And she uses the fruit from here to make one of her favorite nuevo león desserts. hola. cómo estás? - bienvenidas. welcome. - arturo salazar is the fourth generation of his family to work these fields. and now, he s helped by his son, fede. this is mandarin? - these are mandarin, yeah. - so you can grow mandarin here? - we have mandarins. we have oranges. all kind of citruses. these one in particular are the ortanique orange. it has a lot of oil in it, so immediately when you open it, it s like an explosion of - fragrant. - yeah, it s very fragrant. - oh, my gosh, look at this. this is so good. [light music] how do i know when it s ready to pick? - okay. so we have to turn it over. no, i would just run and grab them off the tree.
- more sugar. is this a recipe from when you were a child? - that s the best part of cooking is spoiling your family and people you love. like, i think cooking is a form of love, and so that s why i love to do it. - yes. - after my nuevo león meat feast, the freshness of this bittersweet concoction is just what i m craving. - oh, my gosh, look at that. this is so soft. [speaking spanish] i mean, you have to cook it a long time. mmm. it s like candy, but not as sweet, even though it has all of that
- wow, these mountains. look at that! i feel so small. so we are arriving in monterrey. it s literally the land of mountains. that s what it means, king of mountains. i m in the state of nuevo león in northeast mexico. you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it s very, very tough living, and because of that, they ve had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. - the food of nuevo león is the food i grew up with. it s like every childhood memory is wrapped up in a flour tortilla for me.
I wanna drink it up. just drink it. the oranges of montemorelos are the jewels in the crown of nuevo león, a reminder that even in the harshest terrain, there are delicious treasures to be found. i brought in ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uh. here i ll take that. ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein,
You know, i m mexican american. we ve been in texas for 13 generations. we never crossed the border. the border crossed us. and i think that s why i have so much in common with nuevo león and the north. it s so similar to how i grew up. nuevo león and texas were once part of the same country ruled by spain and then by mexico. in 1845, the u.s. annexed what would become the lone star state. but the people of nuevo león and texas still have so many shared tastes. nowhere is this more present than in the state capital, monterrey, the industrial hub of the northeast. the locals are nicknamed regios, meaning royals. they are hardworking and ambitious. and when the daily grind is over, just like us texans, they like nothing better than throwing some steak on the grill.