The Plant Based Taco Scene in LA | Todos Los Tacos

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июл 2022
  • No meat? No problem. Paco explores the plant based taco scene in Los Angeles, starting with a yucatecan take on vegan tacos at Hijo de su Madre, then getting astrological at Alchemy Organica, and finishing with a new kind of traditional tacos at El Cocinero. All three sacrifice nothing while providing unique and inspiring variations on the tacos we all love. Brought to you by Camarena Tequila. #ad
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  • @daveysaturn7232
    @daveysaturn7232 Год назад +178

    Francisco gomez is one of the greatest hosts of all time! Glad to see him again.

  • @HelpfulConversations
    @HelpfulConversations Год назад +56

    My Moms Family Immigrated from Yucatan , Merida and this is so cool to see a new interpretation of the food i grew up eating . His mom reminds me of my Grandma. I will be definitely be visiting this Taco place 👍🏼

  • @UncleBillsKitchen
    @UncleBillsKitchen Год назад +34

    Dang, I miss the west coast.
    Fresh seafood, taquerias and the best Asian
    food in the country.
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful peace.
    Happy cooking,
    UB

  • @emilebosman5249
    @emilebosman5249 Год назад +82

    Really happy to see all these plant based episodes lately. Living in the Netherlands I don't think I've ever had a good taco in my life but watching this helps me in trying to recreate good taco's at home

    • @SSIyer
      @SSIyer Год назад +1

      KUA kitchen in Den Haag has good mexican food

    • @carlosumana3567
      @carlosumana3567 2 месяца назад

      Good tacos are all about seasoning.

    • @urdad9853
      @urdad9853 2 месяца назад

      take a trip to L A the best taco city in America

    • @carlosumana3567
      @carlosumana3567 2 месяца назад

      @@urdad9853 what’s some good spots never been to Cali

    • @urdad9853
      @urdad9853 2 месяца назад

      Man you can't throw a stick and not hit a good taco spot....I would try the taco trucks one on Lincoln and Brooks in Venice it starts at 4pm till the food runs outthe the Koji taco truck goona google to find where its at....any little taco spot run by Mexicans in a Mexican neighborood or find a Mexican grocery store that has a meat counter...good luck

  • @thanksj232
    @thanksj232 Год назад +29

    I’m so glad they checked out El Cocinero!! Best vegan Mexican food I’ve ever tried 😋

  • @shaunh2798
    @shaunh2798 Год назад +9

    Hijo de su Madre made myself and family feel like there family just visited 7/13/22 sat down and ate like I was at their dinner table such hospitality and inviting attitudes.. thanks again from glendora.. well worth the drive

  • @brendasays2324
    @brendasays2324 Год назад +12

    Being raised in central california and having hispanic and spanish neighbors. My childhood was filled with delicious food and great cooking lessons from everyone was an awesome life experience.

  • @51rwyatt
    @51rwyatt Год назад +41

    This is a beautiful show and folks that love meat (me included) need to get these types of tacos in the rotation.

    • @danim2897
      @danim2897 Год назад +5

      We do…they’re called tacos de frijolitos

  • @mygoodeyeclosedCC
    @mygoodeyeclosedCC Год назад +110

    Alchemy Organica captivated me with the zodiac taco. She already had me at “re-indigenize our food”, but her intuitive approach to creating joy on a plate is on another level🙌🏼 #popuphereIcome

  • @rezabolouri2662
    @rezabolouri2662 Год назад +10

    I had her tacos when she used to work with pattern bar, hands down One of the best healthiest tacos I ever had everyone must give it a try you will go back plenty of times.

  • @benjaminherrera5641
    @benjaminherrera5641 Год назад +27

    I live about an hour west of LA and have visited el cocinero multiple times literally just to go there! Amazing food, people, and culture. Time to try the others. I LOVE TACOS AND LA

    • @Simoneslegs
      @Simoneslegs Год назад

      How do you live an hour west? LA is on the pacific coast

    • @benjaminherrera5641
      @benjaminherrera5641 Год назад +1

      @@Simoneslegs Oxnard is west of LA

  • @robertperales9911
    @robertperales9911 Год назад +7

    Aww loved this so much! So much pride in being Mexicano and have been vegetarian since i was 9 and vegan for the past 5 years. It’s so great to see the sense of community comida mexicana brings to everyone. And I love seeing it be plant based too 🫂💛

  • @MiaMia-lb2iy
    @MiaMia-lb2iy 4 месяца назад +2

    Mi encanto! I love the representation of the spirituality correlating with the heathly food 🥑 So smart and creative

  • @elchapojr6219
    @elchapojr6219 Год назад +6

    I remember when I used to work for a wine distributor and when Camarena Tequila came out it was the buzz of the industry I’m happy it’s still going strong

  • @anandkavalapara4072
    @anandkavalapara4072 Год назад +8

    Wow, you can taste the food and drinks just from the visuals. Awesome finds for vegetarians and vegans.

  • @RockyC89
    @RockyC89 Год назад +16

    Glad to see el compa Francisco back in action.

  • @uday7633
    @uday7633 Год назад +2

    Beautiful. Plants over everything

  • @blamethemonkey784
    @blamethemonkey784 Год назад +22

    I been to that last restaurant and got to admit. They're food is really good.

  • @AkodoNoEyes
    @AkodoNoEyes Год назад +6

    Yo! This series is back???? One thing about vegan places is that their beans and rice options are always fire.

  • @LongBui-ot1uy
    @LongBui-ot1uy Год назад +3

    The food at Hijo Dr Su Madre is absolutely amazing. I can't get enough of it. I do there every week.

  • @sevenoctobers7471
    @sevenoctobers7471 Год назад +2

    I wish all these proprietors and creators well. Everything looks delicious.

  • @roozi666
    @roozi666 10 месяцев назад +1

    “Going back to our roots” 👏💯🔥

  • @DrBrunoRecipes
    @DrBrunoRecipes Год назад +7

    Amazing 😍 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a great day everyone 🌻

  • @tiffanythompson5072
    @tiffanythompson5072 Год назад +19

    The west coast has all the good Mexican foods.. man I would love to be there for that alone. I really want to try this. It looks so good. We don't have a veteran Mexican spot here in Upstate NY . I have to find one. It looks so yummy

    • @Becky_Cal
      @Becky_Cal Год назад +2

      Correction, not the West Coast…L.A. specifically! I’m from L.A. of Mexican descent and have lived in Mexico City. No other place on the WC like San Fran, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, whatever…none can compare with L.A. when it comes to Mexican food and tacos especially! L.A. has the largest Mexican population outside of Mexico and where you have the most natives, you’ll have the most authentic food of that place. L.A. also has the largest population of Koreans, Japanese, Filipinos, Armenians & Thai people outside of those countries. You’ll find the MOST authentic food from these places in L.A. as well. 😉

    • @brandoncespedes9421
      @brandoncespedes9421 Год назад +2

      @@Becky_Cal just wanted to add that Mexico is super diverse culturally. Making the Mexican population a huge melting pot a not just a homogenious culture in which many people falsely claim what Mexico is....

  • @bunerzissou
    @bunerzissou Год назад +4

    When Paco said, “mmHMM, MMhmm” that shit hit different

  • @gabrielaorellana2734
    @gabrielaorellana2734 Год назад +5

    El Cocinero is my whole family’s favorite restaurant. They’re not vegan (I am) but we have their delicious food at almost every celebration. Lo más delicioso y sin tener que maltratar a ningún animalito 🙏🏽♥️🌯🌮

    • @janetrojas8939
      @janetrojas8939 Год назад +1

      La neta se ve bien buena la comida se nota que fueron los que mas le gustaron a fransisco

  • @honeychickn3447
    @honeychickn3447 Год назад +14

    This gives me hope cooking Hispanic food again 😋 I can’t eat dairy or a lot of meat so I’ve been looking for a way to eat more plant based foods

  • @wetguavass
    @wetguavass Год назад +4

    nopal, potato, mushroom, bean, acualaistas, etc. tacos

  • @urdad9853
    @urdad9853 2 месяца назад

    I LOVE Lucy....she reminds me of my Mom and Aunts when they get together to cook

  • @washurhands5079
    @washurhands5079 Год назад +4

    I need to try this. My mouth is watering

  • @brianmoody2549
    @brianmoody2549 Год назад +1

    Showing who you can bring flavor and ,and great tastes and fresh ingredients to bring the great tastes to what you cook.

  • @SSHEX
    @SSHEX Год назад +1

    Alchemy Orgánica sounds like a business I’d LOVE to support! I need to go back to LA cause the plant based food scene is insane

  • @naiafreeluv001
    @naiafreeluv001 Год назад +16

    The Mayans and Aztecs were vegetarians (sometimes pescetarian)! I remember reading a book about it from this Mexican lady on the history of food in México. Great book! And it discusses the history of food of México and the influence on food from the Conquistadors. Also loved this video! Can't wait to go to Cali and try it some day.

    • @piloncillodaddy
      @piloncillodaddy Год назад +11

      Not actually,they bred ducks,turkeys and dogs for consumption. Don’t even try to find out how the original pozole was made of

    • @republicoftexas4651
      @republicoftexas4651 Год назад +7

      Like 90% vegetable diet. Not vegetarian though. Turkeys were a huge part of their diet. Water based things easily caught: turtles, frogs, gators. Crickets.

    • @naiafreeluv001
      @naiafreeluv001 Год назад +2

      @@republicoftexas4651 To be fair they were a species similar to turkey, but they weren't turkeys (she dived into that as well) and that wasn't part of their regular diet. I personally do not consider insects to be meat nor animals. While I wouldn't eat them, that's more of a personal choice. But they mostly ate plant based because crops were more consistent than meat.

    • @republicoftexas4651
      @republicoftexas4651 Год назад +2

      @@naiafreeluv001
      The Aztecs had turkeys-- turkey turkeys. Turkeys were called _totolin_ in Nahuatl. They also raised ducks and dogs for meat. Gophers. Salamanders. Eggs.
      I've read maybe thirty books on Aztec culture because their engineering skill always fascinated me. From the causeways they built to Tenochtitlan, the pyramids and, their floating gardens called _chinampas-_ which are used in Mexico to this day.
      Maya were much much earlier and a different culture.

    • @naiafreeluv001
      @naiafreeluv001 Год назад +2

      @@republicoftexas4651 Firstly I reread her article and simply misunderstood her. They were turkeys, she was just explaining the difference between the turkeys now and then. And I misunderstood that as them being two different things (I read the article initially two years ago). Also the Mayans and Aztecs had very similar cultures and ate pretty much the same- with the turkey being a cultural symbol in both and most commonly used in rituals ("Turkey bones are rarely found in domestic refuse in Mesoamerica and most of the turkeys we studied had not been eaten - some were found buried in temples and human graves, perhaps as companions for the afterlife." -University of York, Archaeology Dept.). That's not saying turkeys weren't eaten. Also I never said they didn't eat lizards or any meat at all- but meat was scarce in both diets. With fruits and vegetables being the most constant things in their diets, since they were an agricultural based society- and grew fruits and vegetables year round. They're really amazing people, who did incredible things. I've read tons of articles on Mayan and Aztec food cultures, simply because I like food and history.

  • @chandragilbert7138
    @chandragilbert7138 Год назад +2

    Gracias Madre in West Hollywood is delicious !! All plant based and an amazing tequila selection

  • @ChristineLouisJacques
    @ChristineLouisJacques Год назад +35

    I am plant based and would to eat + support all of these spots when I visit LA. The food looks delicious! 🤤

    • @tommybf3778
      @tommybf3778 Год назад +6

      You are not plant based, maybe your diet is. Humans are not plant based by definition

    • @harshav8157
      @harshav8157 Год назад

      @@tommybf3778 lol

  • @Florent_pico
    @Florent_pico Год назад +5

    Real Mexican Food ! Love it

  • @Techfuse13
    @Techfuse13 Год назад +2

    Despite the astrology, to be able to put together a dish on the fly based on a theme of ingredients is impressive. The tacos were mouthwatering in every section of this episode.

  • @raviamodernepic
    @raviamodernepic Год назад +2

    I'm adding all these to my next road trip up 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @ginsoakedgirl4
    @ginsoakedgirl4 Год назад +7

    ¡Qué chingón! THANK YOU for showing how delicious vegan food is!

  • @thankyoucisco761
    @thankyoucisco761 Год назад +10

    As a plant based Mexican, bruh my fellow people fr fr be trying to take my Mexican card away, but I be like back in mex when the fam was down bad all they had was beans, tortillas and cactus. Plant based was humble beginnings but now it’s expensive af to be plant based😭😭🤦🏻‍♂️ oh well, take my money😂

    • @Tofu_va_Bien
      @Tofu_va_Bien 10 месяцев назад

      Doesn't have to be expensive. Stick to beans, rice, corn, and potatoes and you're golden!

  • @foodelicioushub4368
    @foodelicioushub4368 Год назад +2

    First time , I visit ur channel and I found it's awesome😍😍. I like ur recipes and style of cooking 👌👌👌. Great effort, amazing skills 👏👏👏. I'll try most of ur recipes. Stay blessed my new friend❤❤❤❤

  • @Starship245
    @Starship245 Год назад +1

    Thank you for teaching our people to eat different and be healthier 😊.

  • @danpreston564
    @danpreston564 8 месяцев назад

    I’m so glad that a Mexican says 'we didn’t eat much meat because it’s expensive' which has always been my feeling as to why Mexican food is so good when veganised. They know how to make tonnes of flavour without relying on meat.

  • @brittanymiller5153
    @brittanymiller5153 Год назад +1

    Looks soooo good

  • @march5233
    @march5233 Год назад +1

    Muchísimas gracias por ofrecer esta opción vegana/vegetariana en comida mexicana para explorar Los Ángeles. Espero poder probarlas muy pronto 😋🌮🌯

  • @JLSTKD12
    @JLSTKD12 Год назад +9

    This is absolutely amazing Denise I'm so proud of you your food is always on point.🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @CLS333
    @CLS333 Год назад

    Love it, back to the true roots for all!

  • @piratehunterzoro6682
    @piratehunterzoro6682 Год назад +2

    Dude that’s so awesome I wanna bring my mom here.

  • @69Justinmeans
    @69Justinmeans Год назад

    Dope episode!! 🔥

  • @nobodyyouknow
    @nobodyyouknow Год назад +1

    Awesome episode.

  • @wintermonroe2894
    @wintermonroe2894 Год назад

    Oooohhhwweeee this looks delicious....I need to experience this place 😋🥰😍

  • @carbzplays402
    @carbzplays402 Год назад +1

    The last spot went crazy

  • @rodolfoquiroz7819
    @rodolfoquiroz7819 Год назад

    POW! PEW! WHAMMY!! Another taco place in LA! How original! 🥱💡🎉

  • @donniezawadski2047
    @donniezawadski2047 Год назад +1

    ESO Si , I love to see places that are part and represent our community

  • @bakeraus
    @bakeraus Год назад +1

    Great host! Lovely people, man I need some of those tacos

  • @plutosdust
    @plutosdust 6 месяцев назад

    i LOVEEE El cocinero it’s one of my favorite vegan restaurants ever tbh

  • @Therealleofitlife
    @Therealleofitlife Год назад +1

    El Cocinero is my family! They are truly one of a kind!

  • @86HellCat831
    @86HellCat831 Год назад

    Glad to see Mr.Gomez back and the TACO series!

  • @ekureedafedaniel2622
    @ekureedafedaniel2622 Год назад

    Love this

  • @jazlynmitchell8499
    @jazlynmitchell8499 Год назад +15

    please do more of these for vegan food in la

  • @HoHosKitchen
    @HoHosKitchen Год назад +2

    wow, amazingly delicious 😍😍😋😋

  • @josepartida1711
    @josepartida1711 Год назад +7

    not vegan myself but i'm down to try these foods

  • @israelvazquez5979
    @israelvazquez5979 Год назад +1

    Wow super Pancho!!! Eres una leyenda!!!

  • @paulabaker8403
    @paulabaker8403 Год назад +1

    Great taco scene in Los Angeles.😊

  • @dubbiedubbie437
    @dubbiedubbie437 Год назад +1

    "UN shot"
    (la tequila como el rio) 🤙😄

  • @bondyjeff
    @bondyjeff Год назад +2

    Wow that zodiac taco is exactly all the ingredients that my Aries wife loves, I gotta make it for her now!

  • @shaunh2798
    @shaunh2798 Год назад

    My mouth is watering

  • @rochesterjohnny7555
    @rochesterjohnny7555 Год назад

    fantastic people food and drinks, I miss southern California

  • @sammel9695
    @sammel9695 Год назад +3

    Paco’s got a great vibe on camera

  • @en4ce_
    @en4ce_ Год назад +1

    well done, i am proud of you!

  • @Luckyvegan01
    @Luckyvegan01 5 месяцев назад

    OMG look really delicious

  • @bravelittletoaster3439
    @bravelittletoaster3439 10 месяцев назад

    Can’t wait to eat here!!

  • @purecitrine5321
    @purecitrine5321 Месяц назад

    We need more people like Denise….because nonvegan spirituality is muy loco😵‍💫

  • @sadeiofficial
    @sadeiofficial Год назад +2

    I literally just want to visit here for the food!!! It’s done ✅ lol 😂✈️✈️✈️ Aloha 🤙🏽 from Hawai’i 🧘🏽‍♀️🧋

  • @wolfganglisborg3970
    @wolfganglisborg3970 Год назад +24

    I'm so glad to see this honestly. Makes me happy about not eating animals for a few years now.

    • @emk3
      @emk3 Год назад +3

  • @jerrytinoco8272
    @jerrytinoco8272 Год назад

    Great spots you highlighted! But where can I get a Tacos LA hat like that?!

  • @williampc1188
    @williampc1188 Год назад +2

    en La Habra hay un puesto de tortas y resurante especializado en nopales, de origen Mexicano, yucateco

  • @marcole4221
    @marcole4221 Год назад

    Definitely Going to El cocinero 😋😋😋

  • @Micazer
    @Micazer Год назад +1

    Yeah she's back!

  • @republicoftexas4651
    @republicoftexas4651 Год назад +2

    Even in this internet age people (regular Americans) freak out when I bust out some serious vegetable based Mexican cooking.
    • A poblano and some cactus cut into strips. Add in creme cheese and roasted corn. Maybe some fresh, sliced jalapenos. _Rajas con crema._
    • Squash blossoms sauteed in garlic butter. Put them on a refried bean chalupa.
    • A big ole bowl of pinto beans. Pinto beans with crushed tomatoes, garlic, onion and a ton of cilantro.
    People just expect some pork or beef in our cooking. Don't get me wrong-- I'm totally down for chicharones and whatnot but, there's more to Mexican that just that.

    • @damien1781
      @damien1781 Год назад

      You just said cheese ... Um

    • @republicoftexas4651
      @republicoftexas4651 Год назад

      @@damien1781
      Mexico has like 30 different kinds of cheeses. Including a _creme fraiche,_ "creme cheese" kinda sorta. The average person in these comments doesn't know what a creme fraiche is.

    • @damien1781
      @damien1781 Год назад

      @@republicoftexas4651 I certainly know what creme fraiche is and that's not Mexican, it's European. I'm a huge foodie...

  • @DP-oi9nd
    @DP-oi9nd Год назад +2

    So easy to find good vegan in l.a when i visited

  • @samc1414
    @samc1414 Год назад

    What up Alex, it's me Sam Lorena's husband. So glad to see you doing well and what you love .. Have to visit the restaurant soon brother.

  • @rockoichigo10
    @rockoichigo10 Год назад +1

    So hungry… 🤤

  • @alexdesimone6924
    @alexdesimone6924 2 месяца назад

    The food looks tasty

  • @soweto1991
    @soweto1991 Год назад +2

    Denise! I'm so happy for you!

  • @elym.9927
    @elym.9927 Год назад

    El Cocinero taco is my dream come true

  • @haitianfyah5983
    @haitianfyah5983 Год назад

    Good content..🔥

  • @nicolasmartinez8015
    @nicolasmartinez8015 Год назад

    Best host yall have had in this one

  • @Anidoesstuff
    @Anidoesstuff Год назад

    This food is amazing!!! I was Def skepitcal i am an army vet and love meat but this is very very good for someone who eats meat, i enjoy these tacos more than meat for the most part good birria tacos cant be beat

  • @soolee152
    @soolee152 Год назад +4

    Alchemy Organica - truly memorable and delicious food.

  • @loadspiller
    @loadspiller Год назад +1

    WORD TO THIS!!! =)

  • @javiarre_
    @javiarre_ Год назад +1

    El cocinero is the best Mexican food In the valley hands down!

  • @dewirokhmawati5969
    @dewirokhmawati5969 Год назад +3

    The food looks mouth-watering 😋 & Francisco's eyelashes 👁👁 look so beautiful.

  • @PewPewAmerican
    @PewPewAmerican Год назад

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @Ms.Williams84
    @Ms.Williams84 Год назад +1

    El Cocinero is the best vegan 🌮. Great food and people

  • @rossctm2231
    @rossctm2231 Год назад

    See a lot of people don't realize that as far as Mexican history all the Aztecs didn't eat meat some were actually vegetarian vegan

  • @jernigan007
    @jernigan007 Год назад +3

    I love all tacos !

  • @stephaniemeixueiro7446
    @stephaniemeixueiro7446 Год назад

    "You're not made out of cArnE aSaDa"
    I mean, we kinda are.. 👀😂 lmao
    But I understand where you're coming from 💜😉

  • @henrycruz3547
    @henrycruz3547 Год назад

    I’m a simple man, I see Paco on the thumbnail and I click 🔥

  • @lauralopez6379
    @lauralopez6379 10 месяцев назад

    I need their recipe book