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Make-Your-Own-Chocolate Experience

Location Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
$137.38
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class in the Isthmus Region of Oaxaca offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich chocolate-making heritage of the Zoque community. This engaging 2.5-hour experience invites you to learn traditional methods while crafting your own delicious chocolate.

  • 🍫 Learn the art of chocolate-making by imitating the traditional process of the Zoque community.
  • 🌱 Suitable for all ages, including teens, adults, vegetarians, and vegans who love cocoa and chocolate.
  • 👩‍🏫 English-speaking human tour guide provides insights into the cultural significance of chocolate.
  • 🔥 Roast cocoa beans on a clay comal sourced from San Marcos Tlapazola, enhancing your understanding of local traditions.
  • ✋ Participate in the hands-on ritual of peeling cocoa, while discovering the history and culture of cacao in the community.
  • 🍬 Customize your chocolate by choosing the percentage of sugar and mixing it with local ingredients.
  • 🥄 Learn to prepare your chocolate drink using a traditional grinder, a key kitchen utensil for integrating flavors.
  • 🍪 Enjoy a cocoa-based sandwich alongside your freshly prepared drink, completing the tasting experience.
  • ♿ Wheelchair accessible, ensuring inclusivity for all participants.
  • 🚶‍♂️ Public transportation options are available nearby for easy access to the class.

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Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

  • Coffee and/or Tea

Meeting point
We will be waiting for you outside a cafe called "LIA".
Return details
We will be waiting for you outside a cafe called "LIA".

In this experience you will learn how to make your own chocolate, in a traditional way, imitating the process of our community.
We will start with an introduction to the world of cocoa from Oaxaca, to identify the organoleptic qualities of each seed, you will learn the difference between cocoa, commercial chocolate and a conscious chocolate.

Following the introduction, we will roast the cocoa in a clay comal, this comal comes from the community of San Marcos Tlapazola (Central Valleys, Oaxaca).

We will peel cocoa with our hands; Carrying out this ritual, we will tell part of the history and culture of Cacao in our community.

We will transform the cocoa into chocolate in an artisanal way.
Here you will choose the percentage of sugar for your chocolate, mixing it with different ingredients from the region.

To finish, we will teach you how to prepare your drink with a grinder; traditional kitchen utensil, which helps us to incorporate and integrate the chocolate.

We will close tasting your drink with a cocoa-based sandwich.
Each one takes their own chocolate made with their own hands.

Come and make your own Oaxacan chocolate, with local people!

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Make-Your-Own-Chocolate Experience

    Location Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
    $137.38
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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