Chocolate Workshop in Arequipa: Make Your Own Cacao Bar
From €40 per person
See availability →A hands-on chocolate workshop in Arequipa's city center: taste Chuncho cacao in four forms, learn the tree-to-bar steps and shape a bar with Peruvian toppings.
The chocolate workshop in Arequipa is a session for the senses: you smell, touch and taste Chuncho cacao in the form of fresh fruit, paste, nibs and chocolate at different percentages. It lasts about two and a half hours, in the city center, with instructors guiding each step and a talk on cacao's heritage, varieties and cultivation.
The second half is practical. You follow the tree-to-bar journey from the fresh fruit to a finished bar, learning to temper the chocolate and to shape your own. Then comes the creative part, with a wide choice of toppings.
- Goldenberries and quinoa, or toasted sacha inchi
- Salt from Mara, with tarwi, cañihua and kiwicha
- Other local fruits and seeds
The workshop also tells where the cacao comes from: the farming communities of Ivochote, in Quillabamba, Cusco, where the crop keeps old traditions, languages and growing methods alive. Taking part helps sustainable farming, biodiversity and small Peruvian growers.
All ingredients, materials and drinking water are provided. There is a morning and an afternoon session, and the bar is made by you from start to finish.