For this dark chocolate, the Czech Trappist nuns process top-quality Belgian raw chocolate according to their own taste. Depending on the variety, they enhance the chocolate with flavorful additions—in this case, delicately spiced candied orange peel.

For historical reasons, there are only very few monasteries in the Czech Republic today. However, two promising new foundations buck the trend: the Trappist monastery in Nový Dvůr and, since 2008, the Trappist Sisters’ monastery of Naší Paní nad Vltavou (Our Lady of the Vltava), south of Prague. For founding a new community on the plateau above the Vltava, the sisters had to leave their convent in Vitorchiano – as you may recall: some of our jams come from the Italian monastery. Meanwhile, several young women have joined the convent, so it is liable to reckon that the new foundation will grow and flourish. The sisters have established a bakery to provide for their livelihood. Fortunately, they decided to work according to traditional Italian recipes brought along from their former home.

Product name:

Dark Chocolate with Orange

Ingredients:

Dark chocolate (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), 8% candied orange (orange peel, glucose-fructose syrup, sucrose, acidity regulator: citric acid), natural orange flavor

Cocoa content: at least 54.5%

Allergen Information:

May contain traces of milk.

Origin / Country of Origin:

Czech Republic

Food Business Operator:

Coenobium s.r.o.
Celakovskeho sady 1580/4
11000 Prague
Czech Republic