Mexican Chocolate al Agua

Chocolate al agua is the most popular breakfast drink in Oaxaca. You can find molinos (grinders) all over Oaxaca city and the markets are full of stalls offering this drink. Preparing hot chocolate by grinding it in a metate and dissolving it in water is a pre-Hispanic tradition, the addition of sugar came later on with the Europeans. Although originally it was a ritual drink, during the colonial period it became popular, especially among Spanish women.