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A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

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Germán Santillán |

TEDMonterey

• August 2021

Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy by training a new generation of local farmers -- helping create economic opportunity and preserve a delicious legacy at the same time.

Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy by training a new generation of local farmers -- helping create economic opportunity and preserve a delicious legacy at the same time.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about how Oaxacanita chocolate works with marginalized and proudly indigenous communities of the Mixteca Oaxaqueña through the production of artisanal chocolate.

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Germán Santillán

Germán Santillán

Cultural chocolatier

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