How Mexican Food Conquered the USA
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From the Chili Queens of San Antonio to the Mission Burritos of San Francisco, Mexican food has truly conquered kitchens across the US.
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Abridged Script:
Part 1: The New World Brings New Delicacies
Before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the food of the old world would be unrecognizable from what it is today. In this new hemisphere, the Spaniards discovered dozens of new & exotic food types that would forever change how Europeans eat. Some notable examples include corn, avocado, blueberries, tomatoes, all peppers within the capsicum genus, squash and other cucurbits, vanilla, cacao beans, both regular & sweet potatoes, and several beans, including the poorly named french bean.
While these crops were grown throughout the first nations of the Americas, it was really the Tiano & Aztec Empire’s cultivation of these crops that collided with the Spaniards. The Spanish were particularly intrigued by how the Aztecs made a hot drink with cacao beans, a sort of tea that would be unrecognizable from today's hot Chocolate. After sampling the original Aztec version of hot chocolate, King Charles the fifth of Spain called it:
“A divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits man to walk for a whole day without food.”
While the Spanish nobility grew quite fond of chocolate and vanilla, they weren’t very interested in Aztec’s main staple food: the tortilla. The Aztecs only made tortillas with corn, as wheat was an European crop. Even with modern kitchen tools, making tortillas from scratch can be a long and slow process. Part of its preparation time is that the corn needs to go through a process called nixtamalization [niece-tamale-zation] , which is similar to fermentation. The newly arrived Sapinairds would eventually learn to appreciate the tortilla, as they learned that corn was a more productive crop than wheat.
The Spanish would also introduce their own foods with the Aztecs, notably the meats of beef, pork, and poultry. Over the centuries, the Spanish and Aztec culinary cultures would cross-pollinate to the point where they were no longer distinguishable from each other. A new culinary tradition had been born: the Mexican Culinary tradition.
For the most part, this new world - old world fusion stayed within its borders until the 19th century.
After the annexation of Texas and the US-Mexico wr in the mid-1800s, the US seized about half a million square miles (1.3 million square KM) of territory from their neighbors. Within this newly ceded Mexican land were, as you may suspect, Mexicans.
Whether Califiorino or Tejano, most of these Mexican populations were treated poorly by their gringo neighbors. That would start to change in the 1870s. In this decade, San Antonio became a popular tourist destination for US Americans. One gringo writer described San Antonio as where
“The life of the seventeenth century prevails, without any taint of modernism”
The big draw for tourists was the Mexican quarter of San Antonio, which drew in curious wanderers. The big nighttime attraction where stands that sold chile con carne, better known today as chili.
Credits:
Intro food sequence:
Soup - • LA Food Truck Serves T...
Smoked Turkey - • BBQ Smoked Turkey Recipe
Salsa - • AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SALS...
Aztec art:
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Cooking Xocolatl, Aztec’s hot chocolate - • Capítulo 2 Xocolatl
Vanilla process - • La vanilla de Papantla
Tortillas made from scratch - • proceso de nixtamal co...
Oaxaca food culture - • Oaxaca's cuisine: the ...
Chili cook-off - • Video
Making of hard shell tacos:
Bliss of cooking - • Making of Crunchy Taco...
Mole Mama - • Homemade Crunchy Taco ...
Taco fryer - • Taco - Fryer
Filling the taco - • Tacos CINEMATIC BROLL ...
Cheesy taco - • CINEMATIC TACO B-ROLL ...
Filling the taco 2 - • HARD SHELL GROUND BEEF...
Homemade Taco Bell - • How to make The BEST D...
Taco tray - • Broll Mexican food
Frying Taco beef - • The BEST Ground Beef T...
Salsa b roll - • MEXICAN HANDHELD SALSA...
Tortilla factory - • Video
Mission district burritos - • QuickBites: The Missio...
Mission district broll - • Walking Tour of Missio...
Mission district broll 2 - • Video
Sound design:
Space station - • "México llamando a Atl...
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Whoever hates a burrito is my enemy.
Anglos not americans America its a continent from Alaska to patagonia
You may need a mole burrito with chicken, or a chilorio taco, chorizo with potatoes burrito, beans with cheese burrito: Any Mexican worker can't live without having tortillas and chile in his lunch ... is not possible, you are not Mexican if you don't eat this food.
email please Mexican atropologist your version is no where near the truth
I was eating made to rder tin foil peeling burritos in Texas back in the 70's
Dude Mexican food is gold! I’m Ecuadorian and I have to admit! Mexican food is the best food in Latin America
I agree. I guess Peruvians may be the only ones that don't belive that! Also I've heard many Ecuadorians say that their breakfast are way better than Mexican breakfast.
@@ottmarmontes 🤣😅🤣🤣🤣🤢
Cuban food and Argentine Italian food is also up there with Mexican food!
Suponemos que haces esa especificación porque fuera de las áreas españolas y portuguesas de América, hay mejor comida…como en Canadá o Jamaica
@@mopes2713 no
I’m proud of my Mexican brothers for their awesome food. Cheers from El Salvador🇸🇻
Popusas hit too! I’m Mexican but we have popusa dinner on Friday nights from our local Salvi Restaurant we eat it with some salsa of course but bomb af
Im mex and Salv, best damn combo. We both have some of the best food
What is food like where you are
As an Indian living in Vancouver, I fell in love with food from Mexico. My first experience was Birra Tacos and Chorizo. I cannot tell you how much the spicy food reminds me of Indian Cuisine, though with distinction. My classmates from Mexico are the best to guide me to great spots that are more authentic. My all time guilty pleasure is the Burrito bowl from Chipotle, after all I am in North America :)
India got chillies from Mexico thru the Portuguese if I'm not mistaken. Many countries have the standard green and red chilies while in Mexico you can find hundreds of varieties.
@@MercenaryBlackWaterzwow I did not know that. Thanks for the factoid :)
Chipotle is not real mexican food!
@@joseruiz4026true but it’s Mexican inspired.
Some spicy chorizo tacos with fresh guacamole 🤤
You cannot live in the great state of Texas without loving Mexican food. The Mexican cultures are so intertwined in Texas culture it would be strange for them not to be. Hell I even have a Mexican wife because of my love for Mexican food
Makes sense since Texas was Mexico lol 😅
Yeah didnt they own Texas. Isnt that mexicans land which europeans took. Such a soft way of saying it...intertwined... you means butchered raped put on a tráil of tears their lands taken...yeah intertwined sounds better. 😂
I agree! Hell you can’t live in Colorado, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, hell even Washington & Oregon without bumping into some good Mexican food
As a American I’m extremely thankful and proud that both Mexican food and culture is in our nation 🇺🇸 🇲🇽
For us in the rest of the Américas being american is ambiguos and just means you're from anywhere between north and south América.
The United States OFFF America = Country
America = From Canada to Argentina
North America = Canada, United States and México.
America is a continent, not a country, sorry.
@@winstonred5322 That's right, America is a continent, not a country, no neet to feel sorry.
North America is not a continent thanks to Central America. Sorry for bursting your Murican-centrist bubble.
BTW originally, the USA were going to be named Columbia, there's a whole disaster about how the country's actual name.
@@cristhianmlr i didn't say North America is a continent, it's just a composition.
Thank you friend ☺️ hugs! 🇲🇽
This isn't even the tipping point of Mexican food . Been living in Mexico for 7 years now , traveled to 17 states , the food is just amazing , the gastronomy is huge . Top 3 in my books
I'm jealous. I'd love to spend a few years exploring Mexico. Not just for the food, but also for the archeology, architecture, art, and national parks. A very underrated country in my opinion.
@@PikeProductions23 underrated because USA
Yeah. You move 100 kms to any direction in México, and there are new dishes to taste and enjoy.
Every state has their own culinary tradition and dishes. Every single one of them.
There's just not enough life to visit them all and taste every dish from every corner of Mexico.
As a Mexican I love this fact almost as much as it depresses me.
But one thing I know is that you MUST visit the markets to experience the best food of a town.
No fancy restaurants. Go to the markets. Always.
That's where the good stuff is.
@@unusuario5173 listen to this man. Frfr also walk around the market, try new fruit. Try new vegetables, new snacks, juices etc. so much shit dude. I miss Mexico. Haven’t been back in 12 years when I was 13
@@PikeProductions23 not underated. 4,000,000 in mexico on a daily basis. Half reside there.
Could not imagine life without Mexican food. Growing up in Southern California one of my favorite pastimes was to simply walk into random taquerias around my neighborhood and order whatever sounded good. It was an added benefit that the area was a melting pot of South and Central American, Asian Pacific and Southern Asian cultures as well as European influences brought by people moving from the midwest and east coast.
I was first introduced to Mexican food in the 3rd or 4th grade of elementary school in the early 1960's. My teacher would have the food from the country we were studying catered for our lunch time. There I tasted a wonderful new flavor and came home and told my family. We went to this restaurant frequently as a family and had our favorites. It wasn't anything fancy, just good and inexpensive food. My love for food with spices and heat continues to this day.
My mother is 100% Scandinavian, so she always cooked bland food growing up. Great baker, but only an OK cook. When I enlisted in the USMC and I was stationed in SoCal I discover how much I loved Mexican food. My favorite food hands down, especially Tamales!
Norwegian myself. My parents are opposites. My dad, like myself, loves cooking and experimenting with different spices, oils and other foods. So we both got a pretty high spice tolerance just from TexMex alone.
My mum is a lot more bland in her cooking (though she has gotten better the last few years). She rarely use spices, rotates between the same foods and often defaults to whatever is the most convenient.
Bland ass French fries? Fuck that. Throw on some olive oil (not much), some all around seasoning and salt. Then put it into the oven. And you already got something with so much more taste in it! Pairs great with different kinds of meat in general.
Making bland food taste amazing does not take that much effort.
What are tamales
I'm really proud that Mexican food has made its way to be commonly eaten in space.
Tu nombre está de huevos jajaja pico de Guille
Amaranto
Your profile name is **chef's kiss** 👌
Pues si chef
Did not know Taco Bell was legit Mexican food lol.
Growing up Chicano was, without a doubt, the best part of my childhood. Hell, I even spent a few years living in Mexico, and it was an amazing experience. The culture behind Mexican food is just as important as the food itself, and the love we put into the food we make for family is part of what makes it so damn good.
Thank God for Mexico! Their food is some of the best of all
As a Californian, I'll say this. Tacos and Burritos are just as much, if not even more of a staple food here, than things like pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, spaghetti, etc. I'm as white as they come but Mexican food is an absolute delight, and Mexican culture is incredible to behold.
Mexican culture doesn't exclude people who are white. We have plenty of people of varying bloodlines and having a lot of Spanish or French blood won't exclude you.
This whole "white people" tension is just weird. We can acknowledge the pros and cons of colonization without being an ass to modern people who were not involved.
@@ivettezepedamedel I'm not Spanish or French or anything like that, though. I really am just a gringo lol, I'm not much more than an (admiring) outsider looking in.
@@StellariaEclipse I just think that the term "white" is too generalized here in the US when there are plenty European countries who are not homogenous in culture. I mean I kinda get it in a sense, if your family has been around for generations and you can't identify with a particular country because it's been generations and both culture and blood is mixed, but even then it comes off as awkward for anyone who would look euro-centric who just happens to be from South of the border.
We have a lot of white, whitish mixed blood people in Latin America. And I don't say that with pride or shame. Seeing as looking more indigenous is often viewed as ugly in Latin America and even mentioning more eurocentric looking people existing will get on some people's nerves who think I'm praising paleness by simply stating that they exist.
I agree that Mexican food is great though! 🙂
Psst... Peru is better!
But yeah I get your point but honestly as someone with Mexican parents I think Mexico has a bit of an inflated ego when it comes to their food to the point that it can get obnoxious how starved for attention they are. I recommend you look into Peru they're known for their cuisine as well.
@@ivettezepedamedel Unfortunately there's not much of a chance for me to try Peruvian food up here 🥴 but perhaps I shall look into some Peruvian recipes when I get the chance. Thank you for the tip!
EDIT: Any suggestions for dishes? What are your favorites?
@@StellariaEclipse There's a TH-cam channel called "Eating with Andy" that should be useful. I recommend papa a la huancaína and ceviche first since they're well known dishes.
People don´t know or tend to forget that Mexico City (Tenochtitlan) was one of the most modern and cosmopolitan cities in the world, with tousands of years of culture, lots of advances in Astronomy, agriculture, engineering, it was a sustainable Venice, eco friendly, super organized.
100%. Hopefully I can make a video about Tenochtitlan in the future.
Also a center of commerce and trade, the city saw visitors and merchants from all parts of mesoamerica, having immigrant quarters for foreign residents
White people will not believe you because we suppose to be inferior.
Hmm I wouldn’t say thousands of years of culture. Didn’t the Aztecs make it their home like in the 1300s. The city wasn’t there until the Aztecs arrived que no? I know their were other native tribes living around the lake before the city of tenochtitlan but the Aztecs were newcomers and quickly expanded thus making the great city on a lake
@@diegoperez8425 Teotihuacan began to be built 2,300 years ago, around 300 B.C.
It was one of the slopes of the Olmec culture, the mother culture of the country, which dates back to the Preclassic or Formative period, around 1,500 B.C., and its period of maximum splendor was between 1,000 and 400 B.C.
Later the remnants of that culture joined the Chalcas, Colhuas, Tepanecas, Tlahuicas, Tlaxcaltecas, Xochimilcas and were the origin of the Aztecs.
The area itself has been inhabited for at least 2,500 years.
I'm very stereotypically suburban white, and I've found that Family-owned mexican establishments are some of the best places on the planet to eat. They serve huge, plate-filling portions on the cheap and it is always filling and delicious with tons of rice and beans to boot. Can't really argue with quality like that
I was born and raised in San Antonio and I can’t say how blessed I feel to grow up in a city so engrossed in its Mexican heritage, and how pervasive Mexican cuisine is everywhere in the city
Burritos were invented in Sonora, Mexico. The Mexican workers who rejected burritos were from southern Mexico, where burritos are not as famous, burritos are somewhat more common in the north of the country. But they were NOT invented in the USA.
People who say US burritos are the real ones haven't tried the actual good ones, the Sonora amd Chihuahua ones
Was looking for this comment. I’m also annoyed when people say Northern Mexican food is not real Mexican food
Burritos fueron creados por un señor en Villa ahumada Chihuahua en los 30's y el Sr los repartía en un burrito por eso se llaman asi
Burritos are from Chihuahua. Burritos "Percherones" is a variance made in Sonora.
Those are fighting words. Burritos were invented by arrieros who sold them on the route from Villa Ahumada to Cd. Juarez.
Mexican food is great. I actually asked my mom whose from China what her favorite food was aside from Chinese and she instantly replied with "Mexican!" It shows since whenever we are on the road, she is always looking at if there is a mexican chain resturant nearby first.
I told my Chinese friend from Brooklyn “I love Asian food” by the way, I’m Mexican..
@@Lana-or5dz nice
@@Lana-or5dzChinese food is absolutely delicious 👍
As a white person, I grew up on the border of the California and Mexico border so my town was mostly Mexican and my brothers are half Mexican as well so I was raised around them. I practically ate only Mexican food for the first twelve years of my life so it just holds a special place in my heart. Menudo, Tamalse, and green chili were by far my most favorite dishes eaten as a kid
Menudo is one of my favourites as well, but many people who aren't Mexican also say it's gross because it's made with cow stomach, even though you don't really taste it. Idk mi mamá would just say to let them talk because they didn't know what they were missing out on
Menudo makes me so happy
@@antoniovalenzuela647 cow stomach is better than the crap in McDonald's any day 😂
@@diegochavez6203 Absolutely agree!
San Diego?
I'm Mexican American, proud & thankful to all who appreciate my culture and of course delicious food. Hopefully, you've eaten authentic Mexican food. It's always my first choice and the little whole in the wall places are the best! In my opinion. 🇲🇽🌮❤🌯🇺🇲
In the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villas soldiers had no way to cook food in the mountains because the smoke could reveal theirs location, so there's was an old man who used to traveled the mountains using donkeys ( burritos ) to take the food over to the soldiers and to make it easier for them to eat with out plates he wrapped the food with the tortillas so when the soldiers saw the men coming they used to shout... there's comes the men with the burritos... ✌️
Fuente: Créeme wey
Suena lógico…
Like deliver rider lol ❤
So like door dash? 😮🤯
The origin of the burrito 👀🌯
All those foods native to Mexico including vanilla, chocolate, chilis. Literally changed the whole world’s cuisine as well.
Tomatoes!!! Native to South America but domesticated in Mexico.
Also corn, tomato
Also pineapples and potatoes.
I live in San Diego county and I am always on the lookout for different flavors in Mexican-style cusine. But growing up in Minnesota during the 1960-1980 period, I can remember when some of my neighbors could not even tolerate garlic. Have you ever eaten spaghetti with NO garlic and just a little onion. I have. Ugh!
You literally explained to me why one of Chicago’s most legendary hot dog spots also serves Tamale’s. Shout out Portillos.
I was wondering about that too
I grew up in Phoenix AZ coming from a Filipino background we have our similarities when it comes to spicy. Mexican food which I also love are awesome. I did some research years later that Mexican spices and recipes did end up in the Philippines from the Spanish galleons that crossed the Pacific Ocean to Mexico back and forth. There were many Mexican born Spaniards from missionaries to everyday people settled in the Philippines during the time of the Spanish Empire and after. Corn known as Maize was introduced into the Philippines and made stuff like corn tortillas, corn tamales, and eaten as a substitute for rice also. Many plants, fruits, and food stuffs would be grown in the Philippines that would be transplanted for the local economy. They have their Filipino names but originated from Mexico when the Philippines was a Spanish colony.
Thats what’s up bro! I can attest to that as well. My wife is pinay and when she took me the first time to visit her lands I brought canned beans, tortillas, mex candy, chilli powder, horchata mix and tequila! We had to travel to Baguio to get beef so I can make carne asada. Luckily I was able to get all the ingredients needed for our plates except lemons and limes but we managed. Her family who have never had Mexican food was in awe at how everything was prepared and cooked. But I must say that Filipino food is definitely some of my favorite food! 🇲🇽💪🏽🇵🇭
My Filipino brother. Aztec warriors were taken by Spain to colonize Phillipines. Most Aztecs escaped and mingled with Filipinos. We share Spanish and Aztec roots.
Excellent comments!
Yeah, i love the trade that occurred. We got the rambutan and mangoes from u guys! The best fruit ever!
TLAXCALTECAS mexicanos y españoles FUNDARON Filipinas.... prácticamente somos parientes mexicanos y filipinos
México. The land where Vitamin "T" (tacos, tortas, tamales, tlayudas, tepache, tequila) was invented.
Ahuevo. 🤟
Soy ese 🤑🇲🇽
🤙🏼
Tacos are 100% American fyi
@@PM-qp5he What does that mean?
As a Yankee, that rant about canned chili had me in stitches.
😂😂😂
He'd be flabbergasted by beans in "chili," too. Don't even mention skyline chili.
As a Mexican food loving gringo from Southern California, I love Mexican food because it's delicious. I didn't know I needed another reason.
Blessed to live in San Diego and am spoiled with great Mexican food
💯 Cali burritos and campechana fries ftw 🤤
@@tonym6566 same!
Up here in Norcal we have a lot of great Mexican food but I have to agree you guys are really spoiled for options down in Socal and especially in San Diego.
I live in Stockton and we have a lot of great food up here too. Mexican, Asian, Indian, and Greek food. Of course the Mexican food up here is bomb. But I would agree you guys got the best.
@@vogelvogeltje I was just in Stockton a few weeks ago and had tacos from a taco truck. They were seriously good.
I guess we could say Mexican food is out of this world literally 🤣🚀
The burritos 🌯 became popular in the US because of their industrial busy lifestyle and their simplicity in ingredients, it’s the equivalent of a sandwich, not many assambly line of meals can be made so fast like burritos and burgers, that’s why most Americans only recognize Tacos, Burritos, Tamales, Quesadillas and “chilli con carne” as Mexican food, while in Mexico that’s just called “garnachas”, Mexican cuisine it’s more complex than just those dishes, it’s like an iceberg and that’s just the surface.
Las garnachas son otra cosa....a lo que te refieres se llama ANTOJITOS
The burritos were invented in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua
@@tsergiusrampar2843 antojitos se le puede decir a cualquier comida
garnachas es comida callejera que no requiere demasiada complejidad en su preparación hasta ser vendidos.
Burritos in California are lettuce sour cream avocado cheese beans rice and some type of meat are you sure we are talking about same thing
@@19ars92 Garnacha es la comida que se vende en puesto en la calle no tiene que ver con su preparacion pues muchas de ellas son muy complejas.
My favorite part of being Mexican is going to my Moms house to visit for lunch. 100% authentic just like when i was 8 years old Mexican food every time. The smell of Fabuloso and burned peppers, tomatos, tomatillos on the comal never gets old.
Thank you, for giving me a valid reason to have all characters in any scifi I write eat nothing but burritos.
This video is criminally underrated, needs at least half a milly views.
Thank you my friend
Hell yea I agree
No it doesn't.
It's highly bigoted, filled with anti-white epithets and racism.
It literally has an anti-white slur in the THUMBNAIL.
My favorite regular mexican drink is rice-based Horchata. My favorite mexican alcoholic drink is Bacanora. My favorite traditional mexican candy is Mazapán. My favorite industrial mexican candy is Gansito. My favorite junk mexican food are Sonora style Dogos. My favorite regular mexican food is ceviche de calamar.
A cultured man I see 😌
This was such a good video on the origins of Mexican foods in the US, especially how Mexican inspired franchises came to be.
Excellent video. Thank you!
Mexican food is the best food on the planet ! It’s soooo delicious!
Mexican food IN Mexico ☝🏼
Mexican and Italian.
If the flag got green, white and red you know the food is gonna be 🔥
You got that right
Yeaaahh🎉😋
As a Chicago born and current Texas resident I appreciate the Mexican food and Mexican Culture. ❤ 🇺🇸 🇲🇽
i know Chi has incredible Central American food.
@Phillip Banes already happened 400 years ago : P
@Phillip Banes mass extinction events weren't being caused by the people before then : P
@@krono5el love that response Brother ! Never had a problem with a Hispanic in my life! The ones I’ve encountered working in NC, TX, AZ, IL CO where all Humble family oriented Hardworking people. Mass shootings in school? White folks Notorious serial Killers? White folks. Dark web Pedos majority wealthy white men. Do I hate myself Nope every culture has rotten apples man don’t judge God does that karma handles that. Be good man life is short love your fellow Humans color is just skin pigment where the same. Humans on a planet for a limited time.
@Phillip Banes lets just say before 1500ce there were People and Animals Native to the Americas that weren't endangered : D
Mexican food is soooo good 🤤 i prefer more of the authentic Mexican food but I don’t mind going to chipotle or Taco Bell ever now and then. Authentic or not, it’s all soo GOOD😋
I'm from Michoacan, and live in California.. although the food here is good, I do miss the food in our home state and lower part of Mexico.. I'm proud that my homeland has contributed in so many ways to a better way of live and eating.. god bless my ancestors
Only a michoacano would say they’re from Michoacán. I swear michoacanos are so annoying. I’ve never met someone from Michoacán that doesn’t shut about their damn state.
As a Mexican and US citizen I’m proud that Mexico has such a rich gastronomical influence around the world, but especially in the United States. Grew up eating tamales and pozole, tortas, tacos, sopes, birria, carnitas, carne asada, hot chocolate, and everything in between. I understand the hate towards Tex mex and Americanized Mexican food but there’s enough room in this world for all types of tacos ❤ Don’t forget to wash it down with a shot of tequila. Salud!
everyone's favorite foods like Maize, Sugar, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Cacao, BBQ, and Avocados, are all native to the Americas. europeans didn't even like those amazing foods till just like two grandmas ago or 200 years ago. they are millennia late to the game : P
Warning: this video may make you hungry. I had to go raid the freezer for a tamale while watching this LOL!
The singular for tameles is tamal, not trying to be a dick or anything and hoped u enjoyed it :)
@@juanpabloalvarezyates5818 tamales* but yeah
yo that salsa being made from scratch at the start of this video looked amazing.
Hearing an old Texan hating on canned chili just as I do today as a modern Texan is hilarious.
I literally screamed "based!"
Omg Mexico is a treasure trove of culinary goodness! Viva Mexico!
Man that's too crazy, how mexican food become in one of the most popular around the world, as a mexican that make me very proud, the fact of my culture has been recognized.
It makes me proud too being born Mexican 😊
Gringos love our culture but hate us. They still see us as a slave class. I'm not flattered by this at all. It seems like blatant cultural theft. The day that the U.S/Mexico border is as open as the Canadian/U.S border and Mexicans can travel into the U.S visa free is the day that I'll maybe recognize the affection that gringos have for our culture. Until then I'll see the gringo for what he is; A culture starved imperialist that uses a foreign culture as his own because he has no culture himself. 😒
(I say this as a Mexican that has U.S citizenship)
"factory farming is bad" *proceeds to immediately be sponsored by a company of factory farms*
This was a super informative, great video to watch. Good job dude, 👍
I have been going through some rough days and just decided to click on this video out of curiosity. Being a Californian with Mexican parents I absolutely laughed at the thought of "Burritos in Space". Thanks I needed a light moment like that which is all based on facts I never knew about.
Excellent video! I love how you did extensive research on the origins of Mexican food back to Mesoamerica and the ancient people of Mexico. As a Mexican-American who has lived in Mexico City twice for almost two years, has studied the history of food and the ancient history of Mexico, and speaks the language fluently so as to understand the nuances of the culture, sir you did an amazing job here! Thank you for giving our peeps and my ancestors the credit they deserve. ❤ Btw, I know you couldn’t cover EVERY food that originated in Mexico but here are a few others I don’t think I saw mentioned, tomatoes, chia seed, bell peppers, amaranth, dragon fruit, cactus prickly pear, and on and on. Today, the world can thank the Americas for 40% of the food we consume with a significant part of that coming from Mexico, Brazil, and Peru. Mexico and Peru are also considered cradles of civilization and are responsible for domesticating ALL of these foods.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Now I'm starting my Sunday with a smile thanks to you.
Another interesting one is the Avocado. (Feel free to fact-check this because I can't remember where I learned it.) The Avocado doesn't make sense. Most fruits evolve to be eaten by animals to spread their seed. But the avocado seed is so huge! There aren't any elephants or hippos in this hemisphere, so why is the avocado seed so huge? The answer is the now-extinct giant sloth. These sloths were big enough to eat avocadoes whole and spread their seed.
But this raises more questions than it answers. When the giant sloths went extinct, the avocados should have gone extinct with it too. Obviously, this didn't happen. The reason why avocadoes survived to the present is all due to the ancient peoples of the Americas. They continued to cultivate avocados, allowing them to survive the end of the Pleistocene era. The avocado is not only a connection to a bygone biosphere, but also a connection to the earliest civilizations who kept this fruit alive.
But again you'll want to fact-check that before including it in any university essays :)
On a side note, I just released the first video on a series covering Mexico's economic future. It is much more politically and financially focused than this video, but you might like it. It has some video footage of Durango and Chihuahua during the 1950s that you might like.
Again, thanks for the kind words. It means a lot!
Thank you all for make Mexico one of the best places, and because you're just talking about food I'm hungry now , what about a carne azada?
I love Mexican food because there are so many corn and rice based dishes (I have celiac disease), so they can be made gluten free without substitutions. So many classic American foods are built on wheat as the base grain.
As a gringo I 100% agree. I still prefer flower tortilla though. In my experience they fall apart less while eating.
Mexican food is the best food in the world. Something in the blood down there just makes them great cooks and its not just Mexican cuisine. I went to Mexico City and obviously I ate the best Mexican food ever but the best burger, pastries, and pizza I have ever eaten were in Mexico City as well. The sushi and ramen were also top notch.
I think it is a gift
Wow!! gracias por este relato de la historia sobre la comida mexicana en EEUU
De nada, mi amigo! I'm glad you liked it
No te sientas tan halagado, pues todo de nuestra cultura estara de moda y sera aceptada pero solo si los extranjeros pueden controlarlo y apropiarse de todo de nuestro patrimonio, patrimonio que es herencia de nuestros hijos!
Apoyemos a los establecimientos donde los dueños y el personal sea Mexicano!
@@decolonizationisforeveryon1514 en efecto, actualmente esta un bum, en ser latinos en eua. pero como lo dices es mejor apoyar los establecimientos realmente que sean de mexicanos como sus trabajadores. te lo dice alguien quien vio un video de como hacer pozole por una gringa, que le puso frijoles a este... no veo nada de malo en querer hacer recetas y modificarlo, pero que crean que el 95 porciento de nuestra comida tenga que llevar frijoles, si es de tristesa y mas por el hate que le callo.
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The history of Mexican food in the United States is a tale of cultural fusion and culinary evolution. Mexican cuisine's influence in the U.S. dates back centuries, with Spanish colonization introducing Mexican ingredients like corn, beans, and chili peppers. However, it was during the 20th century that Mexican food gained widespread popularity. The early 1900s saw Mexican immigrants establishing eateries, particularly in the Southwest, serving dishes like tamales and enchiladas. The mid-20th century brought fast-food chains specializing in Tex-Mex cuisine, contributing to the mainstream recognition of items like tacos and burritos. As immigration patterns continued, authentic Mexican eateries emerged, introducing flavors beyond Tex-Mex. Today, Mexican cuisine is deeply ingrained in American food culture, with a wide range of dishes enjoyed across the nation, showcasing the rich diversity and heritage of Mexican culinary traditions. Thanks, Pike Productions!
The Mesoamerican peoples had a very close connection with the cosmos, today the cosmos receives a present from those ancestral cultures with the tortilla.
Amazing documentary, you should have thousand of views! Incredible work truly.
One year later, and it just crossed 110,000 views! TH-cam is strange like that. Sometimes a video will perform poorly for months, and then just explode out of nowhere.
n the United States, gringo is often used by Latino Americans to refer to Anglo Americans. It is considered to be a racial slur targeted towards non-Hispanic white people but it may also refer to any person that is not Latino.
Very entertaining. Thanks for making this video
I'm an American and I love Mexican food! It's just good stuff.
"Pre-frying taco shells was a sacrilege to the mexicans of San bernardino"-
Well hard shell tacos themselves is a sacrilege to authentic Mexican tacos
A deep fried taco is more tasty and unhealthy than a soft taco, this applies to chimichangas and fried gorditas too.
Shell tacos are not Mexican tacos, but an American concoction.
those because in mexico we have golden tacos and they are delicious, but seeing sprinkled cheddar cheese is a no for us mexicans
Hey hey, Mexican moms everywhere make fried tacos or taquitos or flautas
@@Teporame Shell tacos are an American invention. Tacos dorados on the other hand are Mexican. The difference lies in that dorados are filled and fried while the shell ones are filled after the tortilla has been fried. As a Sonoran who has lived mostly in the USA, in my life I have seen only one Mexican-born woman make shell tacos. I figured it was because her three youngest children were born in the USA/ oldest grew up here and that that was how they grew up. It was very jarring. Not the typical Sonoran method.
Hopefully the algorithm will keep on showing this video some love again! Awesome video, loved every minute of it!
Very interesting. Tortillas in space is so cool.
The burritos are from Juarez city, Chihuahua, a border city next to the El Paso TX
That or somewhere in Sonora. People do say USA created the modern burrito whatever that means.
@@ottmarmontes .. the mission Burrritos in San Francisco by a Mexicans
@@ottmarmontes The giant burritos are American. I grew up with thin rolled burritos filled with guisados like desebrada and asado rojo.
Americanized burritos similar to what’s sold by Chipotle or in Tex-Mex restaurants, no thanks. I grew up in El Paso, TX and was born across the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and grew up eating hella better burritos with homemade tortillas and a lot of different fillings, like chicharrones con frijoles, Chile Colorado, picadillo, rajas con queso, and so many more options. None of these will you find at Chipotle, that’s for sure.
mexican food extenden to philipines. the mango ataulfo is one example. too many more but mexico has longer roots
19:51 This photo is everything!
This video is much cooler than I thought it would be.
So glad I grew up in the Denver area, lots of authentic fantastic amazing Mexican food. Where my horchata and carnitas addictions began 😂
Man of culture, I see
Horchata is such a good drink.
Denver is pretty good for Mexican food. My fave taco joint is La Calle Taqueria Y Carnitas on W Alameda. Mmmm their hotsauce buffet.
“Life without Mexican food is like no life at all” ~ unknown. I agree it’s the best !
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literally all of the eastern half of the planets history until 1500ce and they met the people from the Western half of the world : P
Living with out tortillas is like a pot
heads with out weed 😂😂
Just want to add that in parts of the US, namely New Mexico because that's what I'm familiar with, the food traditions there have been around since before Mexico was a country.
Much of the US was once part of the Spanish Empire, then briefly Mexico, then the US. During that time, parts of the US developed their own unique version of "Mexican" food just as any other region of Mexico did.
Cool story.
Also most of these New Mexican food has its origins in central Mexico. Many Christianized Aztecs made their way up to the southwest to assist the catholic missionaries and to make peace with the natives. Even to this very day there are Aztec communities in parts of New Mexico
U got a new sub here lol very informative fun facts!!!
En Realidad la comida Mexicana se Describe cómo Patrimonio no solo de México de la Humanidad ❤🎉 Orgullosos de Nuestra Gran Cultural
Nunca he ido a México, pero darse un tour de comida callejera mexicana, no importa en cuál ciudad está en mi lista de pendientes. Hasta volver con unas tallas de más.
Lo más cercano ha sido ir a restaurantes mexicanos en otros países, y pues sea o no auténtico (con eso de que se sustituyen ingredientes) pues no defraudan para nada. Hasta un mole comercial que venden importado de México. Pues a mí me gustó, al menos alguna vaga idea le da de cómo sabe ya el hecho en casa desde cero.
Una receta que probé y la sigo haciendo es el "guacamole falso" o el "guacamole de taquero". Con calabacines en lugar de aguacates. Excelente, y eventualmente la uso para lo que sea.
As Mexican. I’m proud how tortillas brought so many people together not only Americans. Chipotle has an amazing story just like Taco Bell
Heck I'll eat the tortilla alone they're so good😂. I grew up in the midwest in a poorish neighborhood, my mom would make me and my sister fluffy tortillas for a snack when we were kids because it was cheap to make.
chipotle is overpriced trash , it's insane to me that that is now the #1 ''mex'' food spot ... i more so blame social media and the general mass public just being brain dead wanting to jump on whatever is trending ... it's sad because actual bomb small family run hole in the wall mex food spots go out of business all the time
Good video. I see this channel getting big. Just subbed
Hey boy thanks for your job and for all that contain you bring to as. I can tell there is a great heart in you God bless you in all ways
Thanks man, I appreciate that :)
Tremendous country!. Visitors quickly realize the rich history, culture, art and of course eclectic and delicious gastronomy.
Mexico has the largest number of world heritage sites recognized by UNESCO in the Americas. Its gastronomy is an intangible world heritage and much better in MEXICO
This wrong, flour tortillas were made in the north by tribes in the Sonoran desert before wheat flour was introduced by the Spanish. Natives made flour out of the dry bean of the mezquite trees found in the Sonoran desert. That is the original way flour tortillas were made and are still made in what is now Arizona and what is now Sonora, Mexico. Pima(Akimel O'odham, Tohono O'odham, Yaqui, Siri, and other tribes of the Sonoran desert made these (mezquite) tortillas long before Europeans arrived.
Wrong, the in as we're making their own version way before with taro root flour.
There are multiple new hypothesis that pose that people did come to America in waves, and not though the bering straight only, so the north American, more tribal civilizations, we're indeed, younger.
@@fmangoall the natives in the american continent made their own version of tortillas with the plants available such maize, mezquite
I’m very grateful for this eye opening exposition. Granted I was nauseous from seeing all the appropriation and the canned foods, hard tortilla shells, etc throughout, but it had to be told.
Great video
I feel like the burrito was invented in Ciudad Juarez or somewhere in Sonora.
40 years ago, burritos were staple food in Juarez and the state of Chihuahua, and basically, nowhere else in Mexico. That said, burritos are from Juarez.
Best burritos in the world are in Cd. Juárez , Chihuahua.
I’m from Ciudad Juárez and now live in San Francisco and I can definitely agree with the statement that the burritos from Juarez are on a whole other level. Most burrito stands make their flour tortillas by hand and made no more than 30 minutes before serving. And the diversity of burrito filling is boundless.
La tortilla de arina es de el estado de sonora. Pero el burrito donde lo inventaron no se
Burritos are mexican, don't listen to those who say they were US invented
The BURRITO WAS FIRST MADE AND SERVED IN JUAREZ , CHIHUAHUA. since flour tortilla was the most common eaten until the central and sourthern mexicans moved to Chihuahua State looking for work. And many mexicans from central and southern Mexico don't recognize flour tortilla as mexican due to its spanish( Spain ) roots ( ingredients)
Really? I thought it was just white washed food this whole time. Chale
flour tortilla are a disgusting disgrace just like the people who brought flour to the Americas : P
Awesome video.
44 years old and I have only had 1 person tell me they don’t like Mexican food. I asked her why and she said “because I’m Puerto Rican.” 😅 Mexican food is one of those foods that is low cost and fills you up and is good. What’s not to like?
Learned A LOT from this video. Mexican food will always be close to me as a gringo here in California.
The best Mexican food in the US is in California. Arizona, Texas, new Mexico would argue about it but nobody cares what they have to say 😂
@@chingonbass I know they are incredibly nonauthentic, but Carne Asada Fries and Cali Burritos are so fucking good I don't care.
@@shiv3rcubesolver664 carna asada and fries is a full on native american meal of pure happiness. I'm not much of a burrito eater but I had and asada burrito stuffed with chile relleno and bacon and died of happiness after
I love Mexican food. I can eat Mexican food everyday. The best Mexican food in the USA is in New Mexico. The Mexican food from New Mexico is always the best.
LA and cali has way better lol
It’s probably hella Americanized though 😂 Mexican food is only best when made by Mexicans.
NM & Texas is all American Mexican food filled with plastic cheese. I’ve only seen authentic Mexican food in California
New Mexico food is just another version of Tex-Mex.
@@justotorres8970 It's better than Tex-Mex.
This was fantastic
gringos? WOW. nothing like having a side of racism with dinner.
get over yourself
incredible documentary thank you 🙏🏼 greetings from France
I'm impressed about how well he made this documentary
I was stationed in San Diego in the 1980's. Frozen burritos were a common late night snack at the on base Roach Coach. There were several local Mexican fast food stands that would make burritos to order🌯.
I am enjoying the video. Did not realize a lot of things about history there. You sound like JP Sears
God bless you man, doing your part to help spread love, culture, and culinary education
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An excellent video and a fun way to connect people with Gustavo Arellano's writing. Very well done indeed!
I remember as a kid in Colorado, a small Chipotle opened in my neighborhood. The burritos were huge back then and full of flavor yet not soaked in beans and cheese like in the other American-Mexican Restaurants. My mom and I would go down nearly every week for a giant burrito. It was a small location and felt neighborly with big burritos and a still a low price (compared to a whole meal at a dine-in), back before it was bought by McDonalds.
Chipotle used to be great
I accidentally clicked on this video and end up watching the whole video. I learned a LOT today 😎. Fantastic video! 🇲🇽
True story. Long long ago, I was living in Norfolk, Va. (The locals always pronounced it "Naw-fuck") and was shocked to discover there were no Mexican resturants. After much searching, I discovered the only place that had a decent bowl of chili was a topless bar, of all things. I went there a lot. The scenery was nice, but people just couldn't believe I was there for the chili, that's how desperate I was for a taste of home. (I came from Los Angeles.)
What a treat
Great little documentary. Thanks for the upload! Learned some neat facts!
DaaaaAmnn wonderful and detailed documentary