Oaxaca: Paint Tortillas with Natural Plant Dyes Oaxaca: Paint Tortillas with Natural Plant-Based Dyes
ID: GYG1432051-2186040
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Paese: Mexico
Durata:
02:30 ore
Descrizione
Turn a tortilla into a canvas in a small-group workshop led by a local nixtamal expert. Grind corn on a metate, extract natural dyes in a molcajete, and paint with roots, leaves, and fruits.
Turn a tortilla into your canvas in this small-group workshop that combines an ancient culinary process with the creative discipline of drawing. We welcome you with seasonal atole — one of the first corn-based drinks, from the Nahuatl atolli — and take you on a guided journey in five stages, all with natural materials.
Start with the theory of nixtamal: what it is, why it was created, and how the grain, flavor, size, and texture define the final result. Continue with the grinding system, starting with the metate — its history, shape, and use — and then work with the volcanic stone mill and understand how the dough achieves the ideal malleability, moisture, and structure to become a tortilla.
With your tortilla canvas ready (you'll shape 3 to 6 pieces in the dimensions of your choice), extract your own inks in a molcajete: legumes, roots, and leaves turned into pigments with different textures, densities, and colors. Then, draw freely, with guided exercises for those who want a nudge, in a stress-free space designed for introspection and creativity.
The workshop ends with a group exhibition of the pieces and a tasting of artisanal tepache, a pre-Hispanic corn-based drink — a moment to share the experience and connect.
Punti salienti
- Grind nixtamalized corn on a metate and a lava stone mill
- Extract natural dyes from roots, leaves, and fruits in a molcajete
- Paint your own tortilla canvas guided by a nixtamal expert
- Small group of up to 6 people for a personalized experience
- Wrap-up with a group exhibition and food tasting of artisanal tepache
Lingue guida
INFORMAZIONI IMPORTANTI
The workshop is taught orally in Spanish; a functional understanding of the language is required to follow the guided stages
The place is red
INCLUSO
- Seasonal welcome atole.
- Step-by-step tour of the stages of nixtamal.
- Analysis of the metate grinding system + Electric mill by parts.
- Creation and personalized analysis of dough development.
- Extraction of dyes in a molcajete, natural products: fruits, leaves and roots.
- Creation of different tortilla sizes as a canvas (3 to 6 pieces).
- Drawing with brushes for the class, materials included.
- Exhibition and food tasting of the tortilla made + house tepache.
NON INCLUSO
- Consumption of menu items such as drinks or extra food.
- Store products such as bags, T-shirts or ingredients.
- Tips.
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Cancellazioni
Questa escursione può essere annullata senza costi fino a 24 ore prima dell'inizio del viaggio. Se la annulli dopo 24 ore o non ti presenti all'escursione, ti verrà comunque addebitato il prezzo intero dell'attività. Essere in ritardo al ritiro o alla partenza sarà considerato come non presentarsi.
