#  Molinillos and Chocolate in Contemporary Mexico 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 10, 2019** 

 03:00PM - 03:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Peabody Museum Education Room, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

 



 

 Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, Founder and Director, MUCHO-Chocolate Museum, Mexico City

 Juan Alonso Rodriguez, master woodworker

 Enrique Galindo Fentanes, Professor, Department of Cellular Engineering and Biocatalysis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

 In this special event, Ana Rita García-Lascuráin, Juan Alonso Rodriguez, and Enrique Galindo Fentanes will explore the making and use of *molinillos*, whisk-like wooden tools traditionally used in Mexico to froth chocolate beverages. The presenters will discuss the history of chocolate production in Mexico, its current renaissance, and research on the foaming properties of *molinillos*. Participants will then use *molinollos* of their own to froth and taste three different chocolate beverages from the Cambridge-based Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute.

 Advance registration required. Participants must be 18+. $8 members/$10 nonmembers  
Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology in collaboration with the [Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute](https://chocolateinstitute.org/), [the Mexican Consulate General in Boston](https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/boston), Fundación MUCHO Mexico City, [and MassMex](https://www.massmex.org/), [as part of the 2019 New England Chocolate Festival](https://nechocolate.org/)



 

 



 

 

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