- i grew up making tamales. and in my home, it s still a family tradition. oh, my god! it s peeling right off! - hola. - hola. - mucho gusto, señora. - ¿no? ¿no habla español? - uh-uh. - my spanish isn t great, but it s way better than my mayan. i m hoping the language of food is universal. [speaking spanish] - ok, their tamale technique is totally different than mine. god, you guys are fast. [laughter] - así. - oh. oh, see? that s already a tip. - [speaking mayan] - these tamales are filled with a maya corn sauce
- good. - oh, my god. i knew i was gonna get mole on my dress. - [laughs] you now - now i m oaxacan. now i m a real oaxacan. - you can marry in oaxaca. sí, señora. - what better way to celebrate my new oaxacan citizenship than dinner on alex s gorgeous rooftop terrace? - hey, eva. - oh, wow. turkey? spaniards? so they had poultry? the turkey is marinated with herbs and slow-cooked, served with rice, some plantain, and a tamale. but the star of the show alex s velvety, chocolaty mole negro. oh, that s delicious. it s the chocolate. it s the chiles. it s the nuts. it s all of those herbs. it s very herbal. mmm.
- yeah. - so good. - you like it? - yeah. - good. - oh, my god. i knew i was gonna get mole on my dress. - [laughs] you now - now i m oaxacan. now i m a real oaxacan. - you can marry in oaxaca. sí, señora. - what better way to celebrate my new oaxacan citizenship than dinner on alex s gorgeous rooftop terrace? - hey, eva. - oh, wow. turkey? spaniards? so they had poultry? the turkey is marinated with herbs and slow-cooked, served with rice, some plantain, and a tamale. but the star of the show alex s velvety, chocolaty mole negro. oh, that s delicious. it s the chocolate. it s the chiles. it s the nuts. it s all of those herbs.
- i grew up making tamales. and in my home, it s still a family tradition. oh, my god! it s peeling right off! - hola. - hola. - mucho gusto, señora. - ¿no? ¿no habla español? - uh-uh. - my spanish isn t great, but it s way better than my mayan. i m hoping the language of food is universal. [speaking spanish] - ok, their tamale technique is totally different than mine. god, you guys are fast. [laughter] - así. - oh. oh, see? that s already a tip. - [speaking mayan]
- i grew up making tamales. and in my home, it s still a family tradition. oh, my god! it s peeling right off! - hola. - hola. - mucho gusto, señora. - ¿no? ¿no habla español? - uh-uh. - my spanish isn t great, but it s way better than my mayan. i m hoping the language of food is universal. [speaking spanish] - ok, their tamale technique is totally different than mine. god, you guys are fast. [laughter] - así. - oh. oh, see? that s already a tip. - [speaking mayan]