Skab din egen chokoladeoplevelse i Balava Dalat

Had a great time with Linh at the Balava Chocolate Making Experience! Linh was patient and concise when explaining the history and process of chocolate making. She guided us through the different types of cocoa beans, ingredients and techniques used to make chocolate. We started by peeling, crushing and grinding the cocoa beans before adding cocoa oil and mixing everything together. We then got to design our own chocolates using matcha white chocolate and dried mango, which was really fun! The whole process took around 30–40 minutes, after which we had free time to explore the area and chocolate shop while waiting for our chocolates to set. The only downsides are that the chocolate shop only accepts cash, and the location is quite remote and far from the city. I would recommend arranging a private driver or asking your Grab driver to wait for you, as many are willing to do so. Overall, a fun and hands-on experience that I would recommend for chocolate lovers!

location: located at remote mountain area so you can choose for Balava to arrange transportation for you. bit far if you are staying around central area like us. honestly its quite a good price. | experience: good experience to spend quality time with the family | equipment: they will set up everything for you | instructor: instructor mentioned she does speak english very fluently but honestly we understood everything and her english is fine | safety: everything’s fine honestly. nothing major to note.

Truly a hidden gem tucked away from the city centre of Dalat. The workshop was around 30 minutes and I went for a horse riding session right after while waiting for the chocolate to harden in the fridge. Rio, the deputy CEO was extremely warm and helpful to us for the visit. Would recommend this activity for those contemplating.

Det lykkedes at ringe til deres værksted inden booking for at sikre, at de havde ledige tider. Beliggenheden er ret langt væk, og den angivne placering er måske lidt forkert i forhold til kortet, da der ikke er netværksdækning i området. I selve bygningen vil de tilbyde wi-fi. Alt i alt var det en god oplevelse at lave sin egen chokolade fra bønnen, og fru Linh var vores instruktør på værkstedet.

fun experience, learning about cacao history and the chocolate making process. you make your own fresh chocolate from scratch and decorate however you like, then freeze about 15mins.

easy and fun experience! you get to choose the beans, crush the beans and mix & decorate it. my session was full of kids and I was the only adult and tourist there but the staff was able to guide me regardless! was a little difficult to find the place via grab as the drop off point doesn’t lead directly to the place. just let the driver know to go down the little road :) didn’t have any difficulty booking a grab car back as well. perfect as a little side quest if you have time to spare

Tusind tak, Rio, for den underholdende klasse og det bedste var at lave vores egne unikke chokolader. Alle skal komme med på denne tur. Jeg ville ønske, jeg havde mere tid, da vores chauffør ventede for længe på os.

Det var fantastisk, at undervisningen blev afholdt på både koreansk og engelsk samtidigt. Det var også godt at kunne starte med at male kakaobønnerne til pulver. Det var lidt ærgerligt, at chokoladedekorationen kun kunne laves med matcha og simple krymmel. Efter cirka en times undervisning tager det yderligere 30 minutter at lade chokoladen stivne. Mens man venter, kan man cykle eller lignende, men det koster ekstra. Det ville være rart, hvis der var et system, der gav rabat på andre aktiviteter for dem, der deltager i chokoladefremstillingen. Pizzaen på den tilhørende restaurant var udsolgt, så vi kunne ikke spise den, og vi spiste bolognese og carbonara spaghetti, men smagen var ikke særlig god i forhold til prisen for koreanere. Selve chokoladefremstillingen var fin, men de øvrige dele var lidt skuffende.

Jeg lavede chokolade fra bønner for første gang. Det var sjovt.