BISOU CHOCOLATE A LOVE STORY
Our chocolate counter in Berkeley is open Wed - Fri 12 noon -6 pm!!
Please come for a visit!
2929 9th St @ Ashby
Fresh truffles ready every Thursday afternoon, vegan & gluten free.
CHOCOLATE OBSESSION
Since 2006, Bisou has been making chocolate from the bean & fine tuning our craft of chocolate making. We offer boutique chocolate bars in seven styles ranging from 50% to 100% with cocoa that is sustainably sourced & grown. Each batch of chocolate is a blend of the finest ingredients possible with a focus on single origin batches that highlight cacao from select regions and unique flavor profiles. As a micro manufacturer our exclusive chocolate is limited with additional offerings of the freshest dairy free and vegan chocolate concoctions that you can find at our Farmers’ Markets every week like our specialty hand rolled truffles, chocolate haystacks, chocolate covered California nuts and raisins plus chocolate dipped California fruits.
Our American style is 76% and just two ingredients, cocoa beans and sugar. It is our most viscous style but we have developed a process that makes it melt perfectly. A bold clear expression of the cacao so silky you won’t miss the cocoa butter!
Lemon Raspberry white, Rum a l'orange, Salted Chocolate Caramel (pictured), Dark Chocolate Cardamom #truffleoftheweek #beantobonbon #bisouchocolate
Two dark chocolate truffles with one cut in half, showing a smooth chocolate filling, on a white surface with small chocolate sprinkles nearby.
Fresh Roasted Cacao Nibs
Incredibly nutritionally dense and packed with antioxidants, cacao is a superfood that can nourish your soul and preserve tropical rainforests, In the morning on your oatmeal, blended with smoothies, or sprinkled on cut grapefruit cocoa nibs are a crunchy, nutty source of vitamins, minerals, and pure energy. Added to cookies or brownies they bring a texture and flavor that take it to the next level. For a delicious beverage, steep in hot water for ten minutes or blend with coffee before brewing, it will yield a stimulating light amber liquid that tastes like chocolate tea.
TRUE BEAN TO BAR CHOCOLATE
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OUR PROCESS
Our meticulous attention to every step of chocolate making from sorting to roasting to winnowing to grinding to conching and tempering is imperative to the final quality of our chocolate. Taste our chocolate and you’ll agree it shows.
ORIGINS:
Tumaco, COLOMBIA
Alto Beni, BOLIVIA
Bahia, Brazil
Fazenda Camboa
Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Costa Esmeraldas
Bachelor’s Hall,JAMAICA
Semuliki Forest, UGANDA
Tabasco, MEXICO
Vanuatu
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OUR BARS
DARK
AMERICAN 76% our two ingredient bar: just cocoa beans & organic whole cane sugar; an intense bar that is expressive of the origin
SILK 78% a very smooth four ingredient bar: cocoa beans, organic whole cane sugar, a touch of organic cocoa butter & judiciously added organic vanilla; a mild couverture
BITTERSWEET 86% our three ingredient bar: cocoa beans, organic whole cane sugar, & a kiss of organic cocoa butter; this high percentage bar melts in your mouth while enjoying a slightly sweet experience of fine flavour cacao
NIBS 87% roasted cocoa nibs are mixed into the BITTER mass during tempering for this bar, delivering a delightful textural juxtaposition that redefines the flavor as well
NOIR 100% roasted cocoa nibs
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SWEET
COCAO 50% a sweet yet delightful coconut chocolate
organic coconut + cacao = cocao!
CBR 50% organic crispy brown rice in our cocao
Storefront with glass doors and windows, signage reading Bisou Chocolate, and bunch of balloons attached above the door. The store appears to be open.