Ibarra is a brand of Mexican (English: "table chocolate"), produced since 1925, and since 1954 produced by the company Chocolatera de Jalisco of

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, Mexico. The company manufactures other chocolate products, but Ibarra table chocolate is its best-known product, with presence throughout Mexico as well as international markets, mainly in the

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. Ibarra tablets are packaged in a distinctive red-and-yellow hexagon-shaped cardboard box. Each circular tablet of table chocolate is about in thick and in diameter, and is molded into 8 wedges. The letters of the name "IBARRA" are also molded into the chocolate. The ingredients are cocoa paste, sugar, cinnamon, and soy lecithin. A premium grade version does not contain vegetable fat, which is often used in chocolate based foods as a less expensive substitute, with the only fat being the cocoa butter in the cocoa liquor. Unlike chocolate bars, and because of its undissolved

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, and its rough and gritty texture, tablet chocolate is not meant to be eaten like a

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, although Ibarra tablets can be eaten. However, Ibarra is used primarily to make

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in traditional Mexican form. The labeling on Ibarra's packaging suggests that the best way to prepare Ibarra is to use approximately two wedges for each cup of

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. Heat the milk until it is near boiling, then blend the milk and chocolate in a

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until the chocolate is completely dissolved, and serve hot. Ibarra can also be prepared on the stove by dissolving the wedges in hot milk, then whisking the cocoa with a '' molinillo'' or wire whisk. In Mexico, in the traditional Aztec and Mayan form, Cayenne pepper is added to make it a spicy chocolate drink. It is also used in some mole sauces, in particular, ''mole poblano''.

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* (English) Brand name chocolate Companies based in Guadalajara, Jalisco Food and drink companies of Mexico Mexican brands Mexican chocolate {{Mexico-company-stub

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