A traditional wooden stick with rings attached to the bottom used to whip chocolate drinks to create a foam.
a wooden whisk used in Mexican cooking
Also called molinet, this wooden tool was developed by the Spanish in the sixteenth century. When the French created chocolate pots in the seventeenth century, their lids were made with a center hole to hold a molinillo to stir the chocolate. At one end it is fat and round with several deep carved grooves. To use a molinet you twist it in your hands in a back-and-forth motion to beat the chocolate drink and make it frothy.
A wooden stick with rings attached to the bottom. It is used to whip chocolate drinks to make them foam on top.
This is a fun and useful cooking tool. It is used to froth drinks such as Atole, and the chocolate version called Champurado.
This intricately carved wooden beater is used for making drinks like Chocolate Mexicano
Wooden stick with rings attached to bottom; used to whip chocolate drink to create cap of foam on top.
A traditional Mexican chocolate stirrer made of wood and used to froth chocolate drinks. The long handle is rubbed between the palms of both hands to twirl the Molinillo. GourmetSleuth has some great pictures and also has Molinillos available to buy.