The local Hong Kong chocolatier – known for its Coa and Bakehouse collaboration bars – launches its 13 Orphans mahjong set for the Year of the Horse

In Hong Kong, the click-clack of mahjong tiles is part of the unofficial soundtrack to Lunar New Year. A staple at family gatherings, playing mahjong is more than something to do while making small talk with relatives you may not have seen all year. It can also represent a pursuit of good luck for the year ahead.
Local craft brand Conspiracy Chocolate – known for its Coa and Bakehouse collaboration bars – is reimagining this cultural staple through a lens of fine cacao, launching a 13 Orphans chocolate set that is as much a work of art as it is a festive treat. The set is named for a hand in the popular game.

While most chocolate is melted down from heavily sweetened, mass-produced industrial blocks, Conspiracy Chocolate belongs to the “less than one per cent club” of producers that make and finish their chocolate in the same facility.