How an ancient Mixtec technique is reviving Oaxaca's chocolate legacy
In short: Discover how TED Fellow Germán Santillán is preserving a centuries-old tradition by training local farmers to master the ancestral art of chocolate preparation.
Chocolate has been a fundamental part of the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico, for over 800 years. Germán Santillán explores the revival of the Mixtec technique, a process used to prepare this ancient delicacy. This initiative does more than preserve a culinary heritage; it provides new economic opportunities for a new generation of local farmers.
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