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Mayan cooking class notes:
- chocolate making from cocoa beans. Roast the beans, crush to break the shells, use a special technique which uses air and gravity to separate the nibs from the shells. Grind the nibs to form a paste. Tastes nutty and yum as-is. Add milk and sugar to make chocolate. Add water and ice to make a drink.
- made corn tortillas. Dried corn meal plus water to make a dough, flatten into circles, cook
- drank beverage of corn meal mixed with water
- main dish was caldo, colloquially known as backyard or local chicken (not store bought)- chicken soup, cooked over fire for several hours. With fresh herbs and habanero. Delish!
-The Mayan ladies who ran the cooking class have all the ingredients in their yard - chicken, corn, herbs, yes, but also cocoa, and black pepper, allspice, vanilla and they harvest and grind all the spices from their yard 2 replies
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