What's new at the Davao Chocolate Festival 2018?


If you love chocolates, then this is the place you want – need – to be. At this time of the year, the greatest concentration of chocolates in Davao will be in this spot – The Davao Chocolate Festival at the SM City Davao Annex.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Welcome to the 5th Davao Chocolate Festival

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Like kids at Christmas. Unwrapping a giant chocolate to launch the festival

 

It’s the fifth edition of the festival where 16 exhibitors are participating. Here is where you’ll find – and taste!- the end products of the locally grown cacao seeds.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Chocolate CAN make us happy. Big block for baking made by Malagos Chocolates

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

All proudly made in Davao

 

I make it a point to visit this festival and check out what’s new on the chocolate menu. I’m a bit of a “dessert party pooper” because I always wanted my desserts on the not-so-sweet side. Those that make it on my sugar scale, I fall in love with. Yes, I’m that easy.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Focus on the prize- chocolate!

 

There’s something for all desserts lovers in this place. Baked goods and drinks, all highlighting the chocolate of course, with sweetness in the level you may fancy. And if you’re into dark chocolates, this place is paradise for you.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

New Davao chocolate brand in the market funded and launched by OFW workers

 

What’s new on the list that I liked? Here they are.

1. Malagos Chocolates’ bite-sized orbs- the dark chocolate coated nuts in three varieties: toasted corn, pili and almond—coated with dark chocolate.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Malagos Chocolate’s Dark Chocolate Coated Nuts

 

2.  Gabriela’s Walnut Brownies. It comes in round bite-sized servings and sold by packs. Bitter chocolate is evident with the right level of sweetness.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Gabriela’s Walnut Brownies

 

3. Racoma’s Biko, Ube with Chocolate Topping. Perhaps you’ve trued the latik topping of this version but this store got creative and substituted the latik with dark chocolate. It’s a successful Pinoy dessert, if you ask me.

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Racoma’s Biko, Ube & Chocolate dessert

 

The Davao Chocolate Festival runs until October 21, 2018

 

2018 Davao Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao

Davao media with the SM City Davao team