- luci s the queen of tlacoyos, a favorite mexico city street food. - it s an oval-shaped patty, and it s stuffed with, usually, beans, fava beans, or cheese. she puts the fava bean inside, and this is where like, the tricky part. she has to keep the oval shape, keep the filling inside, and the same thickness. - oh, my god. she did that so fast. you i don t know how you guys are gonna film that. she went. - otherwise, it doesn t taste the same. - so she brings the carbon from. - yes. - her town? - yeah. - [speaking spanish] - this is definitely food made with love, right down to luci s green salsa, cooked cactus, and cheese. - [speaking spanish] - oh, my god.
- a master. she s super fast. - luci s the queen of tlacoyos, a favorite mexico city street food. - it s an oval-shaped patty, and it s stuffed with, usually, beans, fava beans, or cheese. she puts the fava bean inside, and this is where like, the tricky part. she has to keep the oval shape, keep the filling inside, and the same thickness. - oh, my god. she did that so fast. you i don t know how you guys are gonna film that. she went. - otherwise, it doesn t taste the same. - so she brings the carbon from. - yes. - her town? - yeah. - [speaking spanish] - this is definitely food made with love, right down to luci s green salsa, cooked cactus, and cheese. - [speaking spanish] - oh, my god.
usually, beans, fava beans, or cheese. she puts the fava bean inside, and this is where like, the tricky part. she has to keep the oval shape, keep the filling inside, and the same thickness. - oh, my god. she did that so fast. you i don t know how you guys are gonna film that. she went. - otherwise, it doesn t taste the same. - so she brings the carbon from. - yes. - her town? - yeah. - [speaking spanish] - this is definitely food made with love, right down to luci s green salsa, cooked cactus, and cheese. - [speaking spanish] - oh, my god. - it smells so good. i m gonna wait for you to get yours. - yeah? - yes. [both speaking spanish]
luci is one of them. she lives in toluca, west of mexico city, where she grows produce and prepares ingredients to bring into the market. a round trip of roughly six hours. [both speaking spanish] - this is the amazing luci. she s like. - she s super fast. - a master. she s super fast. - luci s the queen of tlacoyos, a favorite mexico city street food. - it s an oval-shaped patty, and it s stuffed with, usually, beans, fava beans, or cheese. she puts the fava bean inside, and this is where like, the tricky part. she has to keep the oval shape, keep the filling inside, and the same thickness. - oh, my god. she did that so fast. you i don t know how you guys are gonna film that. she went. - otherwise, it doesn t taste the same.
a favorite mexico city street food. - it s an oval-shaped patty, and it s stuffed with, usually, beans, fava beans, or cheese. she puts the fava bean inside, and this is where like, the tricky part. she has to keep the oval shape, keep the filling inside, and the same thickness. - oh, my god. she did that so fast. you i don t know how you guys are gonna film that. she went. - otherwise, it doesn t taste the same. - so she brings the carbon from. - yes. - her town? - yeah. - [speaking spanish] - this is definitely food made with love, right down to luci s green salsa, cooked cactus, and cheese. - [speaking spanish] - oh, my god. - it smells so good. i m gonna wait for you to get yours.