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    Aztec cuisine was remarkably different from the modern food of Mexico. In this episode, Sohla El-Waylly harnesses those flavors to recreate Aztec tlahcos, which would eventually evolve into the tacos we know and love today. Plus, Sohla tries out an ancient Aztec recipe for xocolatl - a precursor to hot chocolate!
    Recipe for Aztec Tlahcos and Xocolatl:
    For the Tlahco Filling:
    Ingredients:
    1lb ground turkey
    2 large tomatoes
    1 onion
    2-4 serrano peppers
    2 poblano chilis
    1 tablespoon dried epazote
    pinch of salt if needed
    1. Preheat a clay comal on the stove.
    2. Core the tomatoes & peppers. Slice the onion into large chunks.
    3. Lay the vegetables on the clay comal. Turn them every so often with tongs until they become soft and charred blacked spots start to form.
    4. Once they become soft, chop veggies & add them to a cast iron pan or break them up directly in the pan with a wooden spoon.
    5. Bring the cast iron pan filled with veggies up to medium heat. Add the turkey, epazote & salt. Continue cooking & breaking things up until the turkey is cooked through.
    For the Tortillas:
    Ingredients:
    2 cups masa harina
    2 cups water
    1 teaspoon of salt
    1. Mix together salt & masa.
    2. Gradually add the water, stirring it in as you add.
    3. Once the dough has formed, knead it with your hands for 2-3 minutes until smooth.
    4. Cover the dough with a towel & let rest for 10 minutes
    5. Use your hands to create balls from the dough. Insert balls into a tortilla press or press with your hands.
    6. Put tortillas on the clay comal on medium heat. Cook for about a minute per side flipping it once speckled brown spots appear.
    For the Xocolatl:
    Ingredients:
    2 3/4 cups Water
    1 green chile pepper, sliced but with the seeds
    1/8 cup of Mexican drinking chocolate or cocoa powder
    1/2 a vanilla bean
    1. Put the water in a pot with the sliced green chile pepper & bring to a boil. Boil for 5-10 minutes
    2. Strain to remove the chile & seeds. Return water to the pot.
    3. Remove the inside of the vanilla bean. Stir in the vanilla as you bring it to a boil again.
    4. Once boiling, bring down to medium heat & add the drinking chocolate or cocoa powder. Heat & continuously stir for 5 minutes.
    5. Let it cool a bit. Get another pot. Pour the chocolate mixture from one pot to the other to create a froth. This should be done from as high as possible.
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    Sohla El-Waylly
    Created By
    Brian Huffman
    Executive Producers
    Sarah Walker
    Brian Huffman
    Jon Erwin
    Executive Producer
    Sohla El-Waylly
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    Ken Albala
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  • @dieselunwinding
    @dieselunwinding 3 года назад +2243

    When ever using a clay comal it needs to be “curado” or sealed, this is done by doing a paste with calcium hydroxide and water, mix it and brush it on to the comal on both sides then put it on the fire ask it “cooks” it will flake off, do it until it’s not dusty anymore. Then you can cook anything without sticking. Here you can tell the comal was raw that’s why the tomatoes stuck to it and after with the char the tortillas it was easier.

    • @ctwest3601
      @ctwest3601 3 года назад +108

      That's really cool to know, thank you!

    • @christinabroadhead3810
      @christinabroadhead3810 3 года назад +75

      Thank you so much for this! I know a potter nearby who made me a large comal, but it was used for fire ceremonies, but it wasn't treated. I'll find out if she can make a few for cooking outdoors.

    • @lorrie2878
      @lorrie2878 3 года назад +63

      A little like seasoning a cast iron pan but without oil?

    • @eribertoacedo9505
      @eribertoacedo9505 3 года назад +18

      Thank you for that I definitely will try that I use a skillet of cast-iron but the ceramic seems to be an update version thank you very much for your suggestion definitely will try it thank you!

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 3 года назад +32

      Why does everyone act like calcium hydroxide is a ingredient everyone's got their shelf

  • @CMD140
    @CMD140 3 года назад +2139

    I'm dying how they censored the unworthy tortilla

    • @O2life
      @O2life 3 года назад +44

      Yes! The editing is on point!

    • @jasonlieberman4606
      @jasonlieberman4606 3 года назад +42

      These are the things that happen as more and people involved in production are millennials

    • @eriksunden4704
      @eriksunden4704 3 года назад +16

      @@jasonlieberman4606 and probably people seeing its alive, josha weissman and all the other memelords and their good content

    • @buebitohonguito4061
      @buebitohonguito4061 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @jasonlieberman4606
      @jasonlieberman4606 3 года назад +13

      @@eriksunden4704 well anyone under 40 knows how to interweb properly, but millennials are only just starting to get higher positions on network and cable television productions. The good news is right here is the ground level where the innovative collaboration is at. I like how you'll sometimes see someone in like their 80s making legit content.

  • @misschivus
    @misschivus 3 года назад +191

    Can History Channel please credit the editors and producers for these videos? While we all love Sohla, the editing for these videos is humorous, clever, and really adds to the charm of the show.

    • @iandelahoussaye7479
      @iandelahoussaye7479 3 года назад +3

      Was Hunsy involved?

    • @xobabybooxo5
      @xobabybooxo5 3 года назад +1

      @@iandelahoussaye7479 I got a Hunsy vibe from these videos. Came to comment to see if anything felt the same lol

    • @lunamonetmonroe
      @lunamonetmonroe 2 года назад

      Agreed.

    • @Yellow-Rose
      @Yellow-Rose 2 года назад +4

      Well who else was involved? Script writer, director, cinematographer, hair & makeup, the prop department, set designer. Don't forget about them!

    • @itsbiby4810
      @itsbiby4810 Год назад +4

      The credits are in the description

  • @sherrysink3177
    @sherrysink3177 3 года назад +97

    I don't know why, but Sohla saying "History Channel really sprung for the good stuff" made me giggle.

  • @TPark-rf3lt
    @TPark-rf3lt 3 года назад +1922

    I will literally watch anything Sohla is in. She's the best!

  • @rhus36
    @rhus36 3 года назад +981

    By the Spanish accounts, it seems like xocolatl was drunk similar to how a very fine alcohol is sipped today. So maybe it wasn’t really intended to be delicious as much as complex. This was a great video, so cool to see somebody make Aztec food using ingredients that would’ve actually been available.

    • @GlacierGalaxy
      @GlacierGalaxy 3 года назад +78

      it reminds me of coffee and how people drink it. it has the spice instead of caffeine and is bitter, but they'd still drink it; so i think it's more like coffee then hot chocolate or wine like you mentioned.

    • @TheMimiSard
      @TheMimiSard 3 года назад +24

      @@GlacierGalaxy Though cocoa also has some caffeine in it. From what I just googled, not as much as coffee, but some.

    • @sportybaker4273
      @sportybaker4273 3 года назад +37

      If you are interested in more historical background on the Aztec chocolate, you should check out Tasting History. Max Miller did a whole episode on this drink.

    • @clouddd8053
      @clouddd8053 3 года назад +12

      @@sportybaker4273 I member watching that awhile back, he's got a great channel

    • @clouddd8053
      @clouddd8053 3 года назад

      Remember*

  • @ctwest3601
    @ctwest3601 3 года назад +138

    I think that pre-american (old world) food is quite fascinating. Old roman dishes that are "italian" but have no tomatoes (genovese sauce for example, everyone already knows emulsified parm and noodles), or old south asian dishes without chillis, like thai dishes heavy on fresh green peppercorn or schezuan food with a face punch from sand ginger and white pepper.

    • @nmg6248
      @nmg6248 2 года назад +6

      Yes it’s really fascinating to learn how trade between the continents was incorporated into recipes in unique and iconic ways

    • @raggedyhaggity250
      @raggedyhaggity250 2 года назад +4

      thailand is *southeast asian bruh.
      south asian is them indian, pakistani, bangladesh, nepal dudes

    • @D.VA_00
      @D.VA_00 2 года назад +5

      Tomatoes are actually from Mexico and we’re later introduced to Italian dishes.

  • @bdellovibrioo5242
    @bdellovibrioo5242 3 года назад +100

    Sohla: "What I really want to do now is add some olive oil, butter, ..."
    Rick Martinez: "...manteca."

    • @buebitohonguito4061
      @buebitohonguito4061 3 года назад

      Love manteca. Especially when i cook beans.

    • @eribertoacedo9505
      @eribertoacedo9505 3 года назад +7

      I don’t know about Manteca my mom used to put it in her beans then refried and they were great God I love them only thing you’ll get fat as you enjoy your beans eventually my mom did away with the lard Manteca and we lost weight but that’s my opinion as I grew up!!

    • @buebitohonguito4061
      @buebitohonguito4061 3 года назад

      @@eribertoacedo9505, manteca is awesome.

    • @fluidthought42
      @fluidthought42 3 года назад +8

      Gotta source it right though, can't just get the white stuff at the supermarket, go to a local carnicería and get the stuff they used for chicharrones and carnitas.

    • @nataliajimenez1870
      @nataliajimenez1870 2 года назад +6

      No pigs in Mexico before the Spanish. I guess they could use fat from fowl like duck or geese

  • @SenoritaSevilla
    @SenoritaSevilla 3 года назад +525

    "Maybe he just needed Claritin." 😂😂

    • @u140550
      @u140550 3 года назад +4

      That’s so funny

    • @kristalball8379
      @kristalball8379 3 года назад +2

      Don't we all, though?

    • @WorldViralDaily
      @WorldViralDaily 2 года назад

      @@kristalball8379 no just white people who eat fast food

  • @fridam2022
    @fridam2022 3 года назад +767

    We actually still eat tacos like that, we don't always use cilantro, and cheese isn't really common for tacos. My family often eats turkey meat like that expect with fat, oil or smth:)

    • @fluidthought42
      @fluidthought42 3 года назад +104

      Often a taco is just something you put into a tortilla. A "taco de frijol" for example is just some beans on a tortilla. Tacos are dependent on the tortilla, which is why Americanized "hard-shell tacos" seem so bizarre. They're really more folded tostadas than anything else.

    • @marthaandrade2585
      @marthaandrade2585 2 года назад +29

      My son tried hard shell tacos, and wasn't very fond of them. Made me proud when he said mom your tacos are the bomb. !!!! De huevo de frijol de queso de papa de cebolla de Verdugo de pavo de Pollo y tdodo.lo demos you can find. Don't forget Carne asadA😁

    • @c.sanchez4521
      @c.sanchez4521 2 года назад +3

      💯

    • @sandracatinezmar2564
      @sandracatinezmar2564 2 года назад +37

      I was going to say that cheese isn't really part of street cart tacos. Maybe if you had chicharrón, queso fresco and guacamole, you would make a taco with that. I feel if the cheese melts, then its a quesadilla. A famous Mexican cook once said that tacos aren't a plate as much as a way to serve food, the basis being the tortilla.

    • @eddie-roo
      @eddie-roo 2 года назад +27

      Yeah, cheese was added by US folk, down here we really don’t use cheese in tacos, unless we want to turn it into a quesadilla or quesabirria.

  • @Gulgonful
    @Gulgonful 3 года назад +52

    Sohla is a wonderful host. I'm so glad that her post-BA career has blossomed because she deserves success and has an incredible pure talent for this work.

  • @cliffridenour6675
    @cliffridenour6675 3 года назад +80

    I thought i was too poor for cheese and avocado. Turns out I'm just a traditionalist.
    But really this video was fantastic. Simple recipes are the best.

  • @VictorAndScience
    @VictorAndScience 3 года назад +877

    As a Mexican growing up seeing tortillas being done from scratch, I adored watching this! Sohla did it amazingly well and with so much respect! Love Sohla so much! 😘😘😘

    • @4ngellvc874
      @4ngellvc874 3 года назад +9

      She should’ve done em by hand

    • @nataliatc1
      @nataliatc1 3 года назад +1

      @@4ngellvc874 hard agree

    • @BlameItOnJoe
      @BlameItOnJoe 3 года назад +2

      Yes that's how my grandma did it!

    • @VictorAndScience
      @VictorAndScience 3 года назад +15

      Back in my hometown in Tlaxcala they would use the press. So this was perfect for me

    • @A0KIBA0KEI
      @A0KIBA0KEI 2 года назад +4

      She nailed it completely! it was like going to a Mexican restaurant in Mexico and seeing pretty much how is done in the tortillerias.

  • @jamesdooling4139
    @jamesdooling4139 3 года назад +568

    I'm so happy to see Sohla thriving all over the Internet. She is a culinary wonder. ❤

    • @Allovimo
      @Allovimo 3 года назад +1

      +

    • @adamburdt8794
      @adamburdt8794 3 года назад +22

      And lets be honest. We knew who the real talent was and they did too. Any time they got in a pickle who would they run to? Sohla.

    • @tamlandipper29
      @tamlandipper29 3 года назад +5

      I could be misinformed, but I gather she got misused and bullied prior to this. If so then this is a great example of why all organisations have to tackle bullying or they squander excellent people.

    • @ArgentAbendAzure
      @ArgentAbendAzure 3 года назад +3

      @@tamlandipper29 She only worked in the BA kitchen about six months. Most of the other chefs were already part timers.
      Bullied? according to her. I think she played the situation.
      Look at what happened to the NYT.

    • @PJV1990
      @PJV1990 2 года назад +3

      @@tamlandipper29 You are misinformed. If you do the research you'll find that is was Sohla herself who was the bully. If you look up how she bullied and treated Gaby you'll be shocked and disgusted at how horrible Sohla is. You can find the information on Gaby's IG, Reddit or by doing a simple google search. Sohla has been outed as a horrific bully, I was SHOCKED and disgusted when I read the things she did and said to Gaby. Bullies are the lowest of the low and this disgusting person needs to be called out for her toxic, bullying behaviour.
      Gaby is extremely upset about it all and has written some pretty damning IG posts regarding the situation. And before you say that 'Gaby is making it up/lying', Sohla herself has confirmed it in response and DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE SPINE TO APOLOGISE for verbally abusing and bullying people. People need to stop with this 'Sohla is amazing... Sohla is a culinary wonder and so talented' BS because she is nothing more than a disgusting bully.

  • @ivonnecaradenacho3726
    @ivonnecaradenacho3726 3 года назад +35

    As a Mexican ,yes this is as authentic as you can get. I can taste it from here, charred chiles and vegetables taste amazing

    • @amosramirez
      @amosramirez 2 года назад +4

      "Authentic" she uses onions, onions didn't exist in the new world

    • @fcplop98
      @fcplop98 2 года назад +4

      @@amosramirez we did have some. It wasn’t just a different variety that was used in the “old world”

    • @WorldViralDaily
      @WorldViralDaily 2 года назад

      Make your own cooking channel mensa

    • @joelamaro4525
      @joelamaro4525 5 месяцев назад +1

      ⁠@@amosramirezAztecs did in fact have onions. Several different varieties in fact.

  • @leezahbat
    @leezahbat 2 года назад +23

    As a Hispanic in south Texas, I don't really know much about the history of tacos, so I really appreciated this video. I was excited to learn a piece history relating to my Mexican side. The etymology implied by the original words tlahco and xocolatl really fascinates me, as well. The tlahcos sounded and looked delicious, as far as the xocolatl, it's still made spicy with a hint of cinnamon and a lot of sugar (though not all Mexican hot chocolate is made spicy). Great video!

    • @ultragamer4960
      @ultragamer4960 2 года назад +3

      Family is from northern Mexico and the idea of spicy hot chocolate sounds foreign to me xddd

    • @sobreinquisidor
      @sobreinquisidor Год назад +2

      No offense but I think the name Hispanic is wrong. It implies that we are more Spanish. This may or not may be true for all Latinos. Personally, I don't consider myself Hispanic just because my native south American ancestors

    • @leezahbat
      @leezahbat Год назад +1

      @@sobreinquisidor that’s fine, of course, that is your preference. I am used to referring to myself this way, it’s how my mother referred to her self, although both of her parents were Mexican immigrants. I am not really used to calling myself Latina or anything else, and at this point, I may just be stuck in my ways.

    • @leezahbat
      @leezahbat Год назад +1

      @@ultragamer4960 it may be regional, of course. I live in south Texas, and it is popular here, so perhaps it’s popular along the border region here. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I am just guessing, though. 😅

  • @Ronceliad
    @Ronceliad 3 года назад +520

    You could do traditional Hawaiian food! (Pre-contact)

    • @GC-ed2yq
      @GC-ed2yq 3 года назад +15

      I’d love to see this!

    • @cande231
      @cande231 3 года назад +13

      wait where can i find more about this either way that sounds sick

    • @karneskelot4780
      @karneskelot4780 3 года назад +1

      This is a great idea!

    • @generaltso762
      @generaltso762 2 года назад +4

      @@cande231 google

    • @TheLove2drawzombolin
      @TheLove2drawzombolin 2 года назад +7

      I think if that should be done it'd be done by locals, As most ancient and traditional Hawaiian dishes was used with Imus (underground ovens). everything taste amazing when made this way as the meat becomes smokey and juicy!

  • @celiazamarripa3375
    @celiazamarripa3375 3 года назад +215

    I love that the editor has a sense of humor because that’s what Sohla is all about! One thing, can you leave the text on the screen a bit longer? I think it goes by pretty fast and I don’t finish reading it!

    • @rheanathan4189
      @rheanathan4189 3 года назад +9

      Yeah I kept having to pause to make sure I read it all before it disappeared

    • @dementiasorrow
      @dementiasorrow 2 года назад +7

      Agreed! I had to go back a couple of times to read the texts.

    • @ryam8962
      @ryam8962 2 года назад +2

      Agree, maybe twice the length.

    • @skittles2055
      @skittles2055 9 месяцев назад +1

      I thought the same thing

  • @meganbourn4921
    @meganbourn4921 3 года назад +27

    Here for Sohla, didn’t even kno History had a RUclips channel!

  • @DuyNguyen-yx2vd
    @DuyNguyen-yx2vd 3 года назад +95

    "Mind Opening Powers" These days, we call that "caffeinated".

    • @ianiglesias1262
      @ianiglesias1262 2 года назад +2

      literally i don't know why she made it sound so exotic when it's like how we understand coffee

    • @elenataboadamurrieta1707
      @elenataboadamurrieta1707 2 года назад

      It's not the same, chocolate was mostly used as a ceremonial beberage, tht's why she says that Moctezuma drank a lot of this, because he was kind of a king and has acces to it. So, to drink chocolate here in Mexico in that time, was related to religious or magical practices, where was literally believed that gave people that kind of powers. Not as simple as coffee.

  • @O2life
    @O2life 3 года назад +132

    Hey, I asked for Aztec food and I got Aztec food! I love this show.
    Now can I ask for two cameras during cooking? One stationary camera for Sohla to look at and talk to the audience, and one handheld camera to shoot the food parts. Then your fabulous video editor can cut the footage together for best views!

  • @aleamezquita5149
    @aleamezquita5149 3 года назад +234

    as a born and raised mexico city gal i can tell you for a fact that's exactly what my grandma makes sometimes... yea she does add some olive oil but it's just picadillo de pavo uwu and you of course eat it in a taco. i say Sohla should come to have some tacos here in DF, she'd be surprised how similar they are

    • @catcalhoun9567
      @catcalhoun9567 2 года назад +10

      Right? This is almost exactly the contents of the last street taco I had in Morelia.

    • @rubendelacruz7395
      @rubendelacruz7395 2 года назад +2

      uWu

    • @sonyadeantonio
      @sonyadeantonio 2 года назад +1

      I was gonna say isnt this picadillo? Glad we are all thinking the same.

    • @bunnycrofts8127
      @bunnycrofts8127 2 года назад +1

      I'm not a Spanish speaker so I have no clue if the uwu is part of the dish's name or just some excitement for the picadillo de pavo.

  • @v_the_engineer
    @v_the_engineer 3 года назад +38

    Seeing Sohla on a huge platform like History channel is so cool.

  • @RyanAndrewEdwards
    @RyanAndrewEdwards 3 года назад +13

    Having Sohla do this was such a solid choice. She's A+ material! Can't wait to see some ancient greek food.

  • @Ottawajames
    @Ottawajames 3 года назад +89

    So Yale University has a 3750 year old Sumerian (IIRC) tablet that contains some ancient recipes for stews and such.

  • @Pkdarkan
    @Pkdarkan 3 года назад +189

    As a Mexican I can testify using a comal for tomatoes is a cleaning job, they almost always loose their skin and leave a mess.. but that is exactly what you need for maximum flavor.. I would have removed excess burned skins of the chillies though.. love that Sohla is everywhere now.. flexing her skills 🍫🌮

    • @PedritoElMaldito
      @PedritoElMaldito 3 года назад +16

      That's why you use a bit of aluminum foil

    • @VicZWYnl
      @VicZWYnl 3 года назад +7

      Yeah, I was wondering about not removing the burned skins! I mean, aren't charred/burned bits known to be carcinogenic?

    • @PedritoElMaldito
      @PedritoElMaldito 3 года назад +8

      @@VicZWYnl you'll still get the smoky charred flavor when you remove the burned bits so go right on ahead

    • @aaronkennard9114
      @aaronkennard9114 3 года назад +11

      If you use a clay comal and you coat it with a thin layer of a slurry made from cal and water before you heat it up it will reduce how badly soft skinned veg like tomatoes stick.

    • @oosagimami6866
      @oosagimami6866 3 года назад +7

      Wrap it all up in aluminum foil & roast it over open fire/stove. Turn it over a few times.

  • @summercucumber4964
    @summercucumber4964 3 года назад +24

    I'm really loving this series, it's super refreshing after all the aliens, pawn-shop and conspiracy theory stuff that's flooded History over the years. I adore Sohla too so I hope they're treating her well. I also really like that they keep in the footage of little spills and things not going quite the way she planned. It makes for very charming and relatable content.

  • @catfishdinner7394
    @catfishdinner7394 Год назад

    This show is the best thing on the internet!!!

  • @SeekHistory
    @SeekHistory 3 года назад +514

    Sohla is a treasure, love her charisma even more than her cooking skills!

    • @PJV1990
      @PJV1990 2 года назад +2

      Sorry to burst your bubble, but if you perform a google search and do the research you'll find that Sohla is a horrible bully who treated Gaby in an appalling way. She horrifically bullied Gaby in the workplace. She also attacked Brad (calling him dumb and uneducated). Please do the research and you'll discover that she's a horrible bully behind the scenes who needs to be called out.

    • @toonse3683
      @toonse3683 2 года назад

      @@PJV1990 😮😦

  • @emobuddha
    @emobuddha 3 года назад +716

    I thought Solha would flip the tortilla with her hand. It's okay though she's still invited to the carne asada

    • @toniibaloneyy9265
      @toniibaloneyy9265 3 года назад +69

      Por lo menos no hizo pozole como Rachel Ray😂😂 sohla es espectacular💛

    • @andie3448
      @andie3448 2 года назад +42

      I was thinking the SAME THING, like when she said she didnt have the utensil. In my head i was like "b* your hand.."

    • @emobuddha
      @emobuddha 2 года назад +12

      @@andie3448 it’s the latinx in us lol. We were taught to use our hands

    • @andie3448
      @andie3448 2 года назад +8

      @@emobuddha 😂😂 we really just did what we had to huh!

    • @jraaccounts
      @jraaccounts 2 года назад +18

      @@emobuddha i was surprised too, because in india (and i would bet bangladesh) rotis (flat bread) are heated on a hot tawa (like a comal) and flipped by hand. both my grandmas, and actually my mom too, flip them this way. maybe she's just really into that wooden utensil of hers, it seems to show up in all the episodes lol!

  • @natasha195
    @natasha195 3 года назад +35

    😂 I love when Sohla tastes things cause you can see her brain go into overdrive sorting through all the information.

  • @blueowl3474
    @blueowl3474 3 года назад +3

    sohla's voice is so soothing and i love the way she talks to us. these videos have a rly sweet vibe

  • @7dblchzbrgr9
    @7dblchzbrgr9 3 года назад +41

    "Maybe Montezuma just needed Claritin." 😂 My fave episode so far.

  • @gabigavin-hanner5725
    @gabigavin-hanner5725 3 года назад +51

    Sohla at BA was interesting, chill, experimental, and lovely. But here, Sohla is at her best. This is amazing. Optimal Sohla. Great job History Channel for recognizing how incredible this woman is. Please keep this coming!

  • @auds9738
    @auds9738 3 года назад +11

    Sohla doing a taste test: 👋👉👊👏🙌🖐️👋☝️🤲👆🖖👇🤝🤚

  • @TheGPFilmMaker
    @TheGPFilmMaker 2 года назад +3

    I'm honestly just so happy I found this show. I love Sohla. I love history. I love food. This is fantastic! :)

  • @cogspace
    @cogspace 3 года назад +30

    Whoever edited this is killing it! The whisk plug-in free trial really got me.

  • @BlaiddWolfe
    @BlaiddWolfe 3 года назад +347

    Sohla should collab with Max Miller from Tasting History.

    • @rachael501
      @rachael501 3 года назад +74

      @@TheBLGL you know she's a classically trained chef who worked at a michelin star restaurant before opening her own right? like no shade to max miller but he's neither a historian nor a chef (and like he doesn't have the market cornered on historical cooking--there can be multiple people doing similar things without taking away from each other)

    • @BlaiddWolfe
      @BlaiddWolfe 3 года назад +57

      @@TheBLGL What a terribly unpleasant person you are.

    • @Allovimo
      @Allovimo 3 года назад +22

      I was thinking this myself! I would really enjoy that. Max recently did a podcast episode with the Mythical Kitchen crew (which you probably knew) and I was in heaven! I love it when passionate people come together.

    • @Allovimo
      @Allovimo 3 года назад +4

      @@BlaiddWolfe +

    • @GordyYates
      @GordyYates 3 года назад +22

      I would love to see Max Miller and other chefs on here. Sohla is a fantastic host and great chef, but I agree with @TheBLGL. Sohla doesn't have the authority or knowledge to really go in-depth. I definitely feel like I learn more with Max. Like watching Sohla make mochi -- clearly didn't know what she was doing. If they had a Japanese food historian on there with her, that would have perfect. I love the series for Sohla's personality, not because it feels v authentic or informative.

  • @dibamoca9885
    @dibamoca9885 Год назад

    Sohla deserves a gold goblet!!!

  • @fernandacastillo8317
    @fernandacastillo8317 3 года назад +1

    I just love Sohla's personality. She's so charismatic in her own way. LOVE THIS SERIES

  • @sameerparashari195
    @sameerparashari195 3 года назад +219

    That was amazing, Sohla.
    You can try making, "proto curry" from harappan civilization from India,one of the oldest civilizations to have existed.

    • @mj-yo7vt
      @mj-yo7vt 3 года назад +5

      I'm invested

    • @nathandavis3002
      @nathandavis3002 3 года назад +17

      I really wanna see that, or any kind of pre-new world Indian food. Before the tomato, pepper, etc were introduced.

    • @neosori6236
      @neosori6236 3 года назад

      That would be an aubergine curry (?)

    • @nathandavis3002
      @nathandavis3002 3 года назад +1

      I don't know, perhaps - but it would be vastly different from the aubergine curry we know today.

    • @neosori6236
      @neosori6236 3 года назад

      @@nathandavis3002 It would still be considered an aubergine the and way a carrot is still known as a carrot even after years of effort to alter the colour, taste and size of carrots

  • @tamarabenavides1343
    @tamarabenavides1343 3 года назад +90

    I'm really happy that I discovered this content because I'm a food lover and I study journalism. It's a great way to catch the attention of the people.
    Great job and as a mexican I'm really proud that you guys did this episode.

    • @sa_2328
      @sa_2328 3 года назад +1

      If you liked this there’s a series on RUclips called “Supersizers Eat/Go (insert era). Try looking up Supersizers go Ancient Rome.

  • @ashleyferris5749
    @ashleyferris5749 3 года назад

    Sohla is here, there and everywhere!!!!

  • @goosezen
    @goosezen 3 года назад +18

    Not too long ago, some ancient Babylonian recipes were unearthed, and I'd love to see you try and tackle them. Apparently everything had beer in it (or, at least what the Babylonians called beer). Bread: beer. Marinade: beer. Broth: beer. Take a stab at it!

  • @Bluebelle51
    @Bluebelle51 3 года назад +221

    I can't wait for you to make Tamales
    once a year, the king would hold a feast for all the people and the one food that you could take home with you was the tamale, and you could only take as many as you could hold in one hand.
    I love me some food history!

    • @eribertoacedo9505
      @eribertoacedo9505 3 года назад +7

      I love the tamale shredded beef tamale then you have the sweet tamale with raisins and also do you have cheese tamales and finally the hot tamale oh yeah bring it on!!

    • @Bluebelle51
      @Bluebelle51 3 года назад +6

      @@eribertoacedo9505 Oaxaca cheese and black beans, and I'd almost forgotten the raisin with the piloncillo syrup, OMG
      so so so so good

    • @colleenkaralee2280
      @colleenkaralee2280 3 года назад +3

      @@eribertoacedo9505 My first tamale was in Caracas and my M-I-L added raisins and it was delicious, both sweet and savory.

    • @donovanb9020
      @donovanb9020 2 года назад +6

      I mean, it basically still operates like that to this day.
      Someone's abuela makes tamales and the only limit is how much you're willing to pay and able to carry.
      Ever since I moved to El Paso, every winter I always gain a good amount of weight.
      Mostly because I just become a tamale, menudo, and pozole eating machine lol.

    • @WorldViralDaily
      @WorldViralDaily 2 года назад +1

      she should, shes already built like a tamalera

  • @Dreamsthrea
    @Dreamsthrea 3 года назад +35

    The way Sohla keeps winning! We love to see it!!

  • @SGRosen-vi2ez
    @SGRosen-vi2ez 3 года назад +17

    Would it be worthwhile to try including cocoa butter/solids in your Xocolatl, since the Aztecs used the whole fermented bean? Loved the video!

  • @PedritoElMaldito
    @PedritoElMaldito 3 года назад +13

    Using a dried chile like ancho or pasilla would've been a better bet. Not as spicy, a lot earthier and kinda has those chocolaty notes

    • @Vita-Eva
      @Vita-Eva 3 года назад +5

      Absolutely or even a guajillo. How hard is it to do a little research, sheesh!

    • @toxxiklovee
      @toxxiklovee 24 дня назад

      ​@@Vita-Evabro its not that deep

  • @RemnantOfBirth
    @RemnantOfBirth 3 года назад +22

    "I don't hate this" is the golden stamp of approval in my book.

  • @nathanhittle9457
    @nathanhittle9457 3 года назад +249

    The red border around the thumbnail made me think this was an older episode I'd already watched. Maybe nix it? Just a suggestion for the marketing team! :)

    • @irenel1119
      @irenel1119 3 года назад +17

      Agreed! It confused me on both my tv and phone (separate accounts).

    • @anferniquejames7934
      @anferniquejames7934 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @chelsea9078
      @chelsea9078 3 года назад +2

      Agreed

    • @EmmyK0613
      @EmmyK0613 3 года назад +1

      Same!

    • @motawarrior5201
      @motawarrior5201 3 года назад +1

      The marketing team did this on purpose to get you to click the video.
      Plenty of other channels do this..
      They make you second guess yourself and you click the video...

  • @sandrajames7961
    @sandrajames7961 2 года назад +2

    I have to say ALL of your team is a great fit for you and your show! LOVE the humor and history paired with making food!

  • @dicemaster1346
    @dicemaster1346 2 года назад +1

    This is the first time that I've sat down to watch an episode about cooking from start to finish. Thank you for being entertaining and charming.

  • @elizabethtakeo
    @elizabethtakeo 3 года назад +43

    This looks delicious! I appreciate the explanation of how she’s making changes based on her modern cooking setup and ingredients. I don’t like turkey, but I would like to try this recipe!

    • @catcalhoun9567
      @catcalhoun9567 2 года назад +1

      I tried it with Beyond Meat and it was excellent. Then I tried it with tofu. A friend tried it with pork. The magic seems to be in the vegetable charring, so the protein might matter less. It always tastes amazing if you do that. The epazote really made a difference too. I tried it with both epazote and Mexican oregano. Now I actually mix both in for a more complex flavor.

  • @albr7
    @albr7 3 года назад +310

    Please generate more content like this and cut the alien bull****. Really like this way of learning about real history.

    • @mercurywoodrose
      @mercurywoodrose 2 года назад +24

      tacos were introduced by...space aliens!!!

    • @brandonsolis6911
      @brandonsolis6911 2 года назад +16

      @@mercurywoodrose “according to the opinions of expert extraterrestrial researchers, there is absolutely no way to prove that tacos weren’t introduced to the ancient Aztecs by a race of space traveling aliens”

    • @noxirs7059
      @noxirs7059 2 года назад +3

      @@brandonsolis6911 Have you've ever been inside the Zocalo in Mexico City? Historical Murals indicate that Aliens existed. That's why the Pyramids across the world align.

    • @lunamonetmonroe
      @lunamonetmonroe 2 года назад +1

      Only some of the over sensationalized stuff is bs…most ancient civilizations believed aliens existed.

    • @takumifujiwara2951
      @takumifujiwara2951 2 года назад

      @@noxirs7059 nah bro as a mexican i can say we are aliens 👽 are ships crashed in Mexico so we put Pyramids on them some in Egypt so fear us are mission is not complete the ်မစအပစခနဝ empire will rule earth viva ်မအပစန၀

  • @rocioaleman2029
    @rocioaleman2029 2 года назад

    Indigenous cultures are so beautiful 🥰

  • @CountessVolcano
    @CountessVolcano 3 года назад +11

    I love all the things Sohla does, this is no exception. But I especially love, when she tries the food. Real bites, real reactions not like those tiny dainty fake bites and fake chewing. She is just so real!

    • @WorldViralDaily
      @WorldViralDaily 2 года назад

      so real she needed a utensil to flip the tortilla and called MOCtezuma MONtezuma. wow so real smh 🤣

  • @bruesselbach
    @bruesselbach 3 года назад +245

    Sohla not doing the most challenging version in which she nixtamalizes her own masa and ferments her own cacao, for once

    • @nmg6248
      @nmg6248 2 года назад +1

      I would have liked to see that instead

  • @vegieseitan1107
    @vegieseitan1107 3 года назад +35

    Just wanted to give a shout out to the editing team for this show. Every single one of you is awesome and hilarious. Editing team + Sohla = Entertainment

  • @kdhadley737
    @kdhadley737 2 года назад

    This is my new favorite series. Sohla offers a respectful and humorous look into the history of cooking without coming off as pompous or glib. I’m dying to try some of these recipes!

  • @kietkat88
    @kietkat88 2 года назад

    I love sohla..... She is so real. Make more cooking shows.

  • @sirhillarybillary
    @sirhillarybillary 3 года назад +208

    Sohla Whiskhands
    Edwards third cousim

    • @wickandde
      @wickandde 3 года назад

      😂

    • @ihearttube
      @ihearttube 3 года назад +1

      underrated

    • @buebitohonguito4061
      @buebitohonguito4061 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 3 года назад

      LOL, funny, but... even after editing, you still misspelled "cousin?" 😄

    • @sirhillarybillary
      @sirhillarybillary 3 года назад +2

      @@MaryAnnNytowl The Hand family uses their own nouns in order to be inclusive to 'cousins' who arrived at their current uniquely-handed state through accident, choice, mad scientist etc. Rather than purely blood relations.
      Yup.

  • @Zile.e
    @Zile.e 3 года назад +23

    Honestly, I throw a dried chilli pepper into my hot chocolate whenever I make it. I know its nothing like Xocol. Though... I also put chilli into my lemonade. It's good!

  • @apue1408
    @apue1408 3 года назад +6

    i just made myself the hot xocolatl and found it surprisingly sippable! the chili pairs so well with the cocoa, it lingered in my mouth in a really good way. truth be told, adding a bit of sugar and milk after trying the raw version also didn't hurt, but i was surprised by how much i already liked it with just the ancient ingredients!

  • @rheanathan4189
    @rheanathan4189 3 года назад +4

    I really love the way this is made, the mix of it being just like a modern cooking show while still being historical is great, Sohla is such a natural host, and the editing was really funny and had great flow - not to mention the kitchen and utensils being aesthetically pleasing. Great content all around!

  • @t.p.enterprises
    @t.p.enterprises 3 года назад +6

    I am a simple woman. I see Sohla, I smash the watch button. Love her. ❤

  • @BGeeTea
    @BGeeTea 3 года назад +5

    I'm a big fan of the editor for this vid and the sense of humour injected into the video (like the censored tortilla, the 'poof' count, etc.). A++++ work, editing team.

  • @christophernanez78
    @christophernanez78 2 года назад +1

    I'm so excited to have found more Sohla, just great to see her popping up in different places lately.

  • @willfeetham4803
    @willfeetham4803 2 года назад

    I'm so excited to find this series! I've always enjoyed Sohla's videos and exploring ancient recipes is fascinating!

  • @jessicabw
    @jessicabw 3 года назад +3

    I loved the history and Sohla is entertaining but calming!

  • @Opotchtli
    @Opotchtli 3 года назад +21

    Something from ancient egypt like beer and bread plz
    Also, you need to be able to taste the cacao in the xocolatl, probably adjust the chilli to your taste?

  • @Tanyissa
    @Tanyissa 2 года назад

    History+Sohla!!! = 😍💜

  • @talented_introvert
    @talented_introvert 3 года назад +1

    Every time I see Sohla featured in a video I’m supporting because she deserves it!

  • @johnvarner9089
    @johnvarner9089 3 года назад +22

    I feel like the earthier flavor of a dried pepper would be a better match to chocolate and vanilla than a fresh pepper.

    • @Vita-Eva
      @Vita-Eva 3 года назад +4

      You’re absolutely correct. I would have toasted a guajiro Chile or a pasilla Chile, the ground it.

  • @ActressSarah
    @ActressSarah 3 года назад +4

    This is so cool!! Would adore to see something from Ancient Greece

  • @katherinevelasquez6163
    @katherinevelasquez6163 2 года назад +1

    I’ve never really truly binge any HISTORY videos until I saw Sohla.

  • @vplgery
    @vplgery 2 года назад

    I'm glad RUclips recommended this to me. I love this person already because she's so friendly.

  • @SpenserClark
    @SpenserClark 3 года назад +100

    I’m interested in learning about the origins of lasagna.

    • @jeffreym68
      @jeffreym68 3 года назад +5

      Pretty sure Hannah Hart did this on Edible History. Lots of fun!

    • @oliverhernandez5806
      @oliverhernandez5806 3 года назад +7

      check out tasting history with max miller he has an episode on it

    • @melanieortiz712
      @melanieortiz712 3 года назад +2

      Tomatoes are indigenous to the Americas

    • @eribertoacedo9505
      @eribertoacedo9505 3 года назад

      Cucina is Spanish for kitchen!

    • @oliverhernandez5806
      @oliverhernandez5806 3 года назад +1

      @@eribertoacedo9505
      No it is not hun, cocina is Spanish for kitchen. Cucina is Italian for kitchen

  • @justinweaver7543
    @justinweaver7543 3 года назад +10

    To my knowledge onions also came from Europe. As for the tomatoes, a Roma type tomato has less water and can handle the heat without disintegrating.

    • @TJStellmach
      @TJStellmach 3 года назад +13

      There are wild onions native to the Americas, but they're small-bulbed and would be used more like an herb.

    • @ultragamer4960
      @ultragamer4960 2 года назад

      @@TJStellmach but it’s not the same. The Aztecs didn’t use them like how the lady in the video is showing.

  • @saraobrien2725
    @saraobrien2725 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely love this series! Can’t wait for more episodes.

  • @crobles1973
    @crobles1973 3 года назад

    Sohla you really made me proud with this episode of azteca tacos. @History keep sponsoring her for this series. It's great.

  • @MsBrubble
    @MsBrubble 2 года назад +6

    After doing some research, it appears that the Aztecs ate "dried beans," so their diet was more "plant based." They had turkeys but the "average person" more likely ate beans. In making taco, I hadn't considered charring the tomatoes, onions, and chilis; (We will try it.) however, I've seen charred peppers used in jollof rice.

    • @WorldViralDaily
      @WorldViralDaily 2 года назад

      Watch mexican cooking channels. stop watching these pseudo cooks

    • @ultragamer4960
      @ultragamer4960 2 года назад

      @@WorldViralDaily facts

    • @ultragamer4960
      @ultragamer4960 2 года назад

      And the Aztecs didn’t use onions because onions were brought over by the Spanish

  • @chroniclesoflaura
    @chroniclesoflaura 3 года назад +21

    I love that things aren’t perfect in these videos.

  • @jumperchu
    @jumperchu 3 года назад

    Yessssssssssssss Sohla is thriving sharing these recipes, I only subscribed to see more of Sohla’s culinary talents, exploring and sharing culture

  • @jamievarni1530
    @jamievarni1530 3 года назад +2

    Agreed. The woman has charisma and is very informative.

  • @MateoQuixote
    @MateoQuixote 3 года назад +12

    Sohla is truly wonderful, she's a great host and a lot of fun to watch. Her talents were absolutely being wasted at bon appetit

  • @masonking8272
    @masonking8272 3 года назад +3

    whoever though of making this w sohla hosting did a good job u know exactly what the people need

  • @saraweaver2899
    @saraweaver2899 3 года назад +1

    Yes more Sohla! Love her take on culinary history.

  • @anonymouschicken952
    @anonymouschicken952 2 года назад

    Solah’s come a long way in a short time. Good to see.

  • @cinemaocd1752
    @cinemaocd1752 3 года назад +4

    I've been drinking hot chocolate without sweetener for a while and you do just have to get used to it. I find if I mix in a little coffee and a lot of cream it helps. I don't put that much spice in it, but maybe 1/8 tsp of cayenne and a cinnamon stick.

  • @ijeremyoliver
    @ijeremyoliver 3 года назад +43

    Sohla: "Those things were brought to Central America by the colonizers."
    Me: *clutches pearls*

    • @denisebautista580
      @denisebautista580 3 года назад

      Same. She lost me after that.

    • @rheanathan4189
      @rheanathan4189 3 года назад +13

      @@denisebautista580 Why, it's literally history? Lots of countries colonised other countries, England didn't have potatoes until the Portuguese brought them in the 1500's, it's just history

    • @pan0ramian
      @pan0ramian 3 года назад +5

      @@denisebautista580 why, because she told the truth? 😂

    • @aquariussolaris2492
      @aquariussolaris2492 3 года назад

      @@denisebautista580 why. She was right. Like what alternative timeline do you reside in.

  • @Society2
    @Society2 2 года назад

    Thank you almighty algorithm for bringing this to me. This was lovely.

  • @goochmcduck4285
    @goochmcduck4285 2 года назад

    That pour was so impressive. You got a fan in me for life for that.

  • @ShitDisFuck
    @ShitDisFuck 3 года назад +43

    There should be a collab between this show and Tasting History with Max Miller.

    • @iwaspaidtoflywithyoubatman
      @iwaspaidtoflywithyoubatman 3 года назад +6

      Didn’t he just do an Aztec episode?

    • @grovermartin6874
      @grovermartin6874 2 года назад

      They're both delightful shows, but different. Max has done research in depth and figured out the recipes in the most accessible way to present to us. Here, she has done some investigation, and is playing as she goes, liberating us to play along. All great, but two different vibes.

  • @sarajohnson2982
    @sarajohnson2982 3 года назад +62

    I love the concept of this show and Sohla, but I feel like it needs a food historian. Two hosts

    • @andycalimara
      @andycalimara 3 года назад +1

      Why?

    • @nataliatc1
      @nataliatc1 3 года назад +23

      Yeah, and maybe more research and advice coming from people more well-versed on the specific food they talk about on the episode. Particularly un this they could have asked a traditional cook from México

    • @DaraButterfield
      @DaraButterfield 2 года назад +4

      I agree Sohla is always good, but with someone to chat to she is fantastic

  • @tstadt9907
    @tstadt9907 3 года назад

    I have spent the last 15 years with indigenous Mexicans in south central Mexico---probably as close to ancient Aztecs in the world today. Many traditional food preparations are still in use. This recipe/technique is about 50 percent authentic. Still....glad to see someone keeping traditional cooking alive. Good job.

  • @LivingWithCancer101
    @LivingWithCancer101 2 года назад

    I LOVE ALLLL OF THIS! ANCIENT FOODS have always facinated me and I love Sohla so I love allll of this. This is the perfect series!

  • @zetablackstar2410
    @zetablackstar2410 3 года назад +4

    Cocoa mass is the same thing as "unsweetened chocolate" which can be found in the baking aisle. Cocoa powder is Cocoa mass which has had the cocoa butter removed by pressing.

  • @makeupgrl24
    @makeupgrl24 3 года назад +5

    Oh man when you said that ideally you’d want to hand them out as you cook them, my jaw dropped. LOL my grandma and all the older generation Tia’s in my family never let anyone have the first tortilla. Then they’d give the ok to get one once there were 2 or 3 in the stack.

  • @wildercerrate7295
    @wildercerrate7295 2 года назад

    Sohlas got a history channel show now???? So good to see her thriving

  • @jasonquick635
    @jasonquick635 5 месяцев назад

    This is still one of my favorite recipes. I’ve made it at least 4-5 times.