{"product_id":"limited-release-zanzibar-pepper","title":"Limited Release, Zanzibar Pepper","description":"This flavor journey is surprising, singular, satisfying \u0026amp; sublime!   Our deep, rich, earthy El Carmen cacao and bright, lemony and spicy sun dried Zanzibar Black Peppercorns from Burlap and Barrel prove that opposites do, in fact, attract.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe work closely with our friends at Burlap \u0026amp; Barrel to find the perfect spices to mix with our fine flavor chocolate, and once we tasted the lemony spice of these peppercorns we had to try it with our chocolate.  We found the perfect complement of flavors in our El Carmen cacao, and spent a lot of time figuring out just the right balance between the zesty flavors of the peppercorns and the earthy tones of our El Carmen.  The result is chocolate that combines the sweet, caramel notes of the El Carmen with the sharp, lemony flavors of the pepper slowly building and ending with a long, spicy finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gnf-featured-product-toggle\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Zanzibar Pepper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurlap \u0026amp; Barrel sources these pepper from small farms on the island of Zanzibar (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zanzibar\"\u003ean insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania\u003c\/a\u003e), where they're hand-picked and sun-dried.  According to their website these peppercorns are unlike anything else on the planet, and we're inclined to agree.  Try them for yourself on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.burlapandbarrel.com\/products\/zanzibar-peppercorns\"\u003eBurlap and Barrel's website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout our El Carmen Cacao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEl Carmen was the very first fine flavor cacao we fell in love with on our sourcing trips, and the love affair continues.  The flavors are intense, deep and rich, and the farmers around Matagalpa consistently deliver high quality beans.  The post-harvest fermentation and drying is expertly done by farmer Giff Laube, and he uses a custom protocol exclusively for us.  We love visiting and just returned from a sourcing trip there to see this year's cacao harvest - check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/on-the-ground-in-nicaragua\/\"\u003eupdate from the field here\u003c\/a\u003e.  And, for more information about our El Carmen cacao please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/our-chocolate\/el-carmen\/\"\u003evisit our El Carmen page.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more information on fine flavor cacao, our personal approach to direct sourcing and our unique chocolate making process please visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/cacao\/\"\u003eFine Cacao\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/our-chocolate\/\"\u003eOur Chocolate\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/our-process\/\"\u003eOur Process \u003c\/a\u003epages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Lemon, pepper, caramel, cocoa.","brand":"Goodnow Farms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46290349686955,"sku":"CHBAR-LTD-ZAN-055","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/5602\/7563\/files\/B54A7100_ccc907ee-5d44-4a93-b69d-df7d833a6b83.jpg?v=1773160086","url":"https:\/\/goodnowfarms.com\/products\/limited-release-zanzibar-pepper","provider":"Goodnow Farms Chocolate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}