MEXICAN DEATH FOOD!!! What They Eat on Day of the Dead!!

food is a big thing in dia de los muertos when you put an altar to honor the ones that you've lost you put food and drinks that they love because it's believed that they will come back at night and they will have a little bit of that food and enjoy themselves again in this world an inevitable universal process that will eventually fall upon us all permanent irreversible death the way we look at death has more to do with the cultures we grow up in than the process itself in some parts of the world it's taboo to bring it up but in mexico death is celebrated by the living in place of anxiety fear or sorrow there's music colors dancing and food all of them have this little button on top does that represent anything the crosses represents the bone of the dc's one this is dia de los muertos day of the day today i'm on a mission to experience the reality of this sacred holiday the people the culture the altars the food i think this must be one of the most unique flavor enhancers in the world what is the connection between day of the dead and mollet it all starts in the center of mexico city good morning from mexico more specifically mexico city today is day of the dead i'm here and i'm gonna experience this iconic holiday myself in the flesh at this moment we're headed to the parade the parade is a big deal here in the city it's not been going on a long time but there's a lot of people here who are excited to have it we're excited to see it behind me the holding pen for all the people in the parade everyone's ready to go people are lining up they're getting to the parade on the way i'm going to see if there's any food we can find maybe their special day of the dead themed food a skeleton cookie i don't know i'm going to see what i can find let's head out now cool what do you play what's that called a trombone can i join your band i play the recorder [Music] a content creator from mexico focused on food and unique recipes dude this is so wild out here yeah there's a lot of attractions here for people to see and do there's music everybody's happy you would never think the topic of the celebration was around that yeah how do you say it in spanish dia de los muertos dia de los muertos yes that was good thank you day of the dead it's one of mexico's most important religious holidays what does day of the dead mean to you day of the dead represents a mexican culture that we are so friendly and comfortable with the topic of death for us this day is remembering and honoring the ones that passed away and never forgetting what they left us in this world it said november 1st and 2nd are the only days during the entire year when the dead can revisit their living families as for the living it's a time to pay respects to remember and honor deceased loved ones by building an altar adorned with photos and offerings fruit bread beverages and a plate of their favorite food the intent is to encourage a spiritual visitation welcomed by the prayers and words [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] at least that's what most locals believe in the modern day day of the dead is becoming more of a commoditized holiday in mexico city there's a parade attracting thousands of people from all over the world to gather in this ocala or the main square in the city center [Music] [Applause] but this parade doesn't go back centuries or even decades it actually started after a james bond movie which featured such a parade when it was recorded here in 2015. now this is the parade's fourth year giant skeletons and colorful costumes mariachi music and dancers fill the street presenting a vibrant colorful and somewhat commercialized slice of mexican culture there's a lot of people in the parade what's incredible the parade goes on for four hours they must loop it right they have a long ride around the city so a lot of people can watch it and they don't have to be specifically here to be able to enjoy the parade oh i could have stayed at my hotel is that what you're saying maybe most countries every holiday every event has some kind of special food that goes along with it is that the same for this holiday food is a big thing in dia de los muertos when you put an altar to honor the ones that you've lost you put food and drinks that they love because it's believed that they will come back at night and they will have a little bit of that food and enjoy themselves again in this world that's something we're actually going to be seeing later today in the meantime i want to see if there's any food around here yes let's take a look let's go food is an indispensable part of this holiday this time of year you'll find skeleton themed candy skull chocolates or this a famous sweet bread roughly shaped like crossbones set atop a golden yellow glazed egg bun they call it dead bread and if you come here you can find a long list of varieties to choose from all right right this way wow i feel like we're going to a stadium this is pan de muerto which means bread of the dead are these all a little bit different yes each one is filled with different feelings a simple sweet bread recipe traditionally made from a rich dough consisting of milk eggs and butter here at pastela ria madrid bakery they put a twist on the traditional recipe adding an even sweeter touch this one is hot chocolate this is super mexican this flavor looks amazing i think i'm gonna try that one this one is filled with natta natta is made when you boil milk the fatty part that comes to the top and they spread it in the bread oh can we get that too absolutely uh how do we get it originally i just heard his bread and i was like well bread bread's not a big deal but this this is more than bread this bread is only baked for this time of the year it's limited edition after the day of the dead it's gone cheers [Music] oh yeah oh it's so rich and creamy it's fatty it's sweet it's really good it doesn't get more fresh than that it's very airy it's creamy inside and then crusty sugary topping yes you get a crust on the top and the sugar gives it all the sweetness that it needs this is awesome if i was a kid i would love damn the dead based just on this this is very nice all of them has this little button on top does that represent anything the round shape represents the circle of life and in here the crosses represents the bone of the deceased one i'm assuming dave the dead began in mexico but where in this country near here with the aztec civilization [Music] the ancient ritual of honoring the dead was started by the aztecs some 3000 years ago originally celebrated in the summer it was moved to november 1st and 2nd to coincide with all saints day and all souls day as the spanish brought christianity to central mexico in the 16th century both traditions mixed and that's why you get a little bit of crosses and the essence of the day of the dead it's a little bit of both cultures melding together to make this holiday that you don't really see in any other catholic nation the sacred holiday has evolved into what we now see today but the way it's celebrated still depends on the region the town and the family celebrated i'm heading an hour and a half outside the big city to a small town of about 9 000 people this is san pedro o'took pun no parades no costumes soon i'll be meeting with the family who plans to reunite with the lost loved one tonight but first mole a food often associated with day of the dead i want to find out why mole it can be a sauce or it can be a powder yes which one do you prefer the sauce obviously why is that obvious why do they make a powder if the sauce is so good this isn't the final form we have to still transform it a little bit so we can coat our protein mole is an iconic mexican flavor enhancer its depth of flavor usually comes from a great number of oddly paired ingredients like dried shrimp and cacao all ground into one fine powder i've not really had mole ever it should taste like similar to what the end form of the sauce is that's good wow there's so much happening in there you can feel the flavor of the mold it's a little bit sweet spicy at the same time this is one of the most unique flavor enhancers in the world because people aren't used to having cacao powder or chocolate mixed with spices but this is something altogether different it's very dynamic has a lot of depth and the flavor just pulls in many different directions that's fantastic this is mole street all along this road you'll find vendors selling pre-made molding as powders or pastes this community accounts for 60 of the mole made in mexico around 30 000 tons each year right now we stepped inside one shop to learn more from manuel de la cruz have sales gone up a lot in the last few days is this a big time of year for monday he was telling us that yes molly being so big in mexico so many people love it because of day of the dead a lot of people are getting together we put the food and the drinks that our loved ones love in the altar a lot of people use molly for that okay so it's a great way to honor your ancestors or those who have passed what does it take to make a good mole me saying that a good mole has around 32 to 33 amount of ingredients with spices chilis and everything whoa a proper mole can easily consist of up to 30 or even 50 different ingredients ingredients vary according to the recipe but you'll usually find a mixture of nuts fruits spices and especially chilies here's other moles like this it's green it looks like matcha which i hate but maybe it tastes like mole which i love this type of mole is a little bit different it's made with green chili they also use a lot of herbs and spices like the leaves of the avocado tree the root of the onion it's like a dried chili dust way more powdery do they all have cacao powder this one does not have cacao powder really i love the ones with cacao but i'm open to new types of mole this one is orange this is called pipian and they use chile which gives it its color and the seeds also give it a little lightness oh this like melts on your tongue like sugar it's sweet at the same time it's a little bit spicy dude i want to mix all of these with my own cooking and just see what happens this is fantastic [Music] this is sarah she's the reason we're here like most families in this town sarah is also in the mole business she's been at it for 30 years [Music] this is her factory where they kick out over a thousand pounds of mole per month today hermole will be used as an offering to a recently deceased loved one hola [Music] i ran out of spanish i'll take from here okay thanks i noticed this region it's so famous for mole were you born in this area see so you just grew up with this how many different types do you make she makes three types of moles in here this one that we're going to have which is almendrado mole omendrato means almond mole nice a specialty in this town consisting on average of 26 ingredients all roasted or dried so the mole will last longer we have these in minnesota but for a different reason usually for snow and it's never snowed ingredients like this oh it smells so good right it smells really good chocolatey oh yes can you tell me what these ingredients are platano chocolate the recipe you're using is this something that was handed down to you something that you've developed or changed over the years this is a special recipe it's from her husband and her and they have been modifying it three years to get to the perfect recipe that they have right now wow first they grind dried chilies then mix that with sesame seeds and grind that too now all the ingredients are mixed together and ground [Music] the one thing all moles have in common is complexity abundance of ingredients and a time consuming process not too long ago all this work would have been done by hand using stone mortars and pestles while still achieving the same fine powdery texture considering the labor involved it's easy to see how this became a treasure dish finally refine the mixture with a different machine creating an even finer powder but this is not its final form from here sarah brings the mole home along with a couple other day of the dead staples candied squash and candied sweet potatoes late in the evening tucked away on the hillside of this small town you'll find a tranquil ambiance peppered with distant barking from alarm dogs but this night is different from other nights tonight this family is expecting the brief return home of a recently lost loved one the father-in-law of sarah and her sister [Music] outside a decorative flower wreath that reads welcome father as open as sarah and her family are i can't help but feel i'm imposing on an event i may not ever truly understand [Music] aside from the giant sprawling altar things seem normal the sounds of people making food and savory aromas slowly creeping from the kitchen preparing food for tonight's dinner sarah's sister lucia right now she's making her father-in-law's favorite meal a meal that will soon be presented to him at the altar in a pot at olive oil then the mole paste add water and stir until it becomes a thick sauce she adds chopped cactus shrimp potatoes rosemary the aromatic mole gravy carries captivating walks of cacao nuts and chilies finally she adds shrimp cakes and serves the mole with rice [Music] first of all i want to say thank you so much for inviting us into your home this meal looks incredible was it something you would have made every year and why she's saying that her grandparents taught her that she should cook something that is meatless completely so they don't feel like they're eating the flesh of the day you know the usa meat is like from any kind of living animal but a lot of people around the world say meat to mean not seafood seafood seafood and meat is like land animals so we do have protein technically we have shrimp and then there's also like a shrimp cake these are the potatoes how do you say potato papa oh it reminds me of my dad i'm not sure why how do you say dad i'm gonna try the potato i'm going in for the shrimp cake wow it's like some kind of cheat code or some new hidden bonus level was unlodged from my palate i didn't know that these kinds of flavors could exist really rich chocolatey taste mixed with spicy mixed with savory then the shrimp is blending in there too is so nice she was telling me that they only eat this in day of the dead and in christmas really yeah so it's something that's very traditional it's very nostalgic i'm gonna get some of this cake these are made with egg and shrimp it's kind of a spongy it's soaked up a bunch of that mole that is so delicious so you were cooking these at your shop you make mole but upstairs you were making a bunch of like kind of candied squash you're making these what are you making these for question these are made so they can be put in the altar because her father-in-law really liked it [Music] in the tradition of the day that they believed that at night all the spirits will come back to earth and they will go to their altar and they'll start eating off their favorite food and drinks that they left for them [Music] so during that time where do you want to be when that happens i couldn't tell you whether feliciano came to visit that night regardless this ceremony these rituals exist to serve the dead and the living sometimes things happen beyond your control sarah and her family stare grief and loss in the eyes helping to bring closure to a difficult fact of life that we'll all face one day like [Music] best ever food review show is a small team of independent creators and everything we do here works because of you guys click the link in our description to join our patreon and receive exclusive benefits [Music] good so that was a five minute explanation can you translate all of it yes it's in your brain now yes hold on can you help me remember my phone number really quick just kidding okay what do you say first i want to say thank you so much to both of you for inviting us into your home especially this guy you don't even know him they have no idea who you are nope not really whose phone is that from here we're going to a molino we'll see what is the album we'll just see how mole is made the powder yeah you ready yes oh it's not loud anymore garlic that's it you can go back to our two shot okay good before we started she said the tradition is for the men to serve the ladies and my lady because you served me well we can be friends we can be friends guys that is the end of the video i want to say a huge thank you to my man right here shake this hand please wow this is hormone of the channel monks of munch they're on youtube they're covering food in mexico and maybe soon even beyond guys that is it for this one thank you so much for watching i will see you next time peace all right what do we do next i want to watch horror movies in my hotel sounds great great that's weird i think

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Length: 20min 31sec (1231 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 21 2021