While chocolate can be found all over the world, Mexican chocolate in unique in its flavor and culinary use. It's made by grinding cacao beans and flavoring them with cinnamon, almonds and vanilla, giving it a more grainer texture than other chocolates.
1. Try visiting during Oaxaca's important festivals: Guelaguetza (Ofering), Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Dia de los Rabanos (Day of the radishes).
2. Go to Oaxaca's many open-air markets for produce, housewares, rugs, handicrafts, and more.