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Germán Santillán: A taste of Mexico’s ancient chocolate-making tradition | TED

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…

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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.

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    September 13, 2021 at 3:20 pm

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    September 13, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    “..That warms not only your heart, but also your soul.” -Germán Santillán

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    September 13, 2021 at 4:18 pm

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    Esto es tan interesante de ver. Wooow. México es encantador

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    September 13, 2021 at 4:37 pm

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    September 13, 2021 at 4:45 pm

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    • Oaxacanita chocolate

      September 14, 2021 at 4:35 am

      Muchas gracias <3

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  23. Samuel Zev

    September 13, 2021 at 11:56 pm

    Now this looks both delicious and interesting. They should have a workshop on chocolate planting, harvesting and cooking, id definitely join.

  24. Mercedes Benzos

    September 14, 2021 at 12:36 am

    This is heartwarming and I wish them much success. I love Mexican hot chocolate. It brings back comforting childhood memories.

    On a different note, the English Close Captioning is a hot mess and made me honestly laugh out loud a couple times, especially when they had, “Tony Stark bikin simultaneously” 😂

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    September 14, 2021 at 1:56 am

    the auto-caption is indonesian…

    • Kasual Steel

      September 15, 2021 at 6:07 am

      Auto caption is a setting on your platform…

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    September 14, 2021 at 2:44 am

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    September 14, 2021 at 3:00 am

    Why would 19 people give this a thumbs down. It’s a fantastic story of success that should be praised. As a avid chocolate fan I salute you

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      September 14, 2021 at 4:35 am

      We salute you back! 😀

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      You should ask again, they have a special offer of 1.5kg which are about 53 ounces for $65, so cool!

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