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Cozumel: Chocolate Workshop at The Mayan Cacao Company
5 ReviewsDelight your senses in this workshop by making your own chocolate bar using cacao beans. Learn the Mayans' traditional way of making chocolate as you grind the beans using a pre-Hispanic Metate.
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- Learn about the Mayans' traditional chocolate-making process
- Make your own handmade chocolate bar
- Have a taste of 13 artisanal chocolates
Description
Come and take a journey through time with this chocolate workshop at the Mayan Cacao Company. Uncover the secrets of the ancient Mayan civilization and learn how chocolate formed such a central role in their social and religious life. Start your workshop by hearing about how Cacao figured into pre-modern Mayan society as a sacred food, sign of prestige, social centerpiece, and cultural touchstone. Then, you will be walked through the traditional chocolate-making process. Create your own chocolate bar with the cacao seeds the Mayans used in rituals and ceremonies to honor their gods. Grind them in a traditional pre-hispanic Metate, mix in simple ingredients, and take a piece of Mexican gastronomic culture with your own handmade chocolate bar. After the workshop, visit the chocolate boutique and give your taste buds a treat by trying 13 different artisanal chocolates.Includes
The Mayan Cacao Company entrance fee Chocolate tasting Ingredients and tools to make the chocolate barImportant Information
- This workshop is not recommended for guests with chocolate or nut allergies.
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