Collection: Ciokarrua
The recipe hasn't changed since the Spanish brought it to Sicily in the 16th century, and Ciokarrua sees no reason it should. Modica's cold-process method — cacao ground with raw sugar at low temperature, nothing added, nothing removed — produces a chocolate that behaves unlike any other. The sugar crystallizes inside the mass instead of dissolving. The result is dry, granular, intensely flavored, and protected by an IGP designation that means this is the actual thing.
Sicily
Ciokarrua was born in southeastern Sicily, where carob trees have shaped the landscape and this family’s craft for generations. What began as a long commitment to carob evolved into a precise, contemporary vision to express Sicily’s most distinctive ingredients through tradition, uncompromising quality, and ethical sourcing.
At the center is Modica-style chocolate, crafted using a historic low temperature method that preserves the pure voice of cacao. Unlike industrial chocolate, it is not aggressively refined or conched so the aromas remain vivid and the texture retains its signature, lightly crystalline finish. The result is a chocolate that tastes true and honest: intense cocoa, clear fragrance, and a refined rusticity that is unmistakably Modica.
Quality starts long before the bar. Ciokarrua selects exceptional raw materials, focusing on origin, freshness, and integrity: carefully chosen cacao and cane sugar, handled with restraint so the ingredients leads the experience. Every recipe is built to highlight natural aromatics, balanced sweetness and a clean, lingering finish.
Alongside chocolate, Ciokarrua elevates an extraordinary Sicilian treasure: Carrubbato, their signature expression of carob. Made from meticulously selected carob pulp, it delivers a naturally sweet, toasted complexity notes, that can evoke caramel, dried fruit and gentle spice while remaining elegant and never cloying. Valued for its richness and character, carob also brings its naturally occurring fiber and polyphenols, making it as nutritious as it is delicious.
From ingredient to finished product, Ciokarrua reflects a simple promise: organic raw materials sourced through Fair Trade commerce, crafted with care to honor both the land and the people behind it.
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Modica PGI Chocolate Spread with Sicilian Hazelnut
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Cocoa Shortbread Cookie
Ciokarrua4.59 oz (130 g)
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Flower of Salt Modica PGI Chocolate
Ciokarrua2.4 oz (68 g)
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Vanilla Modica PGI Chocolate
Ciokarrua2.4 oz (68 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Almond, 2.4 oz (68 g)
CiokarruaRegular price $9.50Regular priceSale price $9.50 -
Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Pistachio, 2.4 oz (68 g)
CiokarruaRegular price $9.50Regular priceSale price $9.50 -
Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Almonds
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Hazelnuts
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Chocolate Drops Shortbread Cookie
Ciokarrua4.59 oz (130 g)
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Carob Drops Shortbread Cookie
Ciokarrua4.59 oz (130 g)
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Roasted Hazelnuts Carob Bar
Ciokarrua0.5 oz (15 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Cocoa 70% Grezzopuro
Ciokarrua1.75 oz (50 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Cinnamon, 2.4 oz (68 g)
CiokarruaRegular price $9.50Regular priceSale price $9.50 -
Grezzopuro Modica PGI Chocolate – White Pepper
Ciokarrua1.8 oz (50 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Rum
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Coffee, 2.4 oz (68 g)
CiokarruaRegular price $9.50Regular priceSale price $9.50 -
Modica PGI Chocolate – Basil and Sicilian Salt
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Figs and Walnuts
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Nero d'Avola
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Marsala
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Pistachio
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Jasmine
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Cinnamon
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Vanilla
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Modica PGI Chocolate – Sicilian Orange
Ciokarrua3.5 oz (100 g)
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Carob Shortbread Cookie
Ciokarrua4.59 oz (130 g)
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Trio of Spreadable Creams – Pistachio, Hazelnut Carob, Hazelnut Cocoa
Ciokarrua3 × 1.75 oz (3 × 50 g)
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Orange Peel Modica PGI Chocolate – Grezzopuro
Ciokarrua1.75 oz (50 g)
Regular price $8.50Regular priceSale price $8.50