{"title":"Chocolate","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargaret River chocolate is made in two ways. Some of it starts with the raw cacao bean. At \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/makers\/gabriel-chocolate\"\u003eGabriel Chocolate\u003c\/a\u003e in Metricup, beans are sorted by hand, roasted, winnowed down to nibs, then ground and refined. Each origin gets its own bar, so a Peru and a Ghana side by side taste of the bean, not the recipe. Gabriel says it was the first maker in WA to work this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacqui and Josh Bahen of \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/makers\/bahen-and-co\"\u003eBahen \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/a\u003e make theirs on the family farm near Margaret River. They roast on a 1930s roaster and stone-grind on a melangeur from around 1910, running both slow and cool. There are no published visiting details, so order from their site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other way is the chocolatier's craft. In Cowaramup, Roz and Georgia of \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/makers\/temper-temper\"\u003eTemper Temper\u003c\/a\u003e hand-temper 50 g bars and coat figs, almonds and more in chocolate. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/margaret-river-chocolate-trail\"\u003eMargaret River chocolate trail\u003c\/a\u003e links the makers up in an afternoon. In summer, bring a cooler bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bahen-and-co-house-blend-70-percent-cacao","title":"House Blend 70% Cacao","description":"\u003cp\u003eHouse Blend is the everyday bar at Bahen \u0026amp; Co: a blend of single-plantation cacaos stone-ground to 70% cacao, made from just cocoa beans and raw sugar. Stone-grinding is a slower process than most modern chocolate making, and it shows in a \u003cstrong\u003esmooth, dense square\u003c\/strong\u003e that takes its time to melt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqui and Josh Bahen, former vignerons, make it on the family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia, using a Barth Sirocco ball roaster from the 1930s and \u003cstrong\u003ea Guitard melangeur from around 1910\u003c\/strong\u003e, both run slow and cool rather than at a modern factory's pace. The company says it works directly with cacao farmers, without intermediaries, and pays above Fair Trade pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep a bar in the pantry and break off a square or two after dinner, when there is nothing else on the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone-ground, bean-to-bar dark chocolate, 70% cacao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: cocoa beans, raw sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade on the Bahen family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bahen \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000250589469,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"bahen-and-co-house-blend-88-percent-cacao","title":"House Blend 88% Cacao","description":"\u003cp\u003eHouse Blend at 88% cacao is the darkest bar in Bahen \u0026amp; Co's range: the same stone-ground blend of single-plantation cacaos as the 70%, taken further into \u003cstrong\u003ebitter, cocoa-forward territory\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a bar for people who want their dark chocolate dark, with only cocoa beans and raw sugar in the ingredient list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacqui and Josh Bahen make it on the family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia, grinding the cacao slowly on \u003cstrong\u003ea melangeur dating from around 1910\u003c\/strong\u003e and roasting it on a 1930s Barth Sirocco roaster, both run at low heat and low speed. The company says it works directly with cacao farmers, without intermediaries, and pays above Fair Trade pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSave a square for the end of a meal, grated over dessert or eaten slowly on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone-ground, bean-to-bar dark chocolate, 88% cacao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: cocoa beans, raw sugar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade on the Bahen family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bahen \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000250818845,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"bahen-and-co-chilli-and-salt","title":"Chilli and Salt","description":"\u003cp\u003eChilli and Salt takes Bahen \u0026amp; Co's House Blend chocolate and adds two things: flame-roasted chilli and a dusting of flaked sea salt. 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Jacqui and Josh Bahen, who describe themselves as former vignerons, say they work directly with cacao farmers and pay above Fair Trade pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreak it out next to a cold drink on a warm evening, when a little heat is welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark chocolate with flame-roasted chilli and flaked sea salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: cocoa beans, raw sugar, roasted chilli, flake salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade on the Bahen family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bahen \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000250982685,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"bahen-and-co-almond-and-sea-salt-75-percent","title":"Almond \u0026 Sea Salt 75%","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmond \u0026amp; Sea Salt pairs Bahen \u0026amp; Co's 75% dark chocolate with almonds the maker says are slow-roasted in its own farm-grown olive oil, finished with hand-harvested sea salt. 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The 75% cacao matches the two single-origin bars in the range, Papua New Guinea and Guatemala.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an easy way into dark chocolate for someone who finds a plain bar a bit austere, or a square to have with a coffee mid-afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark chocolate, 75% cacao, with almond and sea salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIngredients: cocoa beans, raw sugar, Margaret River olive oil, Australian almonds, Maldon sea salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade on the Bahen family farm near Margaret River, Western Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bahen \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53000251146525,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"bahen-and-co-bakers-couverture-bar","title":"Bakers Couverture Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Bakers Couverture Bar is Bahen \u0026amp; Co's chocolate made for the kitchen rather than for eating from the wrapper: a 70% cacao couverture meant for melting into brownies, ganache or a cake. 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