Nama Chocolate

Japanese Citrus: Iyokan

16 petite, silky single-origin truffles from Japan

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This product is available by pre-order only and will begin shipping the week of December 8th. All items in your cart will ship together with this item.

In Japanese, nama means “raw” or “fresh” — conveying the delicacy and purity that define Nama Chocolate. These incredibly silky pavé truffles are made of 70% chocolate melted into a high ratio of sweet, fresh cream, sourced from Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido. Nama’s extra-high cream content creates a light, decadent ganache that melts into smooth luxury on the tongue. Once firm, the fresh ganache is pressed tightly and cut into cubes, then dusted with fine, unroasted natural cocoa powder, also sourced from Zorzal Comunitario. 

Developed in Tokyo, all three Nama Chocolate varieties showcase the subtle flavor nuances of Dandelion Japan’s 70% Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic chocolate.  Japanese Citrus: Ikoyan features velvety Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic chocolate ganache, melded with tangy-sweet Miyauchi iyokan; the citrus’ juicy, mandarin-like sweetness complements the cocoa’s natural brightness.

You may also select the Nama Chocolate Trio, which contains one box each of each variety: Classic Chocolate, Hojicha, and Japanese Citrus: Iyokan.

Nama Chocolate is best savored immediately — indulgence in its purest form.

included in this assortment

Box contains 16 iyokan-infused pavé truffles, crafted from Dandelion Chocolate Japan 70% Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic chocolate.

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Japanese Citrus: Iyokan

70% chocolate (cocoa beans from Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic, organic cane sugar), iyokan syrup (iyokan peel, sugar, iyokan juice, reduced starch syrup [from tapioca, corn, potato, and sweet potato]), cream, glucose, powdered starch syrup (from tapioca, corn, potato, and sweet potato), cocoa butter, cocoa powder (cocoa beans from Zorzal Comunitario, Dominican Republic)

Contains: milk

WEIGHT
1.9 oz (55 g)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Storage instructions:

Nama Chocolate is shipped with ice packs. Upon receipt, please refrigerate or freeze for up to one month, until ready to enjoy; allow to rest at room temperature for ten minutes before serving.

Nut-Free

Peanut-Free

Gluten-Free

Dandelion Chocolate NAMA Chocolate - IYOKAN
Nama Chocolate: Iyokan

Nama’s high cream content creates a light, decadent texture that melts into smooth luxury on the tongue.

Nama Chocolate
Dandelion Chocolate Japan team

FROM KURAMAE TO
SAN FRANCISCO

We launched Dandelion Chocolate Japan in collaboration with Seiji Horibuchi in 2016. Seiji frequented our Valencia Street café, and we developed an immediate rapport based on our shared love of chocolate. Seiji has an eye for detail and boundless energy; we loved our conversations together. He proposed taking our chocolate international by building a new factory in Kuramae, old Tokyo — an area known for artisan workshops and a craft culture. Here, Dandelion Japan’s Pastry and Confections teams create elegantly flavorful chocolates and desserts.

ABOUT ZORZAL COMUNITARIO

Near the Dominican Republic’s northern coast, Zorzal Cacao collects freshly harvested, unfermented cacao beans from independent smallholder farms surrounding the private bird sanctuary Reserva Zorzal (which protects the endangered Bicknell’s thrush). Beans are then fermented together, yielding a range of intriguing flavors. Sold under the name Zorzal Comunitario, the farming community’s beans help fund the Reserva’s conservation efforts. In 2023, Zorzal Cacao earned Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certification for deforestation-free, biodiversity-friendly chocolate — the first cacao farm to receive this recognition.

Zorzal

ABOUT ZORZAL COMUNITARIO

Near the Dominican Republic’s northern coast, Zorzal Cacao collects freshly harvested, unfermented cacao beans from independent smallholder farms surrounding the private bird sanctuary Reserva Zorzal (which protects the endangered Bicknell’s thrush). Beans are then fermented together, yielding a range of intriguing flavors. Sold under the name Zorzal Comunitario, the farming community’s beans help fund the Reserva’s conservation efforts. In 2023, Zorzal Cacao earned Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certification for deforestation-free, biodiversity-friendly chocolate — the first cacao farm to receive this recognition.

OTHER FLAVORS TO EXPLORE

Nama Chocolate: Classic Chocolate

Petite, single-origin pavé truffles from Tokyos

$58

Nama Chocolate: Hojicha

Petite, hojicha tea-infused single-origin pavé truffless

$58