"José and I did it for about two and a half hours the other night and made quite the mess on the floor"

@PurtyPurple

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my

@JohnNathanShopper

3 жыл бұрын

Man, I wasn’t gonna say anything....🤪

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Omg 😆 Context is everything

@KetchupwithMaxandJose

3 жыл бұрын

OH MY GAH 🙀

@JohnNathanShopper

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory You can’t tell me you didn’t say that intentionally, Max.🤣

Maybe the real aztec gold was the chocolate recipes we made along the way

@Bellial87

2 жыл бұрын

seems like it but not on chocolate, gold wasn´t that abundant in new spain but the colony became the biggest silver producer and now Mexico is still one of the biggest silver producers in the world

@Theproclaimed

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bellial87 El choclado has actually already been found (at least the thing they based it on) but it just wasn’t enough, it couldn’t be enough. No matter how much chocolate they find they would think there must be a “real” El choclado with even more chocolate…

@danityvanityinsanity

2 жыл бұрын

And the real treasure was the Aztec amigos we made along the way.

@werewolfinhabana7302

2 жыл бұрын

@@danityvanityinsanity yeesss.....what a lovely method to be a friends

@judethedudeisrude16

2 жыл бұрын

Love this comment

Out of sheer curiosity, I tried the "pouring from pitcher to pitcher" method with the chocolate still boiling hot. Turns out it both cools it down fairly rapidly (no surprise there, it definitely increases the surface area of the drink) AND aerates it quite well, giving it a pretty nice, if somewhat short-lived, foam.

@lolwahbarakat8977

Жыл бұрын

That's actually a technique also used in the making of the Malaysian "Teh Tarik" or 'foamy tea', its basically hot tea with milk and sugar but they use this pitcher-to-pitcher pouring technique to give it its foam, which is enjoyed by a lot of people who will not even consider a Teh Tarik without foam 😄

@mrmawster9786

Жыл бұрын

@@lolwahbarakat8977 teh tarik is not teh tarik without foam😁

@slwrabbits

10 ай бұрын

Impressive. Me and my total lack of depth perception will admire and never attempt (it would be a waste of chocolate or tea).

@azmanabdula

9 ай бұрын

Did you all forget willy wonker? The waterfall!? *Silly isnt it*

@AA-jh6fm

9 ай бұрын

That’s exactly what my grandmother does for our chocolate to cool it for us and make that super whipped chocolate foam

Mexican here, I absolutely loved how much research went into this! When you clarified the thing about drinking blood and how that was part of an agenda to make the aztecs seem more like animals I got so excited!

@flyingfox707b

5 ай бұрын

Leaving aside missionaries trying to denigrate and misrepresent native traditions and anything that went against the Christ centric mentality, the Aztec religion and it's priesthood cast was by any measure very macabre and human sacrifice centric.

@rustydogrustydog9191

4 ай бұрын

@@flyingfox707b You should know. You where probably there?

@flyingfox707b

4 ай бұрын

@@rustydogrustydog9191 funny you should say that... On a completely unrelated note, do you know what an archaeologist does?

@felipearias5622

3 ай бұрын

Aztecs were by far the most bloodthirsty culture encountered by the spaniards. If it had been an organized agenda then the Inca would have been villified as much as the Aztec.

@rustydogrustydog9191

3 ай бұрын

@@felipearias5622 Colonization IS an organized agenda😂 what a dumb comment

The fact that people counterfeited cacao beans is hilarious to me, I never heard about that when I was studying the Aztecs in college. Humans been scamming each other since time immemorial...

@nunyabiznes33

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it in a Discovery vid (when they were still educational).

@al145

3 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabiznes33 i miss those days. it was a golden era.

@nunyabiznes33

3 жыл бұрын

@@al145 I believe it's that show where they just focus one thing per episode. That one's all about chocolate. I remember they also have an episode about summer.

@broskiis03

3 жыл бұрын

There’s one common factor throughout history: the hustle

@al145

3 жыл бұрын

@@broskiis03 as a wise man once said "don't hate the player, hate the game"

"Stop drinking chocolate, or I will kick you out of church!" "Adios."

@Lauren.E.O

3 жыл бұрын

The only acceptable answer

@Serai3

3 жыл бұрын

"Is that a choice?"

@0Clewi0

3 жыл бұрын

@@Serai3 It is, an easy one.

@jy3n2

3 жыл бұрын

An obvious but theologically questionable solution presents itself: add achiote, and use it for the "Drink of My blood".

@Serai3

3 жыл бұрын

@@jy3n2 Good point. I'm surprised they didn't do that, given how they made a habit of taking already established cultural symbols and adapting them to Christian belief.

Not often you find someone in KZread willing to go the extra mile to research pronunciation and pronounce as close as possible as the real deal. Kudos to you, sir. Keep up the good work!

The hardtack throwbacks crack me up every time 😂

"And yet I am a commoner... And I intend to drink it... ESCÁNDALO"

@dunlivin

3 жыл бұрын

Dios mio!! 😱

@EmpressoftheLoneIslands

3 жыл бұрын

*The telenovela zoom-in and arched brow!* 👌🏻

@sandy_509

3 жыл бұрын

Cue the dramatic music from a novela!!! Jajajajajajaja!!!!

@Lauren.E.O

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my! *faints*

@benjalucian1515

3 жыл бұрын

_sin verguenza_ !

The Aztecs and mayans really did love their choccy milk

@Hhuiza0

3 жыл бұрын

Choccy milk makes spanish conquistadors go away

@the1warboar

3 жыл бұрын

Choccy milk *of the Gods*

@01jiratjiampoonsap80

3 жыл бұрын

*Spicy choccy milk of the gods

@itzelluna4434

3 жыл бұрын

@@01jiratjiampoonsap80 ✨Spicy Choccy Water from the Gods✨ XD

@01jiratjiampoonsap80

3 жыл бұрын

@@itzelluna4434 ok thancc

Sidenote: Love the plush Pokémons that 'relate' to the culture or food for every episode.

"So just beat your chocolate until you have some foam" *Pours perfectly smooth chocolate*

Hi Max, as a Mexican with a passion about it's history roots, you should look for the Tascalate recipe from chiapas, the Chorote Pozol, made in tabasco, or the Oaxacan Tejate, (Tascalate is the closest to the blood color that you mention) those are the types of chocolate that we make from several centuries, all chocolates drank in the Motehcuzoma period, must have gotten different varieties of maiz in them, remember our whole culture roams around it, so it would make good sense that the bloody chocolate, would have gotten achiote, red maiz, and chillies in it, so the color would be a good bloody red stain, the best cacao is planted in the mexican state of Tabasco, over there is so cheap, that a full big bar of real chocolate would cost around 5 - 10 pesos less than half a dollar.

@shockingheaven

3 жыл бұрын

Tascalate is the best cacao drink I've ever had

@edmontonlivermoore4935

3 жыл бұрын

How do you think they got the foam? Do you think it was ingredients or a method of preparation? Thanks in advance, cheers.

@opriego8132

3 жыл бұрын

@@edmontonlivermoore4935 it's all about adding roasted and milled maiz grains to the mixture, for instance Tascalate, uses Maiz escarlata (scarlet red corn) which is roasted, milled and added to the mixture, then it's just the method of 2 pitchers or the molinillo, that's it, for more frothiness, use cold water or milk when you prepare it

@edmontonlivermoore4935

3 жыл бұрын

@@opriego8132 Thank you!

@Gotholia

3 жыл бұрын

I will never forget the taste of tascalate chocolate!

So the elite class would drink chocolate, thus reducing the amount of currency in circulation, curbing inflation.

@j0an-07-arc6

3 жыл бұрын

It’s because it was of high status and spiritual reason same thing goes for corn

@nameynamename3758

3 жыл бұрын

But remember that the stuff literally grew on trees.

@pubcollize

3 жыл бұрын

@@nameynamename3758 Yeah, that's what I'm saying. The only major control the governing class had on the currency was its consumption, if they didn't consume enough of it it would've caused inflation because it grows on trees. If they consumed too much of it it would cause deflation. But limiting the consumption to the elite class, they could adjust the rate of the reduction fairly easily.

@Americanfury1

3 жыл бұрын

@@pubcollize cacao was not the only currency, other things had value. The economy was vastly different to what we have today

@asemic

3 жыл бұрын

@@nameynamename3758 trees owned by the elite

I’m glad you mentioned Bartolome de las Casas. He seems like a fascinating individual. It just goes to show-people have always been people. We’ve always engaged in acts of incredible cruelty but we’ve also always been capable of great compassion.

Hello friend, greetings from Toluca, México. This episode was great, good information, nicely told, most of mexican families make chocolate at home, we use a molinillo as you did, and we make our chocolate with a lot of foam, the secret is to whip the chocolate for as long as it is needed, this has to be done at a good speed and constantly, foam will start to build up, you can stop when it becomes a fine foam that does not collapse, this enhances the flavor of chocolate, hope you try it one more time.

@manuelsalazar3938

2 ай бұрын

Saying "most people" is not true, this tradition of using the molinillo is dying out, maybe in small towns it's still prepared that way, but anywhere else they just use processed chocolate powder, just add hot water (or milk) and you're done 😵‍💫

No humans were sacrificed in the making of this video

@empress9554

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know? You can never be to sure.

@imperialfist2304

3 жыл бұрын

But god does it taste like it!

@empress9554

3 жыл бұрын

@@imperialfist2304 exactly, EXACTLY

@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus

3 жыл бұрын

@@imperialfist2304 the Aztecs as well as some of the others were chaos cultists from the sound of things.

@SingingSealRiana

3 жыл бұрын

are you sure about that?

This is the true Aztec gold.

@pablodelsegundo9502

3 жыл бұрын

They can thank the Mayans for that!

@carolynallisee2463

3 жыл бұрын

One wonders if in their hunt for Eldorado, the fabled 'land of Gold' the Spanish were, in fact, pointed to the 'Land where the Cacao trees grow'...

@arnox4554

3 жыл бұрын

"I cam looking for gold, and I found chocolate."

@lucyshea2583

3 жыл бұрын

@@arnox4554 ah, I see whatcha did, there... you sure there was no copper in sight? 🤣

@MossyMozart

3 жыл бұрын

@@pablodelsegundo9502 - Also, chocolate's best finance, VANILLA - the orchid that you can eat! Mmmmmmmmmmmmm..................

As a mexican, it makes me real happy to see you try Pre-Columbian recipies! Someone already suggested it a few years ago but if youever have the chance DO PLEASE try Oaxacan Tejate!

"Unwilling to drink nothing but water" Even back then, this sentiment was alive and well, neat.

my grandmother removes the shells from the beans by mixing them in a bowl to break up the shells, and then she separates them by going outside and passing them from one bowl to another in a pouring motion. The beans fall, but the skins get carried away by the wind. She also does this for coffee beans!

@ruthamos2312

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered about that! It's called winnowing and has been used for tens of thousands of years to remove the chaff of grain and...obviously...the shells from cocoa beans and coffee beans per your Grandmother's technique. I thought Max and his buddy's method was pretty labor intensive. Thank you for clarifying this 'lost' process.

@299meena

3 жыл бұрын

It's so amazing to me how human nature is so similar throughout the world. My family is from Punjab (in Pakistan) and my grandma used to do the exact same thing with roasted nuts, roasted coconut, and seeds. ❤️

@leonardoromero940

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruthamos2312 “his buddy” HAHAHAHAH OMG its his fiance

@EngChagas

3 жыл бұрын

We do this exact same thing in Brasil for removing the skin from roasted coffee, peanuts, cashew nuts and, obviously, cacao.

@parkchimmin7913

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonardoromero940 Historians and Sappho moment

Can you imagine the reaction the Aztec people would have to what we have now? “You have chocolate in a solid form? You can buy it easily?!”

@raerohan4241

3 жыл бұрын

Tbh that'd be the reaction of humans from older civilizations to a lot of the commodities we don't even think about today. -Salt used to be ridiculously pricey, for example -Sugar too - and it used to come in large bricks that you'd have to grind up or shave down, not the granulated kind we buy today -As for flour, pure white flour was once meant only for the king's table -And can't forget spices; they used to be hideously expensive but now they range from affordable to a little pricey for most people (with the exception of, like, saffron and such) -And quite a lot fruit as well - did you know that pineapples used to be so expensive in Europe at one point, that rich people used to use them as hideously expensive decorations? They'd just buy one and keep it as a centrepiece for years, not even eating it or anything 😆

@mrmexicano64

3 жыл бұрын

FYI Aztecs are not extinct. also, it's pretty good I guess...

@tpsplatinum3562

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrmexicano64 I was talking specifically about the ancient Aztec people obviously.

@kyrab7914

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see how they react to how widespread chocolate is now

@Cullyxe

3 жыл бұрын

@@raerohan4241 I even heard you could *rent* a pineapple as decoration for your party table...

When you're trying to get a foam on a beverage by pouring it between two containers, you can't do it from a pitcher or cup. You have to do it between two things with wide brims like pans. The height that I normally do it at is about 2/3 of a meter or two feet. If you want even more height the bottom one is going to have to be a wok. If you want to watch people actually do this, just look for videos of Masala Chai street food, they should pretty much all show it no matter what video gets recommended to you.

To this day, pouring hot chocolate from pitcher to pitcher is a common way of making foamy hot chocolate and coffee at many traditional dinners in Mexico City

The sad part is that the Aztecs probably wrote down a recipe in one of their manuscripts but now we will never know. Good work

@CagrAtesbesta

3 жыл бұрын

Good job, Conquistadors!

@EgoEroTergum

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't the Spanish that killed the Aztecs, it was the Tlashcala and other tribes that they had enslaved, and sacrificed for hundreds of years. The Spanish just exploited the existing animosity and united the Aztecs many enemies.

@EgoEroTergum

3 жыл бұрын

Aaaaand ended up winning in the end like the third Risk player, and burned all their books. Not saying the Spanish were good people themselves, (bunch a bookburning slaving imperalists) just saying that the Aztecs would be alive today if they weren't such jerks (buncha human-sacrificing slaving imperialists).

@lushedleshen

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgoEroTergum okay but Libricide is legit WAY worse than homicide.

@mistickjackal1267

3 жыл бұрын

@@EgoEroTergum the people still alive bro lol

When I first heard about the hot pepper, I tried it on the family. We all loved it so it became part of our regular method. Not as much as you used. I also add a little cornstarch as we like it a little thick. Now that everyone else grew up and went off to find their fortunes (actually, college), I add a little more cornstarch so that any leftovers become pudding for later.

@theresaconley5930

Жыл бұрын

I like a bit of cayenne but I've learned from another how a bit of cinnamon added as well gives it a whole new depth. I enjoy making it when the cayenne and cinnamon are in balance but not over powering.

Just a tip: Winnowing is the term for removing the chaff from the grain using wind (done to wheat, for instance). You get all of the stuff together and throw it upwards in the wind; the light chaff blows away while the heavy grain falls back down. You can do this at home by slowly dropping handfuls in front of a fan. You might have saved yourself some pain by crushing the beans with the shells on them, then winnowing them to remove the shells/chaff, as I imagine this was what was done.

Ah, chocolate before chocolate was a thing. Hope to see more pre-Columbian recipes in the future!

@clouddd8053

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@TonecrafteLuthiery

3 жыл бұрын

He can't make Pre-Columbian recipes. Hard to find the blood of your enemies at the supermarket

@TheRedKnightOfPain

3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome, though, they're probably few and far between sense Europeans had a nasty habbit of burning practically everything relayed to indigenous cultures...

@TheVeryAngryShrimp

3 жыл бұрын

@@TonecrafteLuthiery Ehhh he can use pig's blood and call it a day! 🤣

@miriamromero4767

3 жыл бұрын

@@TonecrafteLuthiery Or the flesh alltogether... Pozole...

There is a drink in Chiapas called tascalate which is made with achiote, cacao, sugar, masa or tortillas and cinnamon which may be close to the blood tinted drink mentioned (although it has more of a red brick color). Also don't throw the cacao shells away after so much labor! Blend them with water, a cup per liter, strain em, add sugar and you got a delicious "agua de chaqueta"

@DonVigaDeFierro

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, I knew I wasn't misremembering that specific drink. There's a similar one in Guerrero, but I don't remember anything about it, other than the passing mention of it, and the fact that is also made with cocoa grains...

@rebekahleota6847

3 жыл бұрын

I regularly add cayenne and cinnamon to my hot cocoa - it's a wonderful combination and I bet the cinnamon would be a great addition to this recipe!

@Bojoschannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonVigaDeFierro may be Pozol? Those are the only two ancient chocolate beverages i know aside from champurrado

@JesusVillalobos

3 жыл бұрын

Wait... isn't chaqueta an euphemism for mastrubation? I wouldn't take that drink honestly...

@Bojoschannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebekahleota6847 here in México cinnamon is almost mandatory in hot cocoa nowadays, ceylon always. But despite it being the most traditional, i've never had it or tried it with chili

The way the Aztecs make the foam for the chocolate drink, is something my country (Malaysia) people used to make 'pulled tea', or teh tarik in the local language. You basically pour the milk tea (or chocolate for this recipe) into different cups (we tend to use metal mugs) a few times, preferably from a great height (usually from as high as the arm can reach down to waist high not like the picture's floor height), which actually requires a bit of a skill in targeting the pouring hot tea (or chocolate). That's where the drink got its name, we 'pulled' the tea up and repeat the process until the tea foam is formed. The foam that's created will be really thick and stayed in the cup long after the drink is done. But the milk tea usually associated with the method is very sweet though. Not sure about this recipe.

I actually came here on a google search for coffee and cocoa as a drink, and was sooooo delighted to find that you'd done a piece on Aztec chocolate drink! I am currently enjoying an Abuelita/coffee "Mocalita"! Delicious!

I work at Mars Wrigley and one of the people at the office actually has several molinillos on his office desk. And I always wondered what they were. And now I know.

@Trund27

3 жыл бұрын

Aren’t they beautiful??

@EvilSandwich

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trund27 I remember seeing it on his desk for the first time and wondering what on Earth it was. Because it looked so neat, but its function completely eluded me

@Liloldliz

3 жыл бұрын

any gossip from your office about that slave labour lawsuit?

@EvilSandwich

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liloldliz I work in the factory itself, so I'm not overly exposed to any of the office talk. And even if I was I can't really comment on it, other than to refer you to our legal department for comment. But, I can tell you from experience, that thing usually happens because someone in supply chain wasn't paying attention when purchasing supplies. Suppliers are surprisingly good at hiding that kind of thing until it's too late. I recall Gibson guitar running into a similar issue because they accidentally purchased illegally harvested wood for their guitars at one point and got into a lot of hot water. Generally when that happens, civil court allows the company in question the opportunity to cut all ties with the offending supplier before any serious damages are applied legally. And that's usually how these things play out.

"blood and spice" wasn't that how the power-puff girls were made?

@KetchupwithMaxandJose

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot the rice! Blood, spice and lotsa rice

@em5522

3 жыл бұрын

Correct, "sugar" is just a nomenclature.

@davidec.4021

3 жыл бұрын

@@KetchupwithMaxandJose lmao

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

3 жыл бұрын

Blood? Was there a fourth one who was a goth or something that I missed?

@daanwilmer

3 жыл бұрын

So _that's_ what chemical X is!

Coincidentally, I stopped the video at 4:50 and came back 40 minutes later and couldn't process what I've heard for a moment. Out of context, that is a funny quote.

"Jose and I did it for about 2 and a half hours last night, and made quite the mess..." Max Miller -2021

This week on Tasting History Quotes Out-Of-Context: “Jose and I did it for about two and a half hours the other night and made quite the mess on the floor...” “¡ESCANDALO!”

@andreagriffiths3512

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@FretboardToAsh

3 жыл бұрын

Came looking for this. Thank you, have another upvote.

@dawnlandspodcast8217

3 жыл бұрын

*dramatic spanish guitar*

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

It's only a matter of time before someone makes a compilation.

@Nadia1989

3 жыл бұрын

* loud Raphael plays *

Fun fact: the foam is not created because of an agent, the foam forms with the motion of the metate always at the border of the paste that forms and goes directly to the top of the cup when you add the water.

@andytopley314

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the shape of the vessel used for 'pouring from a great height' (the lower one) might effect the result. Not that I know anything about fluid mechanics but 30 years as a chef taught me that tiny things can have large effects

@CsStoker

3 жыл бұрын

@@andytopley314 Yes, the smaller and longer the neck of the vessel makes the foam part look larger

@torg2126

3 жыл бұрын

@@CsStoker almost lager

@carloshenriquezimmer7543

3 жыл бұрын

Also some sources mention recipes where it was fermented for some time. Maybe that can create a beer-like foam?

@ernstschmidt4725

3 жыл бұрын

i make chocolate foam by blowing with a straw, but that's with chocolate milk, not just cacao liquor

love the sudowoodo; and the content. as someone who is interested in going into historical linguistics, these historical cooking channels have been an absolute delight .

I love that you've practically made hitting the two hardtack biscuits together a meme.

Outstanding history; most people forget to mention the Olmec civilization

@dominiqueg1639

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not much is known about the Olmecs and Toltecs there’s tons of speculation about how they lived and their demise and we have found relics but their are no Codexes or journals at least not as many as there are about the Aztec and Mayan Civilizations

@slav1467

3 жыл бұрын

@@EresirThe1st Just because people didn't write stuff down doesn't mean we know nothing about them.

@slav1467

3 жыл бұрын

@@EresirThe1st Sure, but it doesn't discount it, either. For example, we can make a lot of good guesses on how the Indus River Valley civilization thrived because of what we've found. Also, the texts that they've left behind are a bunch of indecipherable wack, so yeah. There's only so much that you can do.

"Water From the Washing of Obsidian Blades" is actually one of the most metal things I think you've ever mentioned on this series. I honestly had far too low of an expectation for this episode, but it's been fascinating and eye-opening... though given my gut's reaction to any kind of chocolate, I think I'll have to take your word for things on the tasting, sadly.

@HappyBeezerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Especially since that water is full of old blood. Yeah, I can imagine why the dancer got all funny.

@lizzieandmocha1131

Жыл бұрын

@@HappyBeezerStudios It could've been laced with something else, and the chocolate itself in that kind of concentrated form is a pretty powerful aphrodisiac and stimulant.

@bensoncheung2801

Жыл бұрын

443rd 🪦

The pouring from pitcher to pitcher part reminds me of chai!! Most of the time people use some kind of ladle to aerate the tea while it’s still in the pot and then pour it :)

Max--love your channel!! Great exposition on the origins, benefits & uses of Chocolate! And, since you mentioned that deplorable fascet of the Historian's Art ("Making Stuff Up.. "), let's remember Leo Tolstoy's famous Insight: "History would be a Wonderful Thing, if only it were True..."

I do posts on Mesoamerican history, As with the Tamale & Quesadillas video, this is definitely one of the best videos on Mesoamerican culture on KZread! I do have some clarifications and corrections, though: The first is that Chocolate being limited to nobility for the "Aztec" isn't a universal thing, and would may varied depending on the specific culture, city, or time period: For example, the sumptuary laws mentioned at 8:27 were superficially introduced during the reign of Moctezuma I in Tenochtitlan, the "Aztec Captial", but the Aztec Empire didn't actually export it's laws or customs on it's subjects. At the Aztec (sort of see below!) town of Yautepec, there are Cacao goblets found at commoner residences, for example. On that note, in the script, only the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya come up, even though there were dozens of other of civilizations in the region (and almost all of whom were urban state socieite, not tribes, contrary to what the quote at 10:30 says) most, if not all of whom used Cacao and had some sort of chocolate beverage. In fact, the image at 6:48 / 14:22, as well as the image at 9:53 and used in the thumbnail, come from a surviving book/codex from the Mixtec civilization, the codex Zouche-Nuttall. Along a similar vein, it's perhaps worth noting that Cacao exclusively grows in the more tropical climates of Mexico, around the coasts, Chiapas, and the Yucatan Penisula, so the core cities which were culturally "Aztec" (that is to say Nahua, though sometimes the term "Aztec" is used to refer exclusively to the Mexica Nahaun subgroup in Tenochtitlan. The "Aztec Empire" included both Nahuan (Mexica, Alcolhua, Tepaneca, Tlaxcalteca, etc) and non Nahua cultures(Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, Totonac, etc)) wouldn't actually have been able to grow it locally: All the Aztec's cacao was imported or recieved as taxes. Some of the most recent campaigns/expansion efforts launched by the Mexica prior to the arrival of the Spanish actually were in Xoconochco in Chiapas, almost 900 kilometers away, to secure prime Cacao harvesting areas. I also wanna comment again on some of the images used: The image at 9:00 and the one at 15:07 are really inaccurate, and come from 16th and 17th century paintings and woodcuts made by European artists with little knowledge of actual Mesoamerican dress and archecutre (note the European style buildings in Tenochtitlan for the former!). It may seem like a pedantic point, but a lot of people seem to think that they went around wearing big headdresses like that. More accurate Aztec/Nahua dress can be seen at 12:41, 14:40, 7:22, etc: Men generally wore wore breechcloths and a cloak, known as Tilmatli, while women generally wore blouses, known as Huipilli. For commoners, these would be bare or only lightly decorated, but for nobles and royalties they would be richly died and decorated with extravagant patterns. Men generally wore a sort of bowl cut, with a braid or knot based on military rank; while women had many different braids and hair bun styles. Headdresses were only usually worn in ceremonial or martial contexts, with the Nahua version of a crown rather being a turquoise mosaic diadem you can see at 12:41. High status men did, however, often wear a pair of Quetzal feather tassels attached to their hair, knot known as Quetzallalpiloni. There's a really excellent piece of art made by Ned Seidler depicting the meeting of Cortes and Moctezuma II with accurate, colorful patterned Tilmatli and regalia which I would have used at 9:00... but Tasting History probably picked the images he did because they were Public Domain, which I understand (Tasting History, if you're reading this, hit me up and i'd be happy to help hook you up with some resources if you cover more Mesoamerican recipes!) Lastly, I wanna stress again that this is an excellent video, much better then most on youtube that cover similar topics. Actually consulting Sahagun and Duran's histories for example is really apperciated, and I hope that my comment here doesn't come off as overly critical!

@guidetoanything

3 жыл бұрын

That was a long comment but great read! Thank you for the info :) I hope Max sees this as well, I personally would love to see more Mesoamerican foods, but I always love every video he does anyway haha

@EphemeralTao

3 жыл бұрын

Critical or not, it was very informative and interesting.

@Zzyzzyzzs

3 жыл бұрын

There's a certain fun to clicking 'Read more' and a post just _explodes_ downward. Great info though. I think, in fairness to Max, the pics were more for a generally illustrative purpose to form an aesthetic background to the information he's conveying, rather than conferring 1000% accurate info.

@MajoraZ

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zzyzzyzzs Oh of corse, I get that, I also think that it's probably because he was wanting to use public domain images, and and there's only so much easily qavailable images like that online. I was just pointing out that those depictions come from other Mesoamerican cultures or are sort of built on sterotypes for the purpose of further informing and educating viewers, not as a dig at Max/the video.

@julilla1

3 жыл бұрын

@@MajoraZ This was a fantastic comment! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

My mother started baking chocolate cookies with chili for Christmas, because of a joke I made, when she asked me what cookies I wanted. From this I know that the chocolate will mask the chili while you have it in your mouth, but as soon as you‘ve swallowed most of the chocolate, the heat of the chili will kick in. I called this the „afterburner“ effect. So I can relate to Max‘s tasting reaction.

@Dogman_35

3 жыл бұрын

I found Tabasco chocolate in a gas station a while back, and that's how I found out spicy goes pretty well with chocolate. Definitely has you focusing on other flavors, stops you from noticing when the spice hits.

@mrmexicano64

3 жыл бұрын

there's actually a very famous mole in Oaxaca which main ingredients are Chocolate and Chile, by far my favorite mole.

@MossyMozart

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmexicano64 - I, too, LOVE that mole con pollo.

@bullriderinwrangler1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmexicano64 You're making me miss Houston Texas. Lived there 27 years ago, and lived in a Latino neighborhood (99% Latino neighborhood). Anyways, a lot of the families were old school Latino, and cooked as they would back home. I had some of the BEST food I've ever eaten while I lived there, having had Pollo con Mole Oaxaqueño de chocolate a few times at either neighborhood get togethers, or a couple of the local family owned restaurants (and lets not forget the Tamales, yes I LOVE Tamales). I miss the food, the hospitality, and friends, but not the heat or humidity.

@darrengarcia4937

2 жыл бұрын

@@MossyMozart i sadly could never enjoy mole. I dont know if its the texture but it just sadly doesnt agree with me

I just love how you are constantly referencing back to the hardtack episode. Amazing :). Keep up the good work!

I found your channel recently and kind of cannot stop binge-watching!! Max, you have such a unique way of presentation ❤Food and history, two of my hobbies united, nothing else to wish for😍

"As many lies as there are pages" is a great dunk, tho. A word of caution about actually roasting your own raw cacao beans: turn on your kitchen fan when you're doing this. As the beans cook they may release some compounds that can give you a headache (ask me how I know--I roasted them over a pan once).

@LeoMidori

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like yet another old recipe that likely benefits from the days of outdoor kitchens and fires.

Whenever my grandma would make chocolate for us when we were little, she would have the girls try to foam it, she would tell us "you can't be married until you can make a good foam". She would probably have told you should keep trying while laughing.

@cesasol

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! It was hilarious. My grandma didn't let me make chocolate: "Men take the sweet out of the chocolate"

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

Well, looks like Max and Jose have some work cut out for them before they can go up to the altar.

@EV-wp1fj

3 жыл бұрын

"You can't be married until you can make a good foam" When considering the action required to foam the chocolate with that handheld doohicky, this a beautifully layered joke. :-P

@MuraKun

3 жыл бұрын

@הכי יפה Jenna Zarbo-Buckley you would be incorrect in your guess, then.

@highadmiraljt5853

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

Hey Max, just FYI...a touch of corn starch (which they did have), will help it hold the foam. And although most of them did drink it unsweetened, some of them did sweeten it with honey, which they did have available. I lived in Mexico for several years, and spent some time with Mexican indigenous peoples, and learned quite a few interesting cooking tips and tricks. :)

I truly appreciate how you mentioned several times that the writings of the Spaniards wasn't very reliable due to their political agenda!

@ninetails6218

2 жыл бұрын

Once was enough, saying it as often as he did got repetitive quickly.

@felixlopez4749

2 жыл бұрын

The Spaniards were justifiably horrified as the Aztecs/Mayans. Who would not recoil at the thought of being presented with your roasted heart before dying in a sacrifice. The reason Catholic do not eat or drink during or before Mass is out of respect to the Jesus as the Eucharist.

@carlossierra4583

Жыл бұрын

I recommend you read an English translation of ‘Visión de los Vencidos’, it is the only indigenous account of the conquest, and provides a drastically different perspective from the few surviving indigenous codices :) Its fascinating to hear the conquered’s side, as history is written by the victor

@dosidicusgigas1376

Жыл бұрын

@@carlossierra4583 i do agree with your general point but you also have to keep in mind that the Aztecs were a very brutal civilization, and not just in regards to the sacrifices but more so the war and slavery their empire relied on. There's a reason the Spanish only had 500 men but were still able to conquer the area. They did so with the help of numerous indigenous communities that had been ravaged and enslaved by the Aztec empire.

@tardwrangler1019

Жыл бұрын

But they were right?

“I mean I’d take chocolate over hard tack any day” - with the clip of your facial expression from that episode.... that was so funny I had to replay that part three times! The hard tack click-clack needs to be a gif.

@SetuwoKecik

3 жыл бұрын

But but but, hear me out Chocolate-dipped hardtack 😳

@kaycomvieng5387

3 жыл бұрын

@@SetuwoKecik My God.. You crack the code! Or..,you crack the tack to be exact.

@alexandernorman5337

3 жыл бұрын

Hardtack was made to last a long time on a march or on a ship. It wasn't made to be good. The chocolate won't last that long. Although, if you leave the cacao in their husks then I bet they can last for a few years.

@melissaharris3389

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed to.

@thatonechickwiththeface5492

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss

Chocolate liquor hack: Instead of a food processor, use a tumbling rock polisher. They're designed to turn for hours on end to simulate decades of erosion. If you just put the cacao nibs in, they will fall against each other in a process similar to that of professional chocolatiers called _conching._ It makes for a really smooth end product and requires a lot less fiddling on your part.

Loved this Episode and how you went into different cultures. Me and my dad really enjoyed this and we kept comparing it to how my Grandmother makes a drink called Cacao.

I think it is so incredible how every culture world wide is influenced by one another. Chocolate being a world wide treat for its wonderful flavor and addictive sweetness.

"I'd take chocolate after hardtac any day" cuts to hardtac episode. Very well cut 😂 I loved that so much

I love how chocolate is still revered to this day. What a magnificent substance.

@weebcee873

3 жыл бұрын

Really is the food of the gods 🍫

@ThouArtEverywhereAndNowhere

2 жыл бұрын

dark chocolate is the food of the gods

One of the most interesting and original shows on KZread. Thanks a lot for these fantastic historical recipes and long live your show. Your high following gives me hope that there are people who enjoy high quality educational shows.

Amazing episode! I wonder, though, could we get one on how Europeans made chocolate before it became candy? I sometimes buy cocoa powder and imagine how to make something more koffee-y with it.

The Mayans truly were ahead of their time. Hot chocolate is god-tier.

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668

3 жыл бұрын

@@apollyon4578 I never mentioned the other societies though, what prompted you to say that?

@apollyon4578

3 жыл бұрын

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 ah, my fault, my two neurons didn't synapse properly, I'm sorry. Although, I must add, you wouldn't like to drink hot chocolate in mayan territory, as it is a very warm and humid tropical peninsula.

@ayesha36

3 жыл бұрын

@@apollyon4578 Funny you should say that, but it's often warm/temperate regions that drink hot drinks mainly. (e.g. Much of Central Asia drinks hot tea several times a day.)

@pinpollon

10 ай бұрын

For the Mayans made more sense being hot, sin Choco means hot in maya. When I was little and complaint to my great grand ma that the chocolate was too hot she always said: “is CHOCO late ma Sisis late” that was Mayan for “is hot late, no cold late “ hahaha

I’m currently learning about the aztecs in social and I emailed this to my social teacher and asked if she could play it in class and said she would on Monday so excited for that!

@thegameshack3529

3 жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

@beyblade_master5662

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegameshack3529 good

@cactusc9519

3 жыл бұрын

nice

@dariengarcia6439

2 жыл бұрын

@@beyblade_master5662 hell yeah brother. Cheers from the americas

The way you said "there's that cayenne" 😂😂 I know that feeling all too well and I like spicy stuff

I like how this channel did not just make the dishes but explains the origins as well.

The chiles most harmonious with chocolate are guajillos.

@righteousviking

3 жыл бұрын

Methinks our host dwelleth not in the lands betwixt California and Texas.

@GoatSea

3 жыл бұрын

I've always been a fan of smoked ancho powder instead of cayenne. I make something very similar to this every winter around Christmas.

@egilskallagrimson2048

3 жыл бұрын

I think more the Pasillas Chili are more harmonious, maybe for give an amazing twist, very few chiltepin ones

@i2ndsight

3 жыл бұрын

@@egilskallagrimson2048 I don't know, Egil, when my guajillos come out of my brick cold smoker... The sweetness of the guajillos allows us to use a lot more chiles and the flavor of our home grown guajillos is simply divine.

@i2ndsight

3 жыл бұрын

@@righteousviking neither do I, Viking. I am Cuban and live in Georgia!

"Instead of giving up chocolate they gave up going to church" Sounds like my crowd.

@maluorno

3 жыл бұрын

yeah..... blood sacrifice is much more appealing, fkn goof.

@Xmasta420

3 жыл бұрын

@@maluorno fuck yeah

@polythewicked

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the only reason I’d ever go to church - just so I could give it up instead of having to give up something else.

@chicoti3

3 жыл бұрын

@@polythewicked Well, at least you know you are wicked

@user-uu1we7db2i

3 жыл бұрын

@@maluorno like the catholics spanish didnt kill a huge portion of indigenous ppl ? and committed other atrocities to other groups of ppl lol but just focus on the aztecs i guess.

Loved your video and narrative; I have been making the unsweetened version and never been crazy about it. Finally tried the version with honey - extending the basic recipe to 5-1/2 cups (1.5 boiled peppers strained + 4 cups water with 1/4 cup cocoa powder + tablespoon vanilla) - I added 1/4 cup honey. What a difference! Letting it chill down, it is a fantastic summer drink. The honey addition made this go from 'interesting' and 'not terrible' to delicious, spicy, refreshing. To me this chilled summer drink is superior to normally hot chocolate by eliminating milk. Ordering the achiote powder for the red chocolate. Sure wish we could find the recipes for the green and white variants. Glad to hear from your research that the Aztecs made a sweet version - feel I can now genuinely enjoy this without sacrificing the authenticity..

I remember going to the Cadbury factory tour when I was 9 and they had a section that was the origins of chocolate which I'm pretty sure which was Aztec or South American history. Anyway, they had a spicy chocolate drink in a plastic shot glass which was f-ing delicious. I realise that it probably bares no resemblance to the drink you're describing but after watching your video it reminds of it. That free sample of spicy chocolate drink was probably the best chocolate I've ever tasted in my life.

My girlfriend is already obsessed with Abuelita drinking chocolate, and this is only going to send her further down the rabbit hole.

@JustToast963

3 жыл бұрын

If you ever run across them, Taza chocolate disks are pretty good too.

@fluidthought42

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustToast963 Really any other brand of chocolate disks are probably of better quality. Abuelita was bought out by Nestlé and thus had the recipe changed, meanwhile other brands like Ibarra are made with far more traditional ingredients.

@JustToast963

3 жыл бұрын

@@fluidthought42 I was trying to remember if Abuelita was owned by Nestle or not, so thank you for the reminder.

@j0an-07-arc6

3 жыл бұрын

Abuelita rules

@fluidthought42

3 жыл бұрын

@@j0an-07-arc6 And their owners Nestlé suck ass

I sit here with a mug of Aztec chocolate, having just finished making it, starting from the cacao beans. Hulling (by myself) took probably about five or six hours. I threw the hulled beans into a large stone mortar and beat the bejeepers out of them with an equally large pestle (c'mon, who doesn't love a big pestle?) to make life easier on our blender. We have no food processor-- this will have to be rectified if this is ever to be attempted again. I had to add about eight Tbsp of water over the course of the first blending because it was not coming together with any kind of speed. After torturing the blender for a while, I switched the slowly-moistening cocoa to a smaller device (a Magic Bullet). When I opened the Bullet cup to stir/dislodge the contents a few times, it was steaming. The motor was up to the task, but the contents were overheating due to friction. After processing the paste for about an hour and a half, much to the annoyance of the rest of the household, I finally gave in, added a bit more water and the rest of the ingredients, then gave it a final blending. The result was a thick paste that smelled divine. I mixed about five Tbsp with boiling water and stirred thoroughly. It is... an acquired taste. The texture is gritty; the beverage is a little on the bitter side, but not unpleasantly so. If I make it again, I'll probably toss in a bit more honey. (My husband tried it, because he is a good sport and supportive of experimental archaeology. The sounds he made cannot be accurately reproduced in text. Suffice to say, he did not like it.) Max, thank you so much for this experience. I have come away from it with increased appreciation for the hardworking and probably ridiculously strong women who made this all the way from scratch to beverage with nary a food processor to be seen. They were hardcore.

@johnthebaptist5574

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your sharing. Quite an interesting one. This type of chocolate is one I have not yet acquired the taste for. Next time you make maybe try a different recipe..... 1 Cup roasted cacao Beans, 1 Stick of Cinnamon, 1/4 cup lightly roasted almonds with no skin, 1/4 cup brown sugar. Using a hand mill or spice/coffee grinder could work. Doesn't need to be a paste just fine ground enough to strain. Use 2 part water, 1 part milk or the other way around, and place about 2 tbsps to boil. U can also a dd a lil condended milk. If you don't put the almonds, you can just use the other ingredients I mentioned. And that would be a Caribbean style drinking chocolate. The almonds are a Mexican thing. Hope your husband will like this blend hehe

@Petra44YT

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, sounds like a way to keep women busy all day. 🤨

@EsmeNAyala

Жыл бұрын

Saqari! Hello, I'm Mayan (From Guatemala 🇬🇹) and I have a tip or two for you if you ever decide to make this again. While I am not so familiar with the cooler version of the dark chocolate since we tend to make cold white chocolate for drinking in Southern Guatemala, the skills for making the hot dark chocolate should translate well either way. One of the biggest tips I can give you is soaking the beans in hot water after deshelling for a short time, just long enough that the cacao loses its stiffness but not enough it begins to dissolve into the water, though it may diffuse some. At this point, pour the water out into a separate container but keep the beans (a very fine sifter will work wonders here). When you go to grind, the beans will turn similar to paste instead of powder, but it makes the job easier, and the end result much more frothy. Plus, the soaking water can be drunk on its own when mixed with ice and honey/sugar, and I find it makes quite the interesting drink to serve! Also, adding boiling water as you make the chocolate liquor will help with liquifying. With pitchers: We tend to pour from the wide brim side from shoulder height to floor, quickly switching around the pitchers between two pitchers or more. It becomes easier the more people are involved in this part. Lastly, the bigger the serving vessel, the more likely foam will appear. We tend to use wide latte mugs or cappuccino cups, though anything designed that is wide lipped and rounded at the bottom will make a difference. I hope this helps, and if you have questions, I'm happy to answer!

@LadyBeyondTheWall

Жыл бұрын

@@Petra44YT Pretty much EVERYONE was busy all day throughout most of history. Personally, as a woman, I would have much preferred to be making chocolate or gathering fruits, vegetables & taking care of children than hunting or warring with another tribe like the men, but I suppose it's down to preference.

@Ren505nm

6 ай бұрын

Lying to get likes.😂

I swear that Hardtack bit gets me every time. Lol. Anyone that’s around when I watch you just happens to stop about a minute or two before the bit. It even gets them and they’ve never seen the original. From there, they’re hooked and most of the time subscribed. Keep up the awesome work!

I grew up in Colombia and drinking chocolate was never sweet like the European drink. And we had chocolatería (the pot) and a molino to mix it. And then pieces of doble queso were added. Loved it!! I make it here in Australia now that all the ingredients are available. 😃

4:22 Stares in Joshua Weissman I really like that you acknowledge the context and agendas of historians. It’s important to cross reference to get closer to finding the truth.

@asepsisaficionado7376

3 жыл бұрын

Compared to the actual horrific rituals Aztecs performed on a daily basis, drinking blood is rather tame (and believable) for them

I love that they were like, "What, wait? You DON'T want any of this chocolate goodness? Okay..." Then laughed at him as they walked away.

I'm a former chef and hold an MA in an historical field, and I LOVE your channel. Thank you for doing this!

I'm loving the hard tack snippets

Counterfeiting cacao seems a lot more difficult than growing the plant yourself and getting the actual beans...

@beth8775

3 жыл бұрын

Harvesting cacao beans is actually it's own process. It has to be fermented right and dried, etc.

@shockingheaven

3 жыл бұрын

Theobroma plants don't grow anywhere just like that, they require take time and require specific conditions and care, it's not like growing corn

@giuseppelogiurato5718

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how much work people will do to avoid working.

@guaycura

3 жыл бұрын

An incentive for counterfeiting was that both cacao beans and avocados were grown in the tropical coastal regions and the Aztecs were living in the highlands. Cacao beans were brought and rapidly used as currency and drinks. Avocado pits were of no use (excepting as a low quality tint) and thrown away so an enterprising janitor could be thinking "what could I do to dispose with all this trash... and making a profit during the process?"

As a chocolate lover (in all the forms available in the world) Im so grateful for this episode since I've always found the spicy chocolate as an absolutely interesting thing. Quiero probarlo, confío en que me gustará muchísimo.

@slwrabbits

10 ай бұрын

Spicy chocolate changes your world view. For the better.

Can I just say how much I love watching your show while I'm working? It's so awesome and I'm learning a LOT!!

Silence rest of my life Max Miller is talking

Max: What possibly could have made it red? Count Dracula: BLUUUUUUUD! Max: Achiote Dracula:....bummer.

Max, you are the BEST!! Keep up the good work! We appreciate how much research goes into each episode!

I just found your videos and absolutely love them. perfect length, and informative! Makes me want to try and cook old recipes and try them!

Ah yes.. the most dangerous episode for me to date.. the one about chocolate. Opening quarantine doors which should have stayed closed.

@guidetoanything

3 жыл бұрын

Man if you live in the US it is girl scout cookie time again....I just spent $15 for 3 boxes tbh lol bye bye diet

Okay, interviews with Townsends, working with professors and authors from all over the world. Like, damn, dude! This is the coolest at home career move of anyone I know. You did apocalyptic plague right. Well done... :)

I love the little pokemon you have in the background of your videos also thank you for the making the drink of my ancestors!

As a Mexican woman I am honestly impressed by how well you pronounce Aztec (Nahuatl) words.

“Except at night when they locked him up in a cage because everybody knew what was about to happen.” Well that took a turn 😅

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@thewayofweston6156

3 жыл бұрын

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@ladyrazorsharp

3 жыл бұрын

I fully admit I did NOT expect the whole "hey yer gonna die, mang" thing. I uh...thought it was because ladies were going to mob him. XD

@rosemali3022

3 жыл бұрын

There is a book called "The Servant of the Bones" that I believe took inspiration from this event. Although in the book they pour boiling gold over him. Thank the gods she wrote in that they gave him something that took the pain away. Still horrifying though.

Just a bit of strangeness: Over here in Germany, a bad case of food poisoning is called "Montezumas Rache" = "Montezuma's revenge". I have no idea how that came to be a thing, but found it weird enough to mention.

@julilla1

3 жыл бұрын

In the US, we call traveller's diarrhea "Montezuma's revenge" as well. It's usually caused by ingesting tap water in another country that the person hasn't grown up drinking. Because travel to Mexico is common in the Southwestern and Western states of the US, it got that name. It's unfair, of course, but the name is also humorous because of the connotation that "this is what you get for conquest!"

@EastEndBen

2 жыл бұрын

Montezuma allegedly died of diarrhea, possibly from drinking a vast amount of chocolate like the kind in the video

@pbgd3

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cargoshots well the problem is that while Mexico is probably not as bad as a number of other places like Brazil or India in terms of water and food born illness it is geographically closer and requires less prep. Ie really easy to pop to Cancun or Tulum and feel like you are just in a resort in Miami - well you ain't. So activities like drinking tap water that are fine in Miami are not fine in Tulum.

@eulyc.959

2 жыл бұрын

Montezuma's revenge, in parts of Mexico is when you are eating food that is really spicy and hot, and get spiced out. It's interesting to see how it's used in other parts of the world

@HappyBeezerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

On the funny side of tap water and germany: In germany tap water is more tightly regulated than bottled water. It is absolutely fine to drink it. And about tap water in general, always be on the safe side. Might go so far to boil it before drinking. And for showering, let it run for a while and leave the bathroom in the meantime. Who knows what has accumulated in the pipes.

Very well done! I show this to my middle school Spanish classes each year on Valentine's day and they thoroughly enjoy it.

I just found this channel. I loved the history section! I'm a fan of your content already.

the mini jump cut near 8:50 was a phenomenal call back. I hope that more of it is seen when a exemplary joke arises during the video creation!

Shout out to José. I remember my wife quizzing me for my grad school. Always gotta appreciate the people who support their SO’s weird projects

@KetchupwithMaxandJose

3 жыл бұрын

Weird projects indeed. Ended up with cacao husks under my nails. Ouch

@andreagriffiths3512

3 жыл бұрын

@@KetchupwithMaxandJose and quite a time of it making a ‘mess all over the floor’ 😉😉

Absolutely love your videos! Thanks for the work and the sharing

You did not just use the cacao skit from Portlandia! Hahaha that's amazing. I gotta watch it again now.

I think the term “pettifogging” is very relevant today- I support its revival.

@dianapovero7319

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@adriancarlton-oatley9736

3 жыл бұрын

I did not know it had gone out of use!

I thought Jose was your cat and was quite disturbed by the thought of you making him shell cocoa beans and drink chocolate.

@KetchupwithMaxandJose

3 жыл бұрын

Ahaha, I'm no cat!

@nekomimicatears

2 жыл бұрын

@@KetchupwithMaxandJose lies and slander

@jacquespoulemer3577

2 жыл бұрын

You can see Jose on his Ketchup with Max and Jose podcasts. They're a lovely couple . So now the cat's out of the bag????? 😅 JIM

Why is this show so fascinating 😭

As someone with a bit of Aztec in my blood and a Sahagún, I loved this episode even more than I usually do. 🤘🏼

The hard tack bit made me chuckle ☺️

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

😁

I like how he chooses the most appropriate Pokemon to put in the background

@mmyr8ado.360

3 жыл бұрын

There's another Pokemon that's associated with chocolate

@eliasbram3710

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmyr8ado.360 there is? last time I played it, Pokemon gold was still a thing on Game boy color, LOL. I am a bit outdated