Bohol’s ‘tableya’ wins in Academy of Chocolate Awards

Elsa Polot, proprietor of Dalareich Food, the makers of Dalareich unsweetened chocolate that won a gold award at the Academy of Chocolates in London, United Kingdom. PHOTO CREDIT: DALAREICH POLOT

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol - Bohol-based Dalareich Food Products has won a Gold Award in a prestigious international London based Academy of Chocolate Awards 2019.

This is the first time the Philippines got the Gold Award since the international competition started in 2015.

“We didn't expect it because we are competing chocolates from all over the world,” said Dalareich Polot, general manager of Dalareich Food Products that produce the “Dalareich 100% Unsweetened Chocolate.”

The 100% unsweetened chocolate is locally called “tableya”.

Dalareich Chocolate House in Tagbilaran City Bohol is managed by the Polot family produced the 'tableya' that won the Gold Award at the Academy of Chocolates in London, United Kingdom. PHOTO BY JESSA AGUA-YLANAN

“We want the Filipinos to really appreciate the Tableya (100% Unsweetened Chocolate), she said.

“Tableya is the best product we can show to the world that Filipinos should be proud of,” she added.

It was first time for Dalareich to send an entry to the Academy of Chocolate Awards in London.

Dalareich 100% Unsweetened Chocolate (Tableya) got the Gold award under drinking chocolate together with Auro Chocolate.

Other Philippine companies such us Malagos Chocolate, Theo and Philo, got silver and bronze awards. — BAP, GMA News