My first memory of molé was way back in the late 70’s early 80’s a family had moved into our neighborhood and I could smell the most fragrant smell ever. We walked over and they were cooking molé in their front yard. They invited us over to eat and I can honestly remember what I said. “It tastes like chocolate “. I’ve been hooked ever since. I don’t remember what the meat was but I definitely remember the molé.
I know this isn’t the video that pertains to what I did. I’ve been eating chunky Abole salsa, kinda like it, and I kinda didn’t because the chunks were kinda hard to chew and not very pleasant. I had the thought to put the arbole peppers in my smallest smoothie cup I had with my ninja blender, and it finally after years, blended up to where I had no chunks. It was a big weekend for me. I feel like it’s good to know. It’s going to change my life. I like chili do arbole and fire roasted tomatoes because I can make salsa whenever I feel like it with long stored food.
Will, someone PLEASE help me understand the flavor profile difference between Mexican Oregano and Cuban Oregano. In my pursuit of "Mexican Oregano" to grow in my herb garden, I wound up with Cuban Oregano. Sold as Mexican Oregano. I must have an acre of the stuff. To me, it just doesn't hit the mark. I have read that TRUE! Mexican Oregano is a desert shrub brush. Mine is nothing like that. Is there any clarity to this question???
Oregano is bold and it changes the flavor profile. In menudo it adds a mature flavor to it. You develop a taste for it over time. At first it’s a fine sprinkle and after it’s crumbled in your hand before you add. Be careful you don’t add the bigger twigs. After you crumble it in your hand you smell your hands and it will have a strong oregano smell.
Rick is barely finding out that Mexico had a trade with Asia, India, and the Middle East. There’s Japanese descendants in Sinaloa, middle eastern in Northern Mexico, Chinese in Mexico City, India in Michoacán. Africans in Veracruz. 😂 everyone loves Mexican food.
Not so much the ancient civilizations of Mexico, but once the Spanish took over, Mexico became a key transshipment route for goods from the Spanish possessions in Asia that were going to Spain. Due to some minor disagreements with a few other countries (read: just about everyone else in Europe), it was actually safer to transport silks and spices (as well as more direct forms of wealth) from the Orient across the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines than it was to try to get it around the Cape of Good Hope and up the Atlantic. Why? Because only Spain knew the secret of access to the Pacific, and they guarded it ruthlessly. So, even in the 1600s, there were goods from Asia ending up in Mexico. Just because it was *supposed* to go to Spain didn't mean the merchants weren't going to sell it along the way...and Spanish officials in Mexico were quite willing to pay high prices for luxury goods. Ships coming into Mexican ports direct from Spain brought goods from the Mediterranean. After all, those same officials who are paying generously for exotic luxuries off the Manila galleons were just as willing to shell out for luxury goods from home. And the captains couldn't make the westward runs from Spain empty. With this flow of goods came people. The Manila galleons were one-way trips. Upon arrival, they were broken up, and the tropical timber sold. So any sailors, including Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, and assorted others, had to fine passage to Europe...or stay in Mexico. In the 1800s and 1900s, Mexico saw more direct immigration from foreign countries. Chinese, Lebanese, and many others arrived in waves at various times. For better or for worse, Mexico as we know it today, and Mexican cuisine as it is known (and enjoyed!) today, wouldn't exist without the Spanish. We can argue the pros and cons of the conquest until the Sun burns out (and we probably will...just not on this forum, please), but we can't get around that, "warts and all", it is a central factor in the Mexico we see today.
Not Christopher Columbus. It was Americo Viscpucio. But where did he hear of such a place? Nordic Vikings have long been the holders of such maps detailing the transport of trade in the Americas and The Pacific. With bloodlines that don’t make sense to genealogists. Like the people from New Zealand.
Also those one way trips you talk about were actually slave ships that would dump them in box cars and roll them out to the end of the line for the construction of the Spanish and American railroad and gold mines. When they worked for free for 6 months they would not pay them, shoot them and bury them by the tracks. Yes those Spanish SOBs would get away with lots. Mexican Railway workers would help them escape. We have old stories about these accounts due to our family being involved in the Mexican railroads. After they were built and after the Mexican revolution, no land was granted to most of the non national people . They lied about giving you land and when you went to claim it or heard you were after it, you were executed for trying to steal from the state. My grandfather still remembered the last names from the story his father taught him. Whole towns suffered expulsions of migrants. Some hid and later returned including Europeans. We even have Palestino as a last name, meaning Palestine. So yes those Spanish SOBs would lie about the city of gold to get people to come then flipped the script.
Barely? You do realize these are VERY old episodes from his television series..... This episode is from 2009. He was merely sharing information that most people don't know, which never implied he didn't know the information himself. He's been in love with Mexico and Mexican culture since forever, so I'm sure he already knew this information given spices and the food he built his career on only revolves around such things. 🙄
Well, it is theater and it is staged and she is not a trained actress. I see a sweet dad and a lovely enthusiastic LUCKY daughter who is learning much about a fabulous trade from the inside track. More power to her for having the guts to do this! Kudos to Rick for being a patient and supportive dad! We should all be so lucky!
Your the best Rick. Thanks for representing the Mexican culture. Favorite chef.
Thank you. I am so grateful that you share your Mexico: One Plate at a Time videos from your show.
I love your green casuela! Lainey is so pretty and is always great seeing her. Love your videos!
My first memory of molé was way back in the late 70’s early 80’s a family had moved into our neighborhood and I could smell the most fragrant smell ever. We walked over and they were cooking molé in their front yard. They invited us over to eat and I can honestly remember what I said. “It tastes like chocolate “. I’ve been hooked ever since. I don’t remember what the meat was but I definitely remember the molé.
I love this episode 😍, I love them all !
👍👍👍eating a meal made by this guy=bucket list.
This video makes me long for Mexico, Oaxaca and CDMX. The sharing of this delicious meal is sooo Mexican. Yum!!
My mother-in-law's mole was one of our favorite things. It does have a special place in Mexican cuisine!
Great explanation! Really helpful! Such a cool market! 😃
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I know this isn’t the video that pertains to what I did. I’ve been eating chunky Abole salsa, kinda like it, and I kinda didn’t because the chunks were kinda hard to chew and not very pleasant. I had the thought to put the arbole peppers in my smallest smoothie cup I had with my ninja blender, and it finally after years, blended up to where I had no chunks. It was a big weekend for me. I feel like it’s good to know. It’s going to change my life. I like chili do arbole and fire roasted tomatoes because I can make salsa whenever I feel like it with long stored food.
Where can you buy
mole in a bag? i,heard
they sell it in a bag
all prepared.
12:06 To cook the Mole. You silly goose.
Will, someone PLEASE help me understand the flavor profile difference between Mexican Oregano and Cuban Oregano. In my pursuit of "Mexican Oregano" to grow in my herb garden, I wound up with Cuban Oregano. Sold as Mexican Oregano. I must have an acre of the stuff. To me, it just doesn't hit the mark. I have read that TRUE! Mexican Oregano is a desert shrub brush. Mine is nothing like that. Is there any clarity to this question???
Oregano is bold and it changes the flavor profile. In menudo it adds a mature flavor to it. You develop a taste for it over time. At first it’s a fine sprinkle and after it’s crumbled in your hand before you add. Be careful you don’t add the bigger twigs. After you crumble it in your hand you smell your hands and it will have a strong oregano smell.
Rick is barely finding out that Mexico had a trade with Asia, India, and the Middle East. There’s Japanese descendants in Sinaloa, middle eastern in Northern Mexico, Chinese in Mexico City, India in Michoacán. Africans in Veracruz. 😂 everyone loves Mexican food.
Not so much the ancient civilizations of Mexico, but once the Spanish took over, Mexico became a key transshipment route for goods from the Spanish possessions in Asia that were going to Spain.
Due to some minor disagreements with a few other countries (read: just about everyone else in Europe), it was actually safer to transport silks and spices (as well as more direct forms of wealth) from the Orient across the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines than it was to try to get it around the Cape of Good Hope and up the Atlantic. Why? Because only Spain knew the secret of access to the Pacific, and they guarded it ruthlessly.
So, even in the 1600s, there were goods from Asia ending up in Mexico. Just because it was *supposed* to go to Spain didn't mean the merchants weren't going to sell it along the way...and Spanish officials in Mexico were quite willing to pay high prices for luxury goods.
Ships coming into Mexican ports direct from Spain brought goods from the Mediterranean. After all, those same officials who are paying generously for exotic luxuries off the Manila galleons were just as willing to shell out for luxury goods from home. And the captains couldn't make the westward runs from Spain empty.
With this flow of goods came people. The Manila galleons were one-way trips. Upon arrival, they were broken up, and the tropical timber sold. So any sailors, including Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, and assorted others, had to fine passage to Europe...or stay in Mexico.
In the 1800s and 1900s, Mexico saw more direct immigration from foreign countries. Chinese, Lebanese, and many others arrived in waves at various times.
For better or for worse, Mexico as we know it today, and Mexican cuisine as it is known (and enjoyed!) today, wouldn't exist without the Spanish. We can argue the pros and cons of the conquest until the Sun burns out (and we probably will...just not on this forum, please), but we can't get around that, "warts and all", it is a central factor in the Mexico we see today.
@@christopherreed4723 Do you know who discovered America?
Not Christopher Columbus. It was Americo Viscpucio. But where did he hear of such a place? Nordic Vikings have long been the holders of such maps detailing the transport of trade in the Americas and The Pacific. With bloodlines that don’t make sense to genealogists. Like the people from New Zealand.
Also those one way trips you talk about were actually slave ships that would dump them in box cars and roll them out to the end of the line for the construction of the Spanish and American railroad and gold mines. When they worked for free for 6 months they would not pay them, shoot them and bury them by the tracks. Yes those Spanish SOBs would get away with lots. Mexican Railway workers would help them escape. We have old stories about these accounts due to our family being involved in the Mexican railroads. After they were built and after the Mexican revolution, no land was granted to most of the non national people . They lied about giving you land and when you went to claim it or heard you were after it, you were executed for trying to steal from the state. My grandfather still remembered the last names from the story his father taught him. Whole towns suffered expulsions of migrants. Some hid and later returned including Europeans. We even have Palestino as a last name, meaning Palestine. So yes those Spanish SOBs would lie about the city of gold to get people to come then flipped the script.
Barely? You do realize these are VERY old episodes from his television series..... This episode is from 2009. He was merely sharing information that most people don't know, which never implied he didn't know the information himself. He's been in love with Mexico and Mexican culture since forever, so I'm sure he already knew this information given spices and the food he built his career on only revolves around such things. 🙄
I love Rick, but Lanie is a distraction.
Love the recipes, but not the new format. Weird video xf.
This video is a 20 year old PBS show
@@santiagohills3997 Ha! That makes sense!
Love you and your cooking Rick but I stop watching your videos when your daughter comes on. It's too much. So overly theatrical and fake.
Well, it is theater and it is staged and she is not a trained actress. I see a sweet dad and a lovely enthusiastic LUCKY daughter who is learning much about a fabulous trade from the inside track. More power to her for having the guts to do this! Kudos to Rick for being a patient and supportive dad! We should all be so lucky!
My mom does pollo con mole better.
Y la mía lo hace better than yours y no estoy presumiendo.
I just went to Wendy's. So much easier
Ricks hair plugs are looking rough.... just sayin, not hatin.... love the cooking, not the hair.