Chaqchao Chocolate Making Workshop
Overview
Participants will make chocolate, the traditional chocolate drink of Aztec kings, and will finish the class by creating their very own chocolate bar to take home. The class will also include a chocolate tasting – can you spot the difference between the gourmet and the commercial?
Inclusions
- Chocolate making machines
What to expect
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.
Sample Menu
• 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
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- We also have a Covid-19 Protocol certitfied by the City Council of Arequipa.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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The workshop is hold in a very beautiful and clean environment where you can also just chill, relax and enjoy your chocolate or coffee. Adrian who is holding the workshops, at this moment it's just him, is an amazing teacher with so much positive energy and a lot to share, he's English is very ...
The workshop is hold in a very beautiful and clean environment where you can also just chill, relax and enjoy your chocolate or coffee. Adrian who is holding the workshops, at this moment it's just him, is an amazing teacher with so much positive energy and a lot to share, he's English is very good, you'll notice from the first moment that he loves what he's doing. The workshop was well structured and very mind opening, after it I see chocolate in a whole different way and I'm possible to recognise real chocolate from the fake industrialised ones. On top of all the information you'll do your own chocolate series with individualised toppings, from the beans to the chocolate, in the whole process there will be a lot of tasting and guessing and again tasting. I'm very glad that I did it, it's all the money worth it, if you have the possibility do it and get your horizon widened. Gracias Adrián!Adorei a experiência! Aprendi imenso e estava tudo delicioso. Aprendemos mesmo a distinguir o que é chocolate do que não é e os vários tipos de chocolate.
Adorei a experiência! Aprendi imenso e estava tudo delicioso. Aprendemos mesmo a distinguir o que é chocolate do que não é e os vários tipos de chocolate.Really cool workshop ! You learn so much, from the history of chocolate to the process of making chocolate, what real chocolate should taste like..and much more! The workshop is really fun and in the end you can make your own chocolate. Absolutely recommend it!
Really cool workshop ! You learn so much, from the history of chocolate to the process of making chocolate, what real chocolate should taste like..and much more! The workshop is really fun and in the end you can make your own chocolate. Absolutely recommend it!quelle expérience amusante et instructive ! Nous avons tout appris sur la qualité des chocolats (oups, parfois désastreuse pour les grandes marques), et fabriqué nos propres chocolats du début à la fin du processus. Tout cela avec beaucoup d'humour et de gentillesse de notre "professeur" Adrian B...
quelle expérience amusante et instructive ! Nous avons tout appris sur la qualité des chocolats (oups, parfois désastreuse pour les grandes marques), et fabriqué nos propres chocolats du début à la fin du processus. Tout cela avec beaucoup d'humour et de gentillesse de notre "professeur" Adrian Bedegal qui partage sa passion avec enthousiasme. Et on n'a pas l'occasion de voir le temps passer !Getting to make our own chocolates in a chocolate making class was fun and very interesting especially adding our own wide choice of mixes!! Adrian, was so entertaining and knowledgeable about his product – funny too! I will never look at chocolate the same way again! Very passionate about his...
Getting to make our own chocolates in a chocolate making class was fun and very interesting especially adding our own wide choice of mixes!! Adrian, was so entertaining and knowledgeable about his product – funny too! I will never look at chocolate the same way again! Very passionate about his product, he was very clear what is fake chocolate or what he called “candy bars” (as in a good many known brands!). It was surprising to learn there are actually only four ingredients in real genuine chocolate. This workshop was held in another part of the city but this young company of which Adrian is the owner, also has a retail outlet located at Santa Catalina, 204 Cercade Arequipa from where one can support local business by purchasing their product. Reservations are necessary to do these workshops and can be made online. Cost is US$25 per person.For anyone wanting to learn about something we take for granted like eating chocolate- this class is a must. Adrian is a chocolate sommelier with a love for teaching and a love for chocolate. The class is diverse with hands on chocolate making at all levels. I will never look at a nestle product...
For anyone wanting to learn about something we take for granted like eating chocolate- this class is a must. Adrian is a chocolate sommelier with a love for teaching and a love for chocolate. The class is diverse with hands on chocolate making at all levels. I will never look at a nestle product the same again. Because it’s NOT really chocolate. Thankyou for sharing your passion