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Oaxaca: The Cocoa Experience, from the Grain to Your Cup

By Chimalapa Cacao con Origen
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €82 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover the world of Oaxacan cocoa
  • Roast cocoa on a clay griddle and peel it with your hands, history of cocoa
  • Learn how to prepare your drink with a 'molinillo
  • Taste the drink with a snack based on the rich flavours of cocoa

Activity location

    • Oaxaca de Juarez
    • Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 5 de Mayo 210, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico | 5 de Mayo 210, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez
    • Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Oaxaca: The Cocoa Experience, from the Grain to Your Cup
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Price details
€82.11 x 1 Adult€82.11
Total
Price is €82.11

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Introduction to Oaxacan cocoa
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    Roasting cocoa on a clay griddle
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    Peeling and grinding cocoa beans
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    Mixing chocolate with regional ingredients
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    Preparation of a chocolate drink
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    Tasting of the chocolate drink
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    Snack based on cocoa flavours
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    Handcrafted chocolate to take home
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to the venue
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal purchases

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: Children under 3 years, People with food allergies
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Learn how to make your own chocolate in a traditional way during a hands-on experience. Replicate the process of the community using basic utensils that you can easily obtain at a local market.

Begin with an introduction to the world of Oaxacan cocoa to identify the organoleptic qualities of each seed. Learn the difference between cocoa, commercial chocolate, and what is called 'conscious chocolate,' emphasising the commitment to crafting chocolate in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner.

Roast the cocoa on a clay griddle known as a comal. This comal comes from the community of San Marcos Tlapazola (Valles Centrales, Oaxaca). Peel cocoa with your hands, carrying out this ritual while narrating part of the history and culture of cocoa in the community as you transform the cocoa into chocolate in an artisanal manner.

Choose the percentage of sugar for your chocolate, mixing it with different regional ingredients. To conclude, learn how to prepare your drink with a 'molinillo,' a traditional kitchen utensil that helps incorporate and integrate the chocolate.

Finish by tasting the drink with a snack based on the rich flavours of cocoa. Take home your own handcrafted chocolate.

Location

Activity location

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    • Oaxaca de Juarez
    • Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 5 de Mayo 210, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico | 5 de Mayo 210, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez
    • Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico