Chocolate history workshop Ghent
Delve into chocolate's rich heritage in Ghent! Craft chocolate from cacao beans and taste historic recipes in a workshop celebrating the legacy of Belgian sweets. Uncover flavors of the past.
10 meals
Experience Details
Ever wanted to make your own chocolate? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll grind cacao beans into chocolate, just like the Maya and Aztecs once did. Create your own chocolate bar and discover the pure flavours of cacao. As you work, you’ll also dive into the fascinating history of Belgian chocolate - from ancient chocolate drinks to the first bonbons.
During this workshop, you’ll:
• Taste a chocolate drink recipe dating back 5,000 years
• Transform cacao beans into chocolate yourself
• Recreate a 17th-century hot chocolate recipe
• Indulge in chocolate delicacies enjoyed by historical figures across centuries
• Discover chocolate’s origins as medicine
• Enjoy chocolate bonbons, including the iconic seashells
Please note: This is not a chocolate-making class focused on techniques like tempering, melting, or shaping chocolate into truffles or bonbons. Instead, participants will create chocolate from scratch by grinding cacao beans.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Due to the fact that our shop is located in a historical building, it is not easily accessible by wheelchair. If you use a wheelchair or you have any other support needs, contact us beforehand so we can look together what we can do to make this experience accessible for you.
- This activity takes place in a chocolate shop. The tasting room temperature is around 18°C to maintain the quality of the chocolate. We would advise to bring a sweater if you are easily cold.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Service animals allowed
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting PointChocolade Ambassade: Handcrafted Belgian Chocolate, Kraanlei, Oost-Vlaanderen Vlaams Gewest, Belgium, BE, 9000
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
This workshop stands out from others as you can learn to make chocolate from scratch (i.e. cocao beans). Leo was friendly and welcoming, he explained every steps of the chocolate making process and...read more
A very varied, educational workshop with comprehensive insight into the history of chocolate. My sister and I were able to get to know brand new flavors of the cocoa bean, combined with a lot of f...read more
The workshop was a very interesting and fun experience! The host was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Having visited chocolate (history) museums in the past, we still learned a lot during this ...read more
I’ve been to a number of chocolate history museums and this workshop beats them all hands down. I learnt so much more about crafting chocolate and how it came about in this workshop it was really i...read more
My husband and I booked an 11am chocolate workshop. We lucked out and had it private. The shop is so cute and we were seated right by the window. It was beautifully organized. During the class, w...read more
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10 meals
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