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Mexican hot chocolate or American hot cocoa?

Tablet chocolate with cinnamon, whipped to a froth with a molinillo, or smooth cocoa with a pile of marshmallows. Which mug are you reaching for?

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🇲🇽 Mexico

Mexican hot chocolate

Mexican tablet chocolate, already sweetened and spiced with cinnamon, melted into hot milk and beaten with a wooden molinillo until it foams.

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🇺🇸 United States

American hot cocoa

Cocoa powder, sugar and a pinch of salt boiled into a quick syrup, then stretched with a quart of hot milk and a little vanilla and whisked until foamy. Hershey's classic, made for six mugs and a bag of marshmallows.

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