Learn the history behind and how to make chocolate inside La Plaza Cocina’s latest exhibition in downtown Los Angeles.
It’s augmented by several artifacts that include many pre-colonial objects used to prepare and transform cacao into chocolate by ancient civilizations in what is now Latin America. The photographs show Oaxacan women doing things such as peeling roasted cacao seeds and grinding them on stone tools called metates. There are also images of cacao trees and their green cocoa beans, as well as cocoa pods with white cacao seeds.
Meanwhile, some of the objects on display include a cup carved with indigenous images that was used to drink chocolate, there’s also a metate and a clay oven used in the preparation of chocolate, as well as cups and bowls from Oaxaca used to make and consume chocolate.“We have a metate in the gallery that folks can use to get on their knees to grind cacao beans and realize how long it really takes and how much work it is,” Martin said.
Since chocolate must be tasted to be truly appreciated, the exhibition features several live programs where people can prepare their own treats with classes that include a Jan. 21 lesson on how to make polvoronAnd just in time for Valentine’s Day, there’s also a Feb. 11 class offered that will help people make and pack a variety of chocolate treats.Noon- 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. The venue is closed through Jan. 13 for the holidays.
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