On the eve of the Day of the Dead, a group of visitors from abroad and all over Mexico visit the house of late Maria Salud Ramirez, who they are certain was the inspiration for the famous Pixar animated film Coco (2017).
proposed to my sister. anthony: i think that s a completely reasonable policy. [ laughter ] anthony: eventually, the appropriate hour for lunch approaches. so, not to embarrass you publicly [ maria speaking spanish ] anthony: but maine is not exactly the mediterranean of america. [ laughter ] let s put it that way. how is he adapting to the spanish lifestyle? i mean, let s face it. he s a maine boy. fuen: he s more spanish than me. anthony: really? fuen: yeah. and, i mean, in the first week he was like, ah, i don t understand how you guys can take siesta. the week after, i need a siesta. [ laughs ] anthony: it s interesting to see how you ve made the transition. cheers. pedro: cheers. alejandro: cheers. [ maria speaking spanish ] anthony: first up, this, bacalao salad salt cod, egg, black olives, oranges, tomatoes, dressed in olive oil. remember, this is holy week.
back uphill to mom s place. zack: every day i come here for lunch. maria: beer. eh? [ laughs ] zack: and i walk in and she says, get us two beers. so i ll get two beers from the fridge and watch her cook. [ maria speaking spanish ] [ zack speaking spanish ] maria: salud. anthony: everybody s home for easter. maria jose, zack s soon-to-be mother-in-law, and eloy, that s dad, plus alejandro and pedro, the soon-to-be brothers-in-law, who you ve already met. what this nice family doesn t realize is they aren t just gaining a son, but also an annoying half-drunk and extremely hungry uncle tony. and i know what happens here. zack: yeah, so let s okay. [ laughter ] anthony: jamon, sitting there ready to be carved. [ eloy speaking spanish ] alejandro: but you know that zack had to prove us that he was able to cut the ham before he
alejandro: but you know that zack had to prove us that he was able to cut the ham before he proposed to my sister. anthony: i think that s a completely reasonable policy. [ laughter ] anthony: eventually, the appropriate hour for lunch approaches. so, not to embarrass you publicly [ maria speaking spanish ] anthony: but the maine is not exactly the mediterranean of america. [ laughter ] let s put it that way. how is he adapting to the spanish lifestyle? i mean, let s face it. he s a maine boy. fuen: he s more spanish than me. anthony: really? fuen: yeah. and, i mean, in the first week he was like, ah, i don t understand how you guys can take siesta. the week after, i need a siesta. [ laughs ]
anthony: it s interesting to see how you ve made the transition. cheers. pedro: cheers. alejandro: cheers. [ maria speaking spanish ] anthony: first up, this, bacalao salad salt cod, egg, black olives, oranges, tomatoes, dressed in olive oil. remember, this is holy week. maria jose is preparing recipes that go back through the family so far that nobody knows exactly where they even came from. migas, another iconic dish of andalusia. informally referred to as the shepherd s lunch, as the story goes, born as a way to use old, hard bread and combine all the week s leftovers. i m told that every household in spain has a variation. what changes is what you put on it. today, it s sardines, cod, chorizo, melon, and peppers. anthony: oh man, that s, that s, that s a lot of good stuff in one bowl. so, how often do you eat this well? zack: every lunch is like this. every anthony: every lunch in your life? zack: every day when i m here.