This blog was created by me, a lover of Mexico, to share interesting facts about Mexico as I travel there, or as I struggle to learn the language, or as I am amazed by the food, the culture or the art.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Making Chocolate
Chocolate is made by putting cocoa beans, cinnamon bark and almonds in the hopper of a grinder at the molino. Sugar goes in the chute since it doesn't need to be ground. Each family has their own preferences and chooses the proportions. During grinding, the chocolate is heated by the grinding stones and comes out as a liquid. The mix is ground two more times, each time with a finer grind. This molinero still has all his fingers.
I have a serious desire to live in a second language. Specifically, to live in Mexico using Spanish to communicate. My passion is learning Spanish so that I can handle day-to-day activities and converse with anyone.
Do you have your favorite proportions or are you still experimenting?
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