Around 400 years ago, a Spanish Nobleman Set Sail for the new world. His name . Lorenzo longoria. My ancestors arrival, along with millions of others through is centuries, changed history, creating Modern Mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. This is the cradle of mexico, everything started here. Its also the cradle of mexican gastronomy, because all ingredients landed in this spot, and all the ingredients from mexico left from here. Chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. Can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastries without chocolate and have a vanilla vanilla . Impossible. The people here created a whole new cuisine. Wow. Im eva longoria, Born And Bred in texas, with mexicanamerican roots, which makes me a texican. Im exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. The ports strategic position saw them fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. But t
fritter has a sweet and sour zucchini taste. amazing texture. oh, i love this texture. the women were left to fight for survival, but i think their resourcefulness has not only led to a wonderful way of cooking, but it s also given them strength and stature, just like the flowers of the coffee fields. oh, my gosh. this is so good. you got a minute? how about all weekend? let s go. ahora! i m a miami hotel. i m looking for someone who loves art deco elegance, good times, and unexpected flavors. someone who likes it hot but knows how to keep their cool. a white-sand beach where you can see the sunrise? way better than whatever you were going to binge-watch this weekend. and you could be here in half the time. find me at hotels.com
my guide is passionate about these coffee fields and supporting local women in agriculture. this is the plant. look at this. oh, is this a bean? yes. oh, i found one already. yes. in the 1990s, coffee prices plummeted, driving farmers to the u.s. in search of work, and leaving many women behind to fend for themselves. a lot of men, they went to the north. and these coffee fields were abandoned. yes, abandoned. and then the women, they said, what we do? we go away, stay on our land. we grew coffee. and this kind of coffee is very interesting because we have, like, a lot of flowers that you can cook today. oh, you can eat the flowers? yes. these are the flowers of san lorenzo. oh, san lorenzo. maybe you can cut. oh, lord. i hate when it s the high pressure.
okay. exactly. yea! i m a veracruzana. can you tell me how much you have? yeah, yeah, yeah. this is so fun. ringing the glass with the spoon is a tradition that started way back in the late 19th century. when tram drivers in the port rang their bells to order a coffee as they passed. is it good? oh, my god. i really recommend you go to go to the coffee fields. where are they? in the mountains? in the mountains. i m definitely going to go see the coffee fields. that s my top of my list. well, you don t need to tell me twice.
flourished, before exporting it back to the rest of the world. this landscape is amazing. i don t feel like i m in mexico. i feel like i m in an amazon rain forest. today veracruz produces around a quarter of mexico s coffee, which thrives in the shade and altitude in mountain areas. the cooler temperatures up here slow the growth of the beans, making them sweeter and more dense. and the denser the bean, the better the flavor. hola. hola. hi, eva. how are you? nice to meet you. welcome to patella. and this is a coffee field. my guide is passionate about these coffee fields and supporting local women in agriculture. this is the plant. look at this. oh, is this a bean? yes. oh, i found one already.