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Tuscan chocolate is the best of the world

Florence, Italy - A luxury chocolate from Tuscany has been named the world's best.

'Toscano Black 63%', made by Amedei in Pisa, won the Golden Bean for ''best chocolate from bean to bar,'' awarded each year by the London-based Academy of Chocolate. Amedei also took the first place in 2005 and 2006.

This year three other Amedei products collected Gold Medals from the Academy, including its most costly variety 'Porcelana', made from white cocoa which goes for 90$ a pound.

Amedei's other two golds were for its Chuao dark chocolate and its milk chocolate with hazelnuts. In addition, Amedei took silver medals for four other products: Toscano Black 66%, Toscano Black 70%, '9', and Toscano Brown.

The prizes were awarded by a jury of chocolate producers and experts from about 300 chocolate companies.

The Amedei range was started by maitre chocolatier Cecilia Tessieri and brother Alessio in 1990.

Only 20,000 bars are produced each year.
Amedei thanked the Academy ''for the seriousness and passion it puts in its worldwide work in search of good quality chocolate''.

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