Chocolate is a part of all Mexican lifecycle events - when a child is born parents serve bowls of steaming chocolate to their friends and relatives. Chocolate is at every happy event - weddings, parties, anniversaries and is even present at death, as the deceased is buried with chocolate. Mexicans associate chocolate with love, family, life and even religion.

Oaxacan Chocolate

Mayordomo Chocolate - The heavenly chocolate that comes from Oaxaca, is meant to be used for hot chocolate and baking. It is mixed with hot milk - try whole milk for the most decadent of tastes! One box makes approximately 22 cups of dark, rich, hot chocolate. Once you've tried Mayordomo chocolate you will never drink another chocolate. Go ahead - indulge! 1kg.

The Molinillo (moh-lin-YEE-oh) is the Mexican chocolate whisk or stirrer made of "turned" wood. It is used to froth hot drinks by rubbing the wooden stick back and forth between the palms. There is a rhythm, sound, and sensuality to the process, and women often compete to see who can make the best froth. Mexican children often drink chocolate with breakfast and sing a "molinillo chocolate song" while they pretend stirring with a molinillo, The tool was actually invented by the Spanish colonists in Mexico around the 1700's, replacing the more cumbersome technique of pouring the chocolate from one cup to another. We hope you will try it...it makes the chocolate taste even better!

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