Taza's cacao puro discs are made with 70% dark chocolate, simply composed of organic cacao beans and organic cane sugar. These discs are pleasantly gritty and not overwhelmingly sweet.

But the discs of Mexican-style chocolate made by Taza Chocolate in Somerville, Mass., which arrived at the office of the magazine where I was working this winter, caught my attention.

After bursting onto the scene in 2006 and getting hit with an unbelievable demand right out of the gate, Somerville-based Taza is as well-known in the professional cooking world as in the amateur ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — A New England city may not be the place one associates with an ancient, Mexican chocolate-making tradition. But ask Henry Ung and his girlfriend Mimi Rodriguez about Taza ...

Four Massachusetts chocolate shops are among the best in ... and Taza Chocolate in Somerville as standout local ... and shined a light on Taza’s organic, Mexican-style chocolate discs. ...

Taza Chocolate, Somerville: "Mexican-style chocolate discs—100% organic—are some of the finest around, making for a memorable drinking chocolate experience." ...

Taza's focus on darker, cocoa-dense chocolate means Whitmore has been paying a premium for cocoa beans. "The cost of cocoa for us has almost tripled," he says.

Taza Chocolate (Somerville) View this post on Instagram. ... The chocolatier sells stone-ground dark bars, barks, and discs that are some of the “finest around,” according to Food & Wine.

After bursting onto the scene in 2006 and getting hit with an unbelievable demand right out of the gate, Somerville-based Taza is as well-known in the professional cooking world as in the amateur ...