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Santa Catalina 204 - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Between the 14th of December 2023 till the 8th of January 2024 we will be offering classes only at 2:45pm
Our classes normally run at 11am or 2:45pm. Please if you decide to book a chocolate class with us do not forget to send us a message telling us what time would you prefer the class.
The class runs for 2.5 hours and includes:
- Explanation of the bean to bar chocolate making process and history of cacao
- Roasting your own cacao beans
- Making your own cacao paste in the traditional Mexican style with a granite stone morter
- Making cacahuatil, an ancient Mexican drink.
- Blind taste of different chocolates to understand the differences between commercial and artisan chocolate
- Making your own chocolates with Andean grains, like quinoa, kiwicha, and coca to take home with you.
The class is taken within our Chaqchao café where we also sell organic Peruvian coffee, organic homemade desserts, craft Peruvian beer and of course our bean to bar chocolates.
- Chocolate making machines
- Chocolate tasting - You will try up to 5 different chocolates
- Cacahuatl - You will get to make an ancient chocolate drink like the mexicans used to make
Embark on a captivating journey through cacao’s past, while acquiring the art of chocolate creation, from raw cocoa bean to finished chocolate bar.
Enroll in the workshop where you will personally craft chocolate, the time-honored beverage of Aztec rulers, and culminate the session by producing your own unique bar of chocolate to keep. Apart from this, the lesson will incorporate a chocolate sampling - are you capable of distinguishing between gourmet and mass-produced variants?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.