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Tableya & Sikwate: The Philippines’ Original Chocolate Tradition
Ask a Filipino grandmother about chocolate and she probably won’t mention bars at all. She’ll tell you about tableya — dark, rustic tablets of pure roasted cacao — and the thick, steaming cup of sikwate they melt into. This is the Philippines’ original chocolate tradition, and it’s the inspiration behind one of our favourite things…
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What Is Muscovado Sugar? The Philippine Sweetener We Grind Into Chocolate
If you’ve ever tasted a brown sugar so dark and complex it verged on caramel, toffee and smoke all at once, you may have already met muscovado. It’s one of our favourite ingredients — and one of the Philippines’ great culinary exports. Here’s what it is, how it’s made, and why we grind it into…
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Filipino Chocolate, Made in Vancouver: Our Philippine Cacao Story
When people ask what makes Kasama different from other chocolate makers in Vancouver, the answer starts 11,000 kilometres away, on a family property in the northern Philippines. How a Filipino family farm started a Vancouver chocolate company Back in 2015, Vince’s father Mario sent a photo from the family property of what looked like mangoes…
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Kasama Wins 12 Medals at the 2026 Canadian Chocolate Awards
We’re thrilled to share that Kasama Chocolate took home 12 medals at the International Chocolate Awards’ Canadian Bean-to-Bar and Craft Chocolatier Competition 2026, announced August 5, 2026 — including a Gold and Best-in-Category recognition for a bar many of you already know and love. Gold for Strawberry White Our Strawberry White (90.2) won Gold in…
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Kasama Wins 10 Medals at the 2025 World Chocolate Awards Final
Our bars went up against the best chocolate makers on the planet at the International Chocolate Awards World Final 2025 — and came home with 10 medals: four Silvers and six Bronzes. All 10 medals from the 2025 World Final Silver Bronze A World Final Silver for Strawberry White — with a special award for…
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Kasama Wins 12 Medals at the 2025 Americas Chocolate Awards
The results of the International Chocolate Awards’ Americas competition 2025 are in, and Kasama Chocolate has won 12 medals — led by another Gold and Best in Competition for our Strawberry White. Gold — and Best in Competition Strawberry White (91.7) took Gold and was named Best in Competition across the flavoured bar categories, with…