anthony: probably america s beloved food is what they think is mexican food. alejandro: yes. anthony: and i think most american s view of mexican food is like beans, fried tortilla, melted cheese, some chicken. alejandro: yes. anthony: in fact, but particularly we re talking about oaxaca, this is a deep, really sophisticated cuisine. alejandro: that s correct. oaxaca has this different micro-climates all over our territory and that gives us this enormous amount of spices, products, fruits, chiles. anthony: like, 500,000 varieties of corn, something like that. i mean, this is really where the good shit grows. alejandro: ya estamos aqui. this is tons of barbacoa and this lady here is always making, like, the best. anthony: oh, tender. alejandro: yes. tender, tasty. anthony: oh, man. greens and crunch. alejandro: cabbage. and cilantro. [ woman speaking in spanish ] alejandro: buen provecho. anthony: oh, unbelievably good.
melted cheese, some chicken. alejandro: yes. anthony: in fact, but particularly we re talking about oaxaca, this is a deep, really sophisticated cuisine. alejandro: that s correct. oaxaca has this different micro-climates all over our territory and that gives us this enormous amount of spices, products, fruits, chiles. anthony: like, 500,000 varieties of corn, something like that. i mean, this is really where the good shit grows. alejandro: ya estamos aqui. this is tons of barbacoa and this lady here is always making, like, the best. anthony: oh, tender. alejandro: yes. tender, tasty. anthony: oh, man. greens and crunch. alejandro: cabbage. and cilantro. [ woman speaking in spanish ] alejandro: buen provecho. anthony: oh, unbelievably good. just so tasty.
alejandro: one of the main reasons people visit our city is to eat. anthony: this is alejandro ruiz olmedo, one of mexico s best chefs. he started cooking young. when he was 12, his mother died, and it fell on him to raise and feed his five siblings. alejandro: this is what we call pasajo. anthony: today, he draws much of his inspiration from oaxaca s central market. anthony: probably america s beloved food is what they think is mexican food. alejandro: yes. anthony: and i think most american s view of mexican food is like beans, fried tortilla, melted cheese, some chicken. alejandro: yes. anthony: in fact, but particularly we re talking about oaxaca, this is a deep, really sophisticated cuisine. alejandro: that s correct. oaxaca has this different micro-climates all over our territory and that gives us this