoa bean farms in Ireland.

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/irish-news/nestle-chocolates-and-biscuits-in-ireland-to-be-made-from-100pc-sustainable-cocoa-34268215.html

And Cadbury : https://www.cadbury.com.au/About-Chocolate/Cocoa-Growing-Countries.aspx

jimmy blevins

Cadburys make the chocolate crumb, from Coco beans from west africa, in Kerry.

osarusan

Beans are picked and usually dried in the country of origin, then shipped to chocolate makers round the world for roasting and the rest of the chocolate-making process.

minibear

Found this on the Clonakilty Choocolate website

That’s why we’ve launched a new range of chocolate made from only Fairtrade Ghanaian cocoa beans with natural, healthier sweeteners and healthier dairy alternatives that taste good, in fact, we’ve been told they taste really good.

Since traveling to West Africa in 2013 we’ve had a new fire in our bellies. We are inspired by the hard work of Fairtrade farmers that grow our beans and so, naturally decided to convert the back half of our own home into a chocolate factory! Now we import beans direct, roast, nib, winnow, refine & temper on site and have full control of the final taste, snap & texture.

Ted111

minibear wrote: »

Fairtrade

No Oompa Loompas are used at any stage of the production process.

The_Valeyard

Ted111 wrote: »

No Oompa Loompas are used at any stage of the production process.

Which is why Cadburys now tastes crap.

Mena Mitty

Thanks everyone. There's a vast array of Irish handmade chocolates, do they all work from the bean stage and roast their own like the example given.

ScumLord

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Thanks everyone. There's a vast array of Irish handmade chocolates, do they all work from the bean stage and roast their own like the example given.

Probably not all. I'd like to see how all these companies do all this stuff by hand. They must have the x-men working for them or something. How do you roast something by hand?

ohnonotgmail

ScumLord wrote: »

Probably not all. I'd like to see how all these companies do all this stuff by hand. They must have the x-men working for them or something. How do you roast something by hand?

no that would require yer man from the fantastic four.

Mena Mitty

ScumLord wrote: »

Probably not all. I'd like to see how all these companies do all this stuff by hand. They must have the x-men working for them or something. How do you roast something by hand?

I think the actual making and decorating of the sweets are handmade but are they making the chocolate from the bean stage to make their handmade chocolate sweets with...or is somebody with the mechanisms of making the chocolate in Ireland in bulk selling them the chocolate to make the handmade sweets.

_Brian

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Thanks everyone. There's a vast array of Irish handmade chocolates, do they all work from the bean stage and roast their own like the example given.

God no, I did maintenance in an aparrently luxury brand based in Navan and they just melted down big slabs, actually the place was a mess with broken raw chocolate slabs lying everywhere in the store and workers walking on them. Was a total kip

topper75

_Brian wrote: »

God no, I did maintenance in an aparrently luxury brand based in Navan and they just melted down big slabs, actually the place was a mess with broken raw chocolate slabs lying everywhere in the store and workers walking on them. Was a total kip

Carlsberg don't do kips, but if they did...

forumuser

Most chocolate made in Ireland is from melted down blocks bought in from mainly Belgian suppliers. I think there are a couple of artisan type places that roast their own beans but it wouldn't be common for the bigger manufacturers.
I think Skellig Chocolates is one that roasts their own.