The molinillo, or stirrer—this one dating from the 1930s—is a utensil with a certain flair, used for centuries to whip up a foam on hot-chocolate drinks in Mexican and Central American kitchens.

For an elevated Mexican hot chocolate, use a molinillo, a traditional carved wooden tool. The texture and design work to ...

Mexican hot chocolate and champurrado are made from ... To achieve its frothy head, it is whipped using a molinillo, a unique ...