ChocoMuseo Guatemala: Chocolate-Making Class

THEORY

• A presentation of cacao, how it grows and is harvested
• Presentation of the chocolate making process “from beans to bar”

PRACTICE

• Roasting of the cacao beans
• Cacao Husk removal
• Grinding of the cacao nibs with a mortar and pestle similar to the metate and mano used by the Mayas
• Refining and conching of the cacao paste in a melangeur

COOKING

• Preparation of 3 chocolate drinks : Cacao tea, Mayan hot chocolate, European hot chocolate
• Preparation of your own chocolates, with a selection of ingredients: almonds, nuts, coffee beans…

ENJOYING

• Tasting of cacao tea
• Tasting of a two hot chocolates
• You can leave with your own handmade chocolate bar and bring it back to your friends and family, 30 min after the end of the workshop

HOW DO I ENROLL?

Workshops can be done any day, at 11am, 1.30pm or 4pm.
Just book at least a day in advance (but we always try to be even more flexible):

• Book at ChocoMuseo’s reception or
• e-mail us: Guatemala@ChocoMuseo.com or
• call us: (+502) 7832 4520

A minimum of 3 people per workshop is requested.

WHAT IS THE PRICE?

The 2 hours “from beans to bar” workshop costs Q 150 per adult and Q 120 per kid from 4 to 12 years old.

More info and booking

ChocoMuseo: “From Beans to Bar” Workshop – Cusco, Peru

What does this workshop include?

THEORY

• A presentation of cacao, how it grows and is harvested
• Presentation of the chocolate making process “from beans to bar”

PRACTICE

• Roasting of the cacao beans
• Cacao Husk removal
• Grinding of the cacao nibs on a metate with a mano (the way the aztecs did) or with a batang (like Incas here in Peru)
• Refining and conching of the cacao paste in a melangeur

COOKING

• Preparation of a hot chocolate (day’s recipe)
• Preparation of your own chocolate bar, with your selection of ingredients: almonds, nuts, coffee beans…

ENJOYING

• Tasting of cacao tea
• Tasting of a hot chocolate (day’s recipe)
• You can leave with your own handmade chocolate bar and bring it back to your friends and family, 30 min after the end of the workshop

How do I enroll?

Chocolate Workshops can be done everyday at any time.
Just book at least a day in advance (but we always try to be even more flexible):

• come by: see directions or
• e-mail us: Yummy@ChocoMuseo.com or
• call us: (+51) 084 244 765

A minimum of 3 people per workshop is requested. If you are less, we’ll find you a group you can join.

What is the price?

The 2 hour “from beans to bar” workshop costs PEN 70 per person (around USD$25).

More information

You will be lent a ChocoMuseo apron so that you don’t get your clothes dirty.
Chocolate workshops are available for everybody from 8 to 150 years old.

If you have any question about our chocolate workshops, please

• e-mail us: Yummy@ChocoMuseo.com or
• call us: (+51) 084 244 765
• more info here