Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Immerse yourself in an authentic experience around traditional Oaxacan cocoa and chocolate, guided by a native Oaxaca chocolatier with deep ancestral knowledge. In this practical workshop you will learn about the cultural origin of cocoa, its historical relevance in Mexico and the artisan process that transforms the bean into chocolate, as it has been done for generations.
Throughout the experience, you will work directly with cocoa beans: you will learn to roast, hull, grind and refine cocoa, while discovering its unique aromas, textures and flavors. The workshop places special emphasis on Oaxacan traditions and the cultural value of chocolate as food, ritual and living heritage.
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Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Instructor in Spanish and English
Coffee and/or Tea
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Etnofood
We will meet you at the chocolate shop of Etnofood, our workshop in Downtown Oaxaca, located at Xicotencatl 609, Col. Downtown 6 blocks from the city center.
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Itinerary
During this activity, participants will know the cocoa beans, learning to identify them and understanding their origin, characteristics and the importance they have in the manufacture of traditional chocolate. The guide will explain how the quality of the grain directly influences the flavor and aroma of the final chocolate.
Subsequently, attendees will participate in the roasting of the cocoa beans and their cleaning, learning in a practical way each of these processes and understanding how these stages develop the characteristic flavors of cocoa.
Finally, the participants will mold the chocolate, place it in bars and pack it in their own boxes, taking a bar of Oaxacan chocolate made by t...
Oaxacan Chocolate Tablet Workshop
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Zona Feb 10 2015
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Immerse yourself in an authentic experience around traditional Oaxacan cocoa and chocolate, guided by a native Oaxaca chocolatier with deep ancestral knowledge. In this practical workshop you will learn about the cultural origin of cocoa, its historical relevance in Mexico and the artisan process that transforms the bean into chocolate, as it has been done for generations.
Throughout the experience, you will work directly with cocoa beans: you will learn to roast, hull, grind and refine cocoa, while discovering its unique aromas, textures and flavors. The workshop places special emphasis on Oaxacan traditions and the cultural value of chocolate as food, ritual and living heritage.
To close...
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Instructor in Spanish and English
Coffee and/or Tea
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Etnofood
We will meet you at the chocolate shop of Etnofood, our workshop in Downtown Oaxaca, located at Xicotencatl 609, Col. Downtown 6 blocks from the city center.
