Majani Scorza Chocolate in Tin, 150g

Majani Scorza Chocolate in Tin is dark chocolate with a minimum of 60% cocoa and a distinctive thin, brittle texture. Made by blending several cocoa varieties and rolling a thin layer of chocolate over itself, it has an irregular appearance resembling oak bark. That’s where the name comes from: ‘scorza’ is Italian for bark or peel. Is this your first time buying from us?

Created in 1832, Scorza is described by Majani as Italy’s first solid chocolate, and its production method remains substantially unchanged. Serve a few pieces with an after-dinner espresso, or break it over ice cream. The 150g presentation tin makes it an appealing gift, too.

• Dark chocolate with a minimum of 60% cocoa
• Thin, rolled layers with a brittle, crumbly texture
• Historic Italian chocolate, first created in 1832

Meet the maker: Majani

In 1911, Fiat wanted a chocolate to give customers buying its new Tipo 4 luxury car. Bologna’s Majani created Cremino Fiat, with four alternating layers of hazelnut and almond cream to echo the car’s name. More than a century later, Majani says the recipe remains unchanged.

The chocolate maker’s story began in 1796, in a small “Laboratorio di Cose Dolci” – “Laboratory of Sweet Things” – near Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore. Chocolate was generally something you drank, but in 1832 Majani created Scorza, which it describes as Italy’s first solid chocolate. Its name means “bark”: thin chocolate rolled onto itself gave it a wrinkled, irregular appearance resembling oak bark. The original name, design and graphics have all survived.

Nine generations of the same family have run Majani, and its historic shop remains on Via de’ Carbonesi, where the family once lived, made chocolate and sold it under one roof. Production now takes place in Crespellano, outside Bologna, with every stage handled in-house, starting from raw cocoa beans.

Ingredients

Product formulations and details may change. For the latest ingredients and allergen information always check product packaging prior to consumption. Ingredients: Cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, vanilla.

Allergy advice: May contain: milk, soy, tree nuts.

Store in a cool, dry place.

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