Chocolate of Peru: A Guided Tasting
Peru’s diverse landscape produces an extraordinary range of flavor profiles, with roughly 70% of the world’s genetic diversity of cacao found within its borders. Taste Peruvian-origin chocolate with an expert chocolate sommelier who recently traveled to cacao farms and historical sites across the country. Hear stories and view images from the journey, including meeting Awajún Indigenous women, exploring archaeological evidence of some of the earliest known cacao use, and tasting rare cacao varieties and their botanical relatives. Discover how geography, history, and culture come together in every bite.
Victoria Kichuk
Instructor
Victoria Kichuk has been a chocolate sommelier, writer, and tour guide for more than a decade, and brings a unique blend of engaging storytelling abilities with an accessible approach to food education that ushers audiences toward a new appreciation of chocolate. She has served as the corporate blogger for Hotel Chocolate (UK), and participated in Colombia Chocolate Week (2019) where she received a blessing from the spiritual leader of the Arhuacos indigenous tribe to carry the stories of their ancestral cacao to people around the world through her teachings. She is the founder of Cocoa Beantown, a chocolate tours and educational experiences company in Boston.
Chocolate of Peru
Instructors:
- Victoria Kichuk
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13th 2026 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM | Arlington High School |
