Join a 1.5‑hour cacao workshop in San José, Costa Rica. Learn how to grind cacao, make your own bean-to-bar chocolate, taste samples, and take home your own handmade bar. Includes lunch in a Caribbean-style café.
Overview
? Join an interactive bean-to-bar chocolate workshop in San José, Costa Rica. In just 1.5 hours, you'll explore the world of cacao: its history, its flavors, and the art of chocolate making. This small-group experience (maximum 10 people) is perfect for families, friends, or couples and provides a personal, hands-on experience.
? Discover the rich history of cacao in Costa Rica.
✋ Grind real cacao beans yourself and learn how to make authentic bean-to-bar chocolate.
? Taste both cacao samples and finished chocolate, including hot or cold chocolate in their café.
? Take home your own handmade chocolate bar as a souvenir.
? Enjoy a lunch in their café or restaurant, featuring crepes, sandwiches, or Caribbean-style chicken.
How is chocolate made from bean to bar? And how does real cacao taste? In this workshop, you’ll put your hands to work: grinding cacao, learning the full process, and making your own chocolate. While crafting, you'll also taste various cacao and chocolate samples, enhancing your understanding of flavor and texture.
After the workshop, visit the café to enjoy hot or cold chocolate made from the same cacao you just learned about. The cacao comes directly from plantations on Costa Rica’s Caribbean side. Their on-site restaurant offers a light lunch — crepes, sandwiches, or Caribbean chicken — giving you a taste of local flavor after your chocolate-making experience.
Participation in the chocolate workshop (hands-on)
Samples of cacao and chocolate to taste
Make your own chocolate bar and take it home
Lunch in the café or restaurant: crepes, sandwiches, or Caribbean-style chicken
Comfortable clothes (you’ll be doing some grinding!)
Wallet (for extra chocolate purchases)
Water bottle (optional)
A camera — fun to capture the process and your finished chocolate bar
⭐ Highly rated for the guide’s enthusiasm and knowledge
✨ Interactive and educational: create your own chocolate from scratch
? Small group experience (maximum 10 people) for a personal touch
? Take-home treat: your own handmade chocolate bar
? Cultural flavor: uses Costa Rican Caribbean cacao and offers a Caribbean-style lunch
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