Mayu doesn’t play favorites when it comes to holidays, but when a certain bunny leaves a basketful of goodies (feel free to leave out the Peeps!) at our doorstep, we are all for it. So Easter Bunny, if you are listening, Mayu requests fair-trade chocolate this year. And more specially, the winner of the 2010 San Francisco International Chocolate Salon “Best Organic or Fair Trade Chocolate:” Alter Eco Fair Trade: Dark Quinoa Chocolate.

Alter Eco is a team of “fair trade visionaries” connecting chocolate connoisseurs to fair-trade and sustainable farmers. Mayu loves Alter Eco because they are dedicated to the development of independent producers as well as distributors who are concerned with social issues. Through their partnerships they are able to offer an irresistible range of 16 gourmet Fair Trade chocolate products of superior taste and exotic origins. The Dark Quinoa Chocolate is made with cacao and quinoa from Bolivia, bringing together cocoa and the ancient ingredients from indigenous Andeans. We have already mentioned quinoa a few times on our blog, but wow, pair it with dark chocolate?! Happy Easter to us!

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