Our Noche Buena is never complete without the hot tsokolate made from the native Tablea (cacao chocolate).
The fragrant aroma is something that can never replace all those Starbucks frapucciono or chocolate drinks from fancy coffee shops.
However, tablea is best prepared using a batirol and a tsokolatera so the consistency is smooth. A batirol is a wooden whisk used to mix tablea (a block of pure cocoa) and water into a thick, grainy, hot chocolate drink.
The tablea and water are mixed in a cast-iron pitcher called a tsokolatera. Like a kawali or wok, a tsokolatera (Chocolatera or Chocolate Pot) performs better as it ages.
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