Oaxacan Chocolate Tablet Workshop
Overview
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 the experience, you will make your own Oaxacan chocolate bar, molded and packed by you, which you can take with you as a memory of genuine, sensory and deeply connected learning with the earth and its people.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- Instructor in Spanish and English
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Xicoténcatl 609
Zona Feb 10 2015, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mexico
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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 themselves as a closing of the experience.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Oaxacan Chocolate Tablet Workshop?
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Activity code: C-185094P17
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (CST).
- Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
- Bottled water.
- Instructor in Spanish and English.
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 6..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Oaxacan Chocolate Tablet Workshop is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
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Mar 2024What's Included
- Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- Instructor in Spanish and English
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
