# A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMonterey
- Speaker: Germán Santillán
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/german_santillan_a_taste_of_mexico_s_ancient_chocolate_making_tradition)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [A taste of Mexico's ancient chocolate-making tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/german_santillan_a_taste_of_mexico_s_ancient_chocolate_making_tradition/d539d1bb3457), 6 min (TED's player)