What Aztecs Were Eating Before European Contact

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The Aztecs thrived in the area corresponding to Mexico between the 14th and 15th centuries until they were overthrown by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1521. This complex Mesoamerican culture revolved around growing and consuming food, particularly maize (what is now known as corn) - but what else did the Aztecs eat? What did they grow? What did they eat for dessert? How did they cook their food?
#Aztecs #Mesoamerica #WeirdHistory

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  • @bob8819
    @bob88193 жыл бұрын

    Lol what a mad man. The Aztec saw the fungus on his corn and was like “fuck it, I’m eating it anyway”.

  • @nanncyponce960

    @nanncyponce960

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yo should try them, they are good..."quesadillas de huitlacoche" , tastes just like mushroom...

  • @alicethemalice1897

    @alicethemalice1897

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then again, the Aztecs ate just about anything as the video implied. But hey, food is important.

  • @siaf2398

    @siaf2398

    3 жыл бұрын

    and the Aztecs had soup, perfume AND toothpaste waaay before Europeans

  • @osmango19

    @osmango19

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nanncyponce960 they forgot. Flores de calabaza 😍😍

  • @tasosdiaforetico7377

    @tasosdiaforetico7377

    3 жыл бұрын

    Toothpaste 🤣 like Colgate with extra bicarb , they also invented the first PlayStation

  • @bellamaster6876
    @bellamaster68763 жыл бұрын

    I love how, throughout all of time, and throughout all cultures, everyone had found fun in getting super drunk.

  • @Jamessmith-xk3fh

    @Jamessmith-xk3fh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well in Europe water was usually polluted and nasty

  • @b33lze6u6

    @b33lze6u6

    3 жыл бұрын

    Spicy water make feel good

  • @kimarm2608

    @kimarm2608

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are a simple species it seems lol

  • @extraextraxtraterrestialah8794

    @extraextraxtraterrestialah8794

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not in Islamic cultures

  • @myfirstoocwarning8483

    @myfirstoocwarning8483

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@extraextraxtraterrestialah8794 you wouldn't know someone is getting drunk unless they told you.

  • @raffaojeda
    @raffaojeda3 жыл бұрын

    Mexican cuisine still one of the best in the world, thank you ancesters

  • @creatifetudes8553

    @creatifetudes8553

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wrong. Is 1#

  • @sussy_bedstain9770

    @sussy_bedstain9770

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's pretty good I prefer Italian tho

  • @_freedomordeath_

    @_freedomordeath_

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mexican culture is not just mayan or aztec, It's mostly hispanic Most mexicans are not native american

  • @YUH559.

    @YUH559.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@_freedomordeath_ wrong lol

  • @ghernandez559

    @ghernandez559

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sussy_bedstain9770 nah problem Is 90% if is fake unless you're in Mexico or Los Angeles

  • @joecastillo1983
    @joecastillo19833 жыл бұрын

    I am proud to say I am Mexicano and hundreds of years later We still enjoy all these delicious meals and drinks!!

  • @rafangille

    @rafangille

    3 жыл бұрын

    the food is pretty unrecognizable though, like it’s pretty much not the same dishes anymore

  • @artemisapaez

    @artemisapaez

    Жыл бұрын

    He’s not, we still eat Pinole and it’s really good. Dry but good

  • @jasonito23

    @jasonito23

    11 ай бұрын

    @@rafangille Nothing we eat now is the same as what people ate hundreds of years ago and health stats prove that. The top 5 causes of death in the US and Mexico are results from the food we eat today.

  • @sandratamayo6372

    @sandratamayo6372

    11 ай бұрын

    As a mexican myself, I can totally agree with you

  • @snappinturla420

    @snappinturla420

    6 ай бұрын

    Love our culture so much ! Proud to be Mexican 🇲🇽 🦅 ❤

  • @pacoramirez7363
    @pacoramirez73633 жыл бұрын

    Fungus: *kills the Aztecs’ corn Aztecs: “Joke’s on you, we’re into that shit”

  • @kimrosas3135

    @kimrosas3135

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Marlon Salgado same bit we often make them into empanadas

  • @brandonchavez9924

    @brandonchavez9924

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was gonna say, huitlacoche is the shit. Makes dynamite quesadillas.

  • @derrickstableford8152

    @derrickstableford8152

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice, it’s good

  • @HL-ll4zz

    @HL-ll4zz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah its really good stuff!!! Huitlacoche

  • @ericramirez5181

    @ericramirez5181

    3 жыл бұрын

    cheers brother

  • @HughGort
    @HughGort3 жыл бұрын

    That green slime was "rediscovered" as spirulina, which turns out is an extreme superfood with most if not all the minerals and vitamins you need to survive as a human adult

  • @carlosqlv

    @carlosqlv

    3 жыл бұрын

    great insight

  • @userillusion86

    @userillusion86

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you tried to live on spirulina alone you would die. The ultimate actual superfood with every vitamin and mineral in bio-available form is liver.

  • @HughGort

    @HughGort

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@userillusion86 Liver can only sustain you if you follow it up with fava beans and a nice chianti, otherwise it's nothing.

  • @userillusion86

    @userillusion86

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HughGort 😂😂

  • @youtubemoderationtaskforce5583

    @youtubemoderationtaskforce5583

    3 жыл бұрын

    This comment section is funny. Hey, you know what they didn’t have? Diabeetus and heart disease. You know why? No bullshit wheat, sugar cane, and industrial seed oils. Also, if you’ve ever eaten a whole 75% or higher cacao chocolate bar, it does make your head spin a little, it’s about the same amount of caffeine as decent cup of coffee but it’s a little different high.

  • @TheThesalsalady173
    @TheThesalsalady1732 жыл бұрын

    The spirit of the Mexican cuisine is alive in each one of the traditional Mexican cooks. I live in California USA and the number of authentic restaurants of Mexican food are growing like wildfire 😁

  • @itsame1477

    @itsame1477

    Жыл бұрын

    Indigenous🪶🤍please. Traditional "Mexican" is really indigenous. We would rather not be homogenized 👍

  • @junior1497

    @junior1497

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MZ95 yes Baja California and Baja California Sur dummy

  • @MeneTekelUpharsin

    @MeneTekelUpharsin

    Жыл бұрын

    If the restaurants were authentic there wouldn't be so many Mexicans dropping like wildfire with cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

  • @germansherman7707

    @germansherman7707

    Жыл бұрын

    well california is still part of mexico so no surprise haha

  • @obiwankenobi5769

    @obiwankenobi5769

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@German Sherman no it's not

  • @ricmars8980
    @ricmars89802 жыл бұрын

    This is why Mexican Food is considered top gastronomy in the world! Thank you MesoAmerica! 👏👏👏 because of you I consume Tortillas, amaranto, chocolate, Pulque, pinole, pozole, Mole and atole everyday! But the Aztecs came much later than the great MesoAmerican civilizations! Like the Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs , Teotichucans and Zapotecs

  • @funkmonster
    @funkmonster3 жыл бұрын

    I imagined Bubba from Forrest Gump in the Tortilla list part. “Tortillas go wit everythang, you can boil em, baste em, sauté em. There’s corn tortillas, flour tortillas, cactus tuna tortillas, fat tortillas, old tortillas, cube tortillas, lemon pepper tortillas...”

  • @Leechwife

    @Leechwife

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, you killed me with that, thanks 😂😂😂

  • @mixtlillness9825

    @mixtlillness9825

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for this comment!

  • @captainroger

    @captainroger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahahha

  • @captainroger

    @captainroger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love the everythang bit....RIP Bubba

  • @StrangeNewsFromAnotherStar

    @StrangeNewsFromAnotherStar

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is why I love tortillas so much, I can cook a lot of things with them from breakfast to dinner and even to snack on.

  • @grontelp77
    @grontelp773 жыл бұрын

    AMazing the Aztecs accomplished this massive urban society with no wheels, no screws, no metal working, and no large animals like horses or oxen. All of that was built with physical human labor.

  • @special_summon

    @special_summon

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love how they still used engineering for things like agriculture, and instead of using steel for weapons and tools, they used obsidian, as the shattered edges could be sharper than scalpels

  • @PapiGi0

    @PapiGi0

    3 жыл бұрын

    They had the wheel they just didn’t wanna use it cause of the ecosystem they lived around

  • @peyote2thumbs

    @peyote2thumbs

    3 жыл бұрын

    Their children's toys used wheels.

  • @grontelp77

    @grontelp77

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PapiGi0 I believe we are both partially correct about this issue. I looked it up and it appears that while the aztecs where aware of the wheel, the most famous evidence being children's toys with wheels, there is no evidence it was used for other purposes, likely because of the lack of draft animals, like I mentioned earlier.

  • @MK_ULTRA420

    @MK_ULTRA420

    3 жыл бұрын

    ‘Well, how did they build those pyramids?’ ‘Well, they just threw human death and suffering at them till they were finished.’” ~ Louis C.K.

  • @TahtahmesDiary
    @TahtahmesDiary3 жыл бұрын

    It shows the importance of their culture that literally all these preparations are popular to this day. 🤗💚

  • @mariadegan1029
    @mariadegan10292 жыл бұрын

    Actually pinoli are pine cone nuts! Amazing that the “poor” ate them😮 today they are very pricey and used sparingly in various recipes like pesto and desserts 😋

  • @elguerokabron

    @elguerokabron

    Жыл бұрын

    No the rich powerful people would also eat the same kinds of plant foods like tortillas and pinoli but would be able to more meats then the poor who would mainly only eat a plant diet

  • @xScooterAZx

    @xScooterAZx

    Жыл бұрын

    When I lived in Washington State,I used to go pine cone hunting for the seeds. I would shuck them and put them away in bags. It was a hobby of mine. During the winter when it was cold,I'd shuck and roast some of them for dinner. Have a cup of them with rice,veggies and some type of meat. Yummm!

  • @getin3949

    @getin3949

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what I thought but he made it sound like it was corn. I think he got that one wrong.

  • @adamdoezema1318

    @adamdoezema1318

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Think he would have noticed the pine nuts depicted in the video... also, pine nuts were consumed throughout north america, and have a protein content higher than that of red meat.

  • @oi-nf9uz

    @oi-nf9uz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@getin3949 he said corn but he showed pictures of pine nuts

  • @scottnotpilgrim
    @scottnotpilgrim3 жыл бұрын

    In terms of food, seems we have the Aztecs to thank for a lot of what we consume today

  • @sheepboy2560

    @sheepboy2560

    3 жыл бұрын

    "we" ? never encountered those before.

  • @SUP-BITCHES

    @SUP-BITCHES

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sheepboy2560 I feel bad for you

  • @cassandra-

    @cassandra-

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sheepboy2560 you've never had chocolate, avocado/guacamole or tortillas? damn

  • @sheepboy2560

    @sheepboy2560

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SUP-BITCHES chocolate is universal obviously. the rest are weird.

  • @sheepboy2560

    @sheepboy2560

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cassandra- how does axolotl taste like?

  • @malaiselindenfeld1112
    @malaiselindenfeld11123 жыл бұрын

    I don't think it was "tuna cactus" tortilla but rather prickly pear tortilla. In Spanish "tuna" is the name for the fruit of the cactus while the tuna fish is "atún"

  • @miriamcastillo1268

    @miriamcastillo1268

    3 жыл бұрын

    I suppose is nopal tortilla (cactus as well) which we eat until now

  • @fabianheilbron9988

    @fabianheilbron9988

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can the fish not be called both correctly? I’m pretty sure “Atún” and “Tuna” are interchangeable words for the fish in Spanish.

  • @uvasz

    @uvasz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fabianheilbron9988 No they're not, it's like that comment above. Atún means tuna, and tuna is the fruit. Saludos desde Tacolandia.

  • @fabianheilbron9988

    @fabianheilbron9988

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@uvasz It must also depend on the region. Por ejemplo, yo visite la isla de Puerto Rico hace como seis años. Al pasar el tiempo, los nativos de la isla, llamaban a el pescado “Tuna” y no “Atún”. En otro ejemplo, voy a citar a mi madre, que nació y se crió en Colombia. Ella a mi me mandaba a salir a hacer unos cuantos mandados, y al pedir el pescado, me mandaba a llamarlo “Tuna” y no “Atún. She did teach me that both words were correct for the most part. Considering many things perhaps that’s just the influence English has had on other countries in the Caribbean. Which, in turn. has added more words to those in Spanish that still mean the same thing. I can’t really say. Seeing as how I was never born in Colombia. But for the most part I’ve gone with what my parents have taught me, and not once have the other Latinos in the area corrected me for calling the fish “Tuna” and calling the fruit a “nopal”. But I digress. After all, Spanish is just my second language.

  • @uvasz

    @uvasz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fabianheilbron9988 Oh yeah, it may depend on the region, same happens in Argentina and Chile if I remember correctly, they don't call the fruit "tuna", they use "cactus" (referring to the whole nopal) instead. Also in the RAE I didn't find "tuna" as fish or the fruit it has another meaning.

  • @fernandofernandez8067
    @fernandofernandez80672 жыл бұрын

    You forgot two very important ingredient for the Mexican cuisine then and now; Tomato (tomatl) and chili Pepper (chili). There are plenty varieties of peppers in around Mexico.

  • @benjaminrodriguez7356

    @benjaminrodriguez7356

    Жыл бұрын

    Tomato???(tomatl)!!! Are you sure you are writing that word correctly?

  • @jibaritomx

    @jibaritomx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benjaminrodriguez7356 red tomatoes are xitomatl, green tomatillos are tomatl..... ther are some xaltomatl...

  • @benjaminrodriguez7356

    @benjaminrodriguez7356

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jibaritomx Thanks!

  • @FarelLaban

    @FarelLaban

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jibaritomx I believe the green ones are miltomatl.

  • @jibaritomx

    @jibaritomx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FarelLaban could be, mil in nahuatl a farming reference of corn, beans and pumpkin together, I believe miltomatl is not a specific for the green tomato, could be the redones on a milpa planting...

  • @maribelvega8008
    @maribelvega80082 жыл бұрын

    It's great that unlike the Victorian era the Aztecs knew how to keep clean, not afraid of water in any sort of way, everything having it's proper place with waste disposal.

  • @BeingRising
    @BeingRising3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine what the night sky would of looked like without light pollution.

  • @DBT1007

    @DBT1007

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go to the most remoted small village in your country. Ah. And the village also not yet have the electricity access

  • @carlosqlv

    @carlosqlv

    3 жыл бұрын

    o aaaawesome. some low fire lumens humming and great food great people

  • @justayoutuber1906

    @justayoutuber1906

    3 жыл бұрын

    And Mexico City without air pollution in the day

  • @tekatetikitiki

    @tekatetikitiki

    2 жыл бұрын

    Specially in Mexico City.

  • @HarshDude126

    @HarshDude126

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol you're acting like that's a thing of the past when you can just go out into the countryside and see that whenever you want

  • @ushiorocksable
    @ushiorocksable3 жыл бұрын

    There’s a really neat restaurant near the Teotihuacán pyramids called La Gruta, that serves very traditional Aztec dishes, including ones with caterpillars and ant larvae. Definitely check it out if you’re near the ancient city, it’s just a short walk away and absolutely worth the visit.

  • @ericksantos9140

    @ericksantos9140

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only thing i love about old foods is chapulinea and wormwood ngl its tasty

  • @kimrosas3135

    @kimrosas3135

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ant larvae are called escamoles they so good. My family most of time have to dig them up themselves

  • @thrattjaouhard3372

    @thrattjaouhard3372

    3 жыл бұрын

    No thanks

  • @sergpie

    @sergpie

    3 жыл бұрын

    That place is oooooooverpriced.

  • @SspaceB

    @SspaceB

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gross

  • @domizzi626
    @domizzi626 Жыл бұрын

    I’m Mexican descent and I didn’t know Aztecs had all these varieties of tortillas. When I was a kid I visited Mexico, and one of my favorite moments was when my aunt Paz sent me to the tortilla joint and I bought a kilo of freshly made, warm tortillas. I would grab one or two tortillas before going home. It was a cool experience and I would recommend anyone go get fresh tortillas 🤤

  • @elysium76

    @elysium76

    Жыл бұрын

    Fresh corn tortillas are so delicious

  • @Fadedevryday5476

    @Fadedevryday5476

    10 ай бұрын

    Some very rural indigenous villages in Southern Mexico make tortillas using grounded amaranth seeds. Amaranth seeds also pop like miniature popcorn and we Mexicans make skulls using popped amaranth during Day of the Dead.

  • @SieMiezekatze

    @SieMiezekatze

    9 ай бұрын

    Para que comprar si se hace en casa

  • @ryanrodriguez7911
    @ryanrodriguez7911 Жыл бұрын

    Best fun Fact about the Aztec language is that the word origin for "Avocado" referred to "Testicals".

  • @curlyhairdudeify

    @curlyhairdudeify

    Жыл бұрын

    Because they looked like them.

  • @cornstar1253

    @cornstar1253

    Жыл бұрын

    Original avocados were 90% seed. Almost no edible flesh.

  • @Gsalinas4869

    @Gsalinas4869

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cornstar1253 all you people in comments love to bitch and moan any every single thing that revolves around Aztecs

  • @CmdrTomalak
    @CmdrTomalak3 жыл бұрын

    Little known fact: While feasting on chocolate, the Aztecs would often sit and ponder when the 90's Timeline Series would start.

  • @ThunderSims

    @ThunderSims

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @ultimatebishoujo29

    @ultimatebishoujo29

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @paulshaffer2106

    @paulshaffer2106

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best comment ever, and I concur!

  • @brodown64

    @brodown64

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @ericlikeshalo

    @ericlikeshalo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been asking this since timeline 2020

  • @sterlingnilssen5812
    @sterlingnilssen58123 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a weird history on the domestication of animals?? I find it so fascinating!

  • @ShubhamMishrabro

    @ShubhamMishrabro

    3 жыл бұрын

    How is it werid man. They were great factor in development of civilization

  • @toastedt140

    @toastedt140

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ShubhamMishrabro I think he's more speaking about how peoples who had no idea how selective breeding or evolution work creating new species of animals that are more docile and useful than their wild counterparts. Pretty weird

  • @ShubhamMishrabro

    @ShubhamMishrabro

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toastedt140 ohh😂

  • @Catti003

    @Catti003

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know that farms keep certain cows with calf to keep there milk flowing even if they ate the calf.

  • @ShubhamMishrabro

    @ShubhamMishrabro

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Catti003 are you talking about machinery cattle farm of current world. I think he is referring to past

  • @kristannestone1748
    @kristannestone1748 Жыл бұрын

    I've read articles on this topic, and the Aztecs enjoyed dishes that were as complex and multidimensional as French cuisine. They used more vegetation than meat, and layered many flavors into carefully crafted, hand-pounded sauces. They thought western cooking was too oily and lacked flavor, apparently. This is so fascinating, and although this video is quite simplistic, it does give a little window into the unique and well-developed aspect of Aztec life that has been much forgotten.

  • @Travelsandmore333

    @Travelsandmore333

    9 ай бұрын

    There’s nothing complex about French cuisine. Europeans have forced us to believe everything they did was better while always diminishing the great discoveries and advancements of indigenous people. Also when it comes to world rankings Mexican cuisine is above French and many other Europeans countries. Also forgotten to who? Aztec culture is definitely alive and well preserved in Mexico.

  • @lilydimas6793
    @lilydimas67932 жыл бұрын

    It’s nice to see that my family still eat a lot of these dishes in some sort of way ☺️ I don’t know much about my ancestors, but knowing this makes me feel wholesome.

  • @stephaniewhite5644
    @stephaniewhite56443 жыл бұрын

    I still eat tamales, tortillas, nopales, avocado and chili peppers, grew up on this wonderful food and chocolate, I am so happy to watch this video. Thanks so much!

  • @vittxrio5198
    @vittxrio51983 жыл бұрын

    Chocolatl is a badass and original way to say chocolate.

  • @denniserandolph6244

    @denniserandolph6244

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! Now substitute “ch” with an x and it sounds the same but looks cooler 😎 xocolatl 🍫

  • @sergeyrafirudov

    @sergeyrafirudov

    3 жыл бұрын

    the x is actually pronounced "sh" and it ticks me whenever he pronounces it as ch, but well, at least I can overlook it when someone's not an expert in Nahuatl and still manage to make such an informative video.

  • @mixtlillness9825

    @mixtlillness9825

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m going to ignore the fact that the narrator butchered almost every single Nahuatl word because at least he tried. To be fair, it’s not easy to pronounce them if you’re not familiar with the language, but damn, he sounded pretty funny. 😁

  • @AaronAC91

    @AaronAC91

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not an expert but probably you should pronunciate it something like "Shokolatl"

  • @mythicalkhan7465

    @mythicalkhan7465

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sergeyrafirudov some dialects of Nahuatl actually say chikolotl instead of xocolotl

  • @rickhernandez667
    @rickhernandez6673 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I love how well you pronounce the Spanish and even Aztec words. It's odd, but even today people in Mexico pronounce aguacate the way the Aztecs pronounced it, despite the Spanish spelling. It's how we pronounced it as kids. In fact it wasn't till I was 9-10 years old that I realized it was called an avocado. Also, I believe one of the foods you mention at the end, atole, was in fact a quick meal. But instead of a TV dinner, I would compare it to a protein shake similar to what people drink on the go when they want a quick "meal". My great aunt made awesome atoles. My favorite was the chocolate flavored one known as champurrado. She would make a huge pot of it. And when she and her husband were the first on the block to get a color TV (I know I'm dating myself here), we would all gather around the television with a warm mug of homemade champurrado and watch "The FBI, in color" (a TV show that was on in the 1970s). There are so so many great tasting Mexican foods/dishes you just don't see or hear about anymore. Thanks for the memories.

  • @milktea4270
    @milktea427011 ай бұрын

    I love learning about ancient cuisine, and it seems like a lot of Aztec food and its flavors have stood the test of time!

  • @ivano2863
    @ivano28633 жыл бұрын

    If you're ever in Mexico you have to try the quesadillas de huitlacoche, they are delicious!

  • @NelsonPerez-yo6lm

    @NelsonPerez-yo6lm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes they are, pinole, dulce de amaranto and pulque are pretty dope too.

  • @carolinaerickson4903

    @carolinaerickson4903

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is huitlacoche Ivan? I was in beloved Mexico several years ago and tried as many new dishes as possible but never heard of these quesadillas...

  • @organicmagic8822

    @organicmagic8822

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carolinaerickson4903 Huitlacoche is a fungus that grows on corn and is considered a delicacy

  • @carolinaerickson4903

    @carolinaerickson4903

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@organicmagic8822 oooh...gracias Ivan next trip then!

  • @ivano2863

    @ivano2863

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carolinaerickson4903 yes they are very good especially with the blue corn tortillas

  • @iixakoatl
    @iixakoatl3 жыл бұрын

    It’s noteworthy to know that the ‘Aztecs’ and Nahuas also had these few foods to their diets: *Salsa:* “Chilmolli,” literally meaning “Chile sauce.” This was used just as much as a condiment as people do today. It is also thought the word “salsa” was coined by the Franciscan ethnographer and friar, Alfonso de Molina. *Popcorn:* Known as “izquitl” (eez-kee-k). Spanish people described it as “a kind of corn which bursts when parched and discloses its contents and makes itself look like a very white flower." This word turned into the modern Mexican corn dish, esquite. *Pozole:* This was a stew often called “pozolli” and was made from a hominy corn known as cacahuazintle, and back then as “cacahuacintli” meaning “cacao bean-like corn,” being a vegetarian dish. Many people get confused with another very similar soup that is infamous for its ingredients. Though, I’ll leave those details for those who are interested. *Chilaquiles:* Being wrapped in tortillas and is derived from “chilaquilli” meaning “something stuffed with chile and plants.” These plants are known as “quelite” in Mexico and are identified as edible parts of plants. *Fruits:* Along with the famous avocado being consumed, many other tropical fruits were as well. Pineapples (matzatli), dragonfruit/pitaya (tzaponochtli), sapote (tzapotl), cactus pear (nochtli), papaya (ochonetli), and guava (xalxacotl).

  • @Agapy8888

    @Agapy8888

    3 жыл бұрын

    My favourite is cactus pears. I can eat 3 a day. So delicious and anti diabetic. They come from Mexico in the late summer and fall.

  • @STEPH-kk8gi

    @STEPH-kk8gi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Agapy8888 yep! We would eat a lot when they r in season whenever me and my family go visit our families in Mexico, I prefer the red ones while my parents enjoy the yellow ones. Absolutely delicious n sweet 😋😋

  • @Agapy8888

    @Agapy8888

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@STEPH-kk8gi also you feel better eating in season. Have fun in Mexico.

  • @brucehur2051

    @brucehur2051

    2 жыл бұрын

    and sushi and kimchi

  • @Fatalesubs

    @Fatalesubs

    2 жыл бұрын

    This dishes still being super common nowdays in mexico, they r delicious u should try them

  • @jonathanprime1507
    @jonathanprime15073 жыл бұрын

    Idk why as a Hispanic this makes me proud how these foods are so widely eaten around the world now.

  • @steverinehart4637

    @steverinehart4637

    3 жыл бұрын

    It wasnt good tell after the Spaniards made it better

  • @jonathanprime1507

    @jonathanprime1507

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@steverinehart4637 oh yeah until they made them 3rd class citizens in there own country lol my bad

  • @Stalkergames916

    @Stalkergames916

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jonathanprime1507 it’s quite amazing really I’m Italian and Maltese and other family heritage it’s very cool

  • @jaehaspels9607

    @jaehaspels9607

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's funny how people are still eating those foods today and in fancy restaurants too.

  • @harpsitardo

    @harpsitardo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love those little Aztec-themed joints that serve human flesh wrapped in a crunchy tortilla shell. Reasonably priced, but I cant afford their specialty menu: Breakfast Baby Burritos are too rich for my blood! And Im not a huge fan of eating infants when I first wake up, anyways.

  • @qtasabutton21
    @qtasabutton21 Жыл бұрын

    So basically still many of the same foods we eat today!!! I love my Mexican culture and love how our foods are so delicious! Although will say I would never eat an axelotel nowadays 🥲

  • @alancito.13
    @alancito.133 жыл бұрын

    Also, for those interested, this is how you pronounce Nahuatl words ending in -TL like Quetzalcoatl and Xocolatl : The L is silent, but you still position your mouth as if you were going to pronounce it, but only let the air out, no sound.

  • @gram.

    @gram.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice factoid, thanks for posting 👍

  • @hashtag415

    @hashtag415

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like an S.B.D?

  • @edgarbanuelos6472

    @edgarbanuelos6472

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do it with the T nearly being silent and the L only being briefly pronounced just because I find it amusing.

  • @walnutcove8583

    @walnutcove8583

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes and not with a “tul” sound like even many Mexicans incorrectly say it. It’s more like you push a little pocket of air behind your L positioned tongue. It annoys me so much when I hear such mispronunciations as popocatepeTUL. Lol

  • @jiminirvana8065

    @jiminirvana8065

    3 жыл бұрын

    Xitomal =tomato

  • @Mels925
    @Mels9253 жыл бұрын

    "So what do you think?" I always love when he says that at the end.

  • @sirhandsome1349
    @sirhandsome13492 жыл бұрын

    The "Aztec" actually referred to themselves as Mexica (meh-SHEE-cah). Seems as though anyone reporting history would avoid such colonial disrespect

  • @jakevendrotti1496

    @jakevendrotti1496

    Жыл бұрын

    Ooh, thanks for the pronunciation. Yeah, no reason to say it like disease bringer colonialists said it.

  • @MarcosElMalo2
    @MarcosElMalo23 жыл бұрын

    OK, this was pretty great. A few notes: I’m disappointed you didn’t mention the Mexican name for turkey, *GUAJALOTE* , which sounds a bit like the noise a turkey makes. Atole is still used to make thick sweet drinks, served hot, that often accompany tamales. At Christmas time, there is a frothier chocolate version called champurrado. Insects: grasshoppers (chapulín) is to this day a source of protein (and a snack food) out in the countryside. But all in all, great video! The best I have seen of its type!

  • @noelg.3632
    @noelg.36323 жыл бұрын

    Maaan you forgot to mention POZOLE! That is of the most popular Mexican dishes that we continue to eat today! 😂

  • @MsUndead96

    @MsUndead96

    3 жыл бұрын

    @alex' so whats the issue?? Would u rather it still be the original recipe? Gtfo

  • @rakelaa7234

    @rakelaa7234

    3 жыл бұрын

    And there’s a very interesting story about how they started making people pozole. Pozole de gente ewww

  • @hugolopez6644

    @hugolopez6644

    3 жыл бұрын

    @alex' start with yourself as an example

  • @debdebcastillo6600

    @debdebcastillo6600

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just had menudo yesterday.. 🤤

  • @MK_ULTRA420

    @MK_ULTRA420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Literally every known civilization has at least these two recipes: soup, and cooked meat on a stick. 😂😂😂

  • @BigAl4244
    @BigAl42443 жыл бұрын

    As a Mexican, this all sounds delicious.

  • @katherinek3314

    @katherinek3314

    3 жыл бұрын

    Axotyl thooo idk man

  • @Bryan-bd5kc

    @Bryan-bd5kc

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats cuz Mexican food came from them

  • @piedrablanca1942

    @piedrablanca1942

    3 жыл бұрын

    si, suena delicioso

  • @marymendoza3592

    @marymendoza3592

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Bryan-bd5kc well Mexicans ares Aztec lol

  • @Bryan-bd5kc

    @Bryan-bd5kc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marymendoza3592 yeah i know we are the native descents of Mexico since colonization fucked up our dna

  • @angelaspielbusch1237
    @angelaspielbusch12372 жыл бұрын

    Loved this video! Excellent job!

  • @carlycharlesworth1497
    @carlycharlesworth14972 жыл бұрын

    That was fascinating! Thank you for making this video. God bless you.

  • @mcr5truther
    @mcr5truther3 жыл бұрын

    These are way more interesting then the 20 classes I’ve had on the Revolutionary War.

  • @ultimatebishoujo29

    @ultimatebishoujo29

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know what you mean

  • @hashtag415

    @hashtag415

    3 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps you should change your major.

  • @AFuckingIdiot

    @AFuckingIdiot

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean its really how good the teacher taught the class that determined how good the class was

  • @1967sfoman

    @1967sfoman

    3 жыл бұрын

    👍💯

  • @moritamikamikara3879

    @moritamikamikara3879

    3 жыл бұрын

    mfw in Britbongland we just learn about the Tudors a bunch of fucking times.

  • @AmarieRegin
    @AmarieRegin3 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! Would love to watch one about what ancient Filipinos were eating before the Spaniards and Chinese came. Since most of our food is either Chinese, Spanish, or US-influenced.

  • @brucehur2051

    @brucehur2051

    2 жыл бұрын

    Filipinos only ate kimchi and rice

  • @AmarieRegin

    @AmarieRegin

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brucehur2051 ....we don't really eat kimchi here in the Philippines. I think it only got popular when the Hallyu (Korean) wave started. But yeah we eat a lot of rice :)

  • @TuWear

    @TuWear

    2 жыл бұрын

    More Mexican than Spanish, since it was New Spain (Mexico) was placed in charge to take care of the Filipines, nahuatl for mom is Nonantli and dad was Notantli and in the Philippines Nana and Tata are borrowed from Nahuatl.

  • @Snow-ej5fm

    @Snow-ej5fm

    2 жыл бұрын

    they don’t have as much information about the philippines before colonization as the central and southern americans have :,)

  • @kanduyog1182

    @kanduyog1182

    2 жыл бұрын

    Uh, false. Filipinos back then ate tinola, nilaga, sinigang, kinilaw, kilawin, adobong puti, litson, grilled fish, ginataan, etc. Saying that Filipino cuisine is merely Spanish, Chinese or American is extremely ignorant.

  • @armosthelivingsekizou
    @armosthelivingsekizou Жыл бұрын

    The stinking tortillas are actually a name for yucca/cassava/Manioc Tortillas

  • @kelseywhitaker6565

    @kelseywhitaker6565

    Жыл бұрын

    And the "tuna cactus tortillas" should have been translated as prickly pear/cactus fruit tortillas

  • @benwalker4652
    @benwalker46523 жыл бұрын

    With all of the sweet things that can be found from farming and being a decent gatherer, it's amazing that without a single reference shown, that you determined their chocolate not to be sweet. So for anyone interested, the Aztecs did have sweet chocolate, and it was done through honey, papaya, other fruits they infused in the chocolate, they put peppers in chocolate, they put psychedelics in chocolate. This is all really easy to find, simply locate ANY University with a Latin American Studies department, and I am sure with the right credentials and communication, any of the experts in these fields can discuss real Meso American history, instead of the nonsense you spin into history as "Your fact."

  • @alfonsoamador958

    @alfonsoamador958

    Жыл бұрын

    You right but harsh. Hahaha

  • @happyinparadise7812

    @happyinparadise7812

    Жыл бұрын

    Idea!! Naked your own video. Post it. See if you are factual. OR NOT

  • @rodrigopalacio2524
    @rodrigopalacio25243 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact. They called themselves "mexicas" not "aztecs". And their language was called "Náhuatl".

  • @thecoolbrick9518

    @thecoolbrick9518

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pronounced .... (meshika)

  • @stormyrios6640

    @stormyrios6640

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @HL-ll4zz

    @HL-ll4zz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep im descendant of them. My grandma would say a lot of words in Nahuatl.

  • @HL-ll4zz

    @HL-ll4zz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Galleta de Soda youre wrong -_- a vast majority of the mexicas left to rural areas in the mountains pinche galleta mamona

  • @HL-ll4zz

    @HL-ll4zz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Galleta de Soda im not lying because ive done my DNA and im related to the NAHUA tribe and if u didnt know the last Aztec emperor cuauhtemocs mother was from a town called ixcateopan in Guerrero state and guess what? Im from another near town in Guerrero where to this exact day the people still speak Nahuatl!

  • @TheRoss1956
    @TheRoss19563 жыл бұрын

    Other Mesoamerican topics I'd like to hear about. How the Mesoamericans developed corn/maize from a wild plant to a cultivated crop and how far it spread in the Americas.

  • @diegolopez000

    @diegolopez000

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everyone will tell you their own opinions (or research) but they did spread corn trough New York and Argentina or Chile (the southern parts of south america) 👍

  • @btetschner
    @btetschner3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video.

  • @karlad4082
    @karlad40829 ай бұрын

    What a fascinating and informative short. I found their cuisine sooo delicious! 😋

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays41863 жыл бұрын

    My favorites? Chocolate and guacamole! And, turkey! Suggestions: The mesoamerican class system. What was mesoamerican family life like? Mesoamerican dating, courtship and marriage. Was marriage between different social classes restricted or out right illegal?

  • @peterl6095

    @peterl6095

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep.

  • @bcaye

    @bcaye

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much illegal. If a higher class man wanted a pretty peasant he could have her for sex, ruining her life, but marriage was not a possibility. Lots of religious rules. Lots of superstition. People like to imagine they were more civilized than Europeans if the era, but except for standards of cleanliness they were about the same. It's easier to stay clean in a warm climate.

  • @beenice4126

    @beenice4126

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bcaye they were a lot cleaner. They would shower 2-3 times a day. They also used herbs for oral hygen. Since they dint have sugar they had really nice teeth. The emperor moctezuma would never wear the same clothes twice. Just curious why do you say they had the same cleanliness? Where did you read that?

  • @robertoaudiffred7936

    @robertoaudiffred7936

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be a great episode.

  • @diegolopez000

    @diegolopez000

    3 жыл бұрын

    You know mexico is the size of all Europe, and Canada, Brazil and eeuu are bigger than Europe and Africa together right. Mesoamérica didn’t exist, there were many civilizations and all of them were different

  • @youtubecensors5419
    @youtubecensors54193 жыл бұрын

    How about a video about the Purepecha tribe? They lived on the west coast of Mexico at the same time as the Aztecs. They developed some metallurgy and used to pwn the Aztecs. They traded together sometimes, but although they warred often, the Aztecs never beat them. Their main god was a hummingbird and their capital was Tzintzuntzan.

  • @tlaloc27

    @tlaloc27

    3 жыл бұрын

    They weren't a tribe they where a kingdom

  • @tlaloc27

    @tlaloc27

    3 жыл бұрын

    @L H tribes dont control other kingdoms and people groups that's call a Empire in fact. they also had cities and a government

  • @blackcowboy2957

    @blackcowboy2957

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tlaloc27 Tribe- A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religion or blood ties with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader. So yeah actually they would fall into the tribe category.

  • @lacucurrucucu9245

    @lacucurrucucu9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was a very interesting civilization,never defeated by the Aztecs they were mostly warriors,with its own gastronomy and culture.

  • @center8922

    @center8922

    2 жыл бұрын

    So? They were probably closely related by DNA.

  • @pimpompoom93726
    @pimpompoom937262 жыл бұрын

    Great information, thanks!

  • @thewanderingmind3327
    @thewanderingmind33272 жыл бұрын

    The food episodes are the BEST. Please keep them coming!!

  • @chadp363
    @chadp3633 жыл бұрын

    I wish this narrator, narrated my life as it plays.

  • @bigal1024

    @bigal1024

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahaha for real. He’s awesome

  • @kimberlypatton9634

    @kimberlypatton9634

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea!

  • @jthompson2379

    @jthompson2379

    3 жыл бұрын

    He sits there watching video after video, the procrastination gnawing at the back of his isolation-addled mind, only to be soothed by an endless stream of pointless but deeply fascinating information. He wants to stay here in the cozy warmth, but alas, snacks are calling again...

  • @chadp363

    @chadp363

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jthompson2379 to accurate dude, it hurts to read🤣

  • @muktamalakar5771

    @muktamalakar5771

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jthompson2379 I feel exposed😭😭😭

  • @marianabarbara2685
    @marianabarbara26853 жыл бұрын

    Nowadays, we eat a variation of the tamale here in Brazil. It's called "pamonha" and it is made out of corn, sugar, milk and cheese cubes. We grate the corn to extract the "juice" from it, then mix with the other ingredients, and pour it into a little sachet made with the leaves that involve the corn cob. We cook it in boiling water and then eat it when it's warm. It's delicious!

  • @jhboomstudioz7201

    @jhboomstudioz7201

    3 жыл бұрын

    @animationeer nope! You can sometimes find tortillas in the supermarket but it’s rare. Beans and rice are our food staples- every single day!

  • @jhboomstudioz7201

    @jhboomstudioz7201

    3 жыл бұрын

    @animationeer not as a staple. Sometimes we’ll have sweet milk bread for dessert or side or when some of my American friends would visit we’d buy French bread and make sandwiches. But 90% of the time it’s bean and rice with chicken, eggs or stroganoff or lasagna. All of which are different from the Italian-American versions. Oh, I guess we do enjoy pizza which has bread, but only like once a week cause eating out is expensive (Edit: I should add that I’m from São Paulo, and that’s what I know as well as my friends from Minas and the northeast. Maybe in other parts of Brazil that I’m less familiar with might have bread like Porto Alegre or central to the north)

  • @ericktellez7632

    @ericktellez7632

    3 жыл бұрын

    No such thing as a “tamale”, a singular tamal is “tamal”, several is “tamales”, i dont know where people got the “tamale” thing from but its not used neither in Mexico nor in central america.

  • @buttman2093

    @buttman2093

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ericktellez7632 I think people got the tamale word from the fact that in English words plural carries an "s" and singular doesn't.. at least that's what I think lol

  • @byalmo91
    @byalmo912 жыл бұрын

    Pepian is absolutely delicious. So privileged to have grown up with a predominately Guatemalan background and their delicious cuisine 😋

  • @vbee3571
    @vbee35713 жыл бұрын

    I’m really enjoying your channel. Very interesting stuff.

  • @luciamota1249
    @luciamota12493 жыл бұрын

    Not even 15 secs. into the video and you already showed the teotihuacan pyramid calling it "aztec". They were not the same! Teotihuacans and their civilization had already vanished from the territory when aztecs came down from the north (Aztlan). So, yeah, foreign people, the pyramids you want to come and climb are not aztecs. *sigh*

  • @sylviabrown3047

    @sylviabrown3047

    3 жыл бұрын

    yt people literally colonize everything they see 😞 and then spread this misinformation. im purepecha and this whole video was hard to watch

  • @malinmurmeltier6433

    @malinmurmeltier6433

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sylviabrown3047 really? Is the biggest part wrong?

  • @justayoutuber1906

    @justayoutuber1906

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seems this video has tons of errors and omissions. Thanks

  • @SuperMisteryMan01

    @SuperMisteryMan01

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sylviabrown3047 I don’t think it’s colonizing and idk how that word would get used on a video trying to show history of food in one beautiful and rich culture It just seems more of lack of studying in regards to the many different types of civilizations in Mexico. I’m just glad to see people on these comments at least say something for the other

  • @MsBizzyGurl

    @MsBizzyGurl

    2 жыл бұрын

    I swear, it's like 'they all look alike'! Latin cultures are diverse.

  • @Bigstarrocker9
    @Bigstarrocker93 жыл бұрын

    This narrator makes learning history fun

  • @failed5351

    @failed5351

    3 жыл бұрын

    True but the Mayans and Olmec did most of these foods or traditions first

  • @NAConen

    @NAConen

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish s/he were Hispanic

  • @abrahampop387
    @abrahampop387 Жыл бұрын

    I find amazing that a lot of those food from centuries ago are still ate today! That's badass!

  • @bluewhale2600
    @bluewhale26003 жыл бұрын

    Chocolate was treated like gold.. they used to trade with chocolate as money/gold. Also, they forgot to mention 2 other big traditional meals: Mole (which includes alot of spices including chocolate in some) and other meal is Posole! My favorite! (They say that back then, they used to place the hearts of human sacrificed in the posole) I don't think that is true though. 🥴

  • @TangomanX2008
    @TangomanX20083 жыл бұрын

    Correction: Maiz is not "now known as corn." Corn is what you call it in English, but Maiz lives on as the Spanish word for corn. And same thing with avocado. This video is informative but it needs to be a better job with explaining the history of words. If you go by this video, you dont learn that corn and avocado are the English for these words and that maiz and aguacate are modern spanish words.

  • @KarlaSmilee

    @KarlaSmilee

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought the exact same thing

  • @star1light100

    @star1light100

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking this

  • @rebeccalane8002

    @rebeccalane8002

    3 жыл бұрын

    i think that in english, maiz is the older version of what we now know as corn.

  • @reilancadubla9195

    @reilancadubla9195

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's pronounced as Mah iz

  • @Dwaarfius

    @Dwaarfius

    3 жыл бұрын

    We use it in Swedish and Finnish too: majs and maissi

  • @Torpito0
    @Torpito03 жыл бұрын

    Spaniards: what's this delicious green fruit? Aztecs: *laughs* it's called ahuacatl 🤣 🥑 Spaniards: Yummm... I love aguacate 🥑💕 Aztecs: *laughs harder* They have no idea we called it testicles 🤣😂

  • @jibaritomx

    @jibaritomx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Come its ahuacatl..

  • @SspaceB

    @SspaceB

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gross

  • @ashenone3050

    @ashenone3050

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean is the same with the word pendejo that a lot of people use without know it was used to describe male or female that still didn’t have pubic hair

  • @Agapy8888

    @Agapy8888

    3 жыл бұрын

    Certainly shaped like them. So eat an avo a day keeps your heart and family jewels healthy into a ripe old age.

  • @Torpito0

    @Torpito0

    3 жыл бұрын

    The guacamole is the cum from the inside of the Avocado

  • @anazamora9
    @anazamora93 жыл бұрын

    I grew up eating many of these Foods. Fascinating!

  • @getin3949
    @getin3949 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job on the narration.

  • @joelvazquez7998
    @joelvazquez79983 жыл бұрын

    I can still hear “ por eso no te llenas por que no comes tortillas 🤬” lol 😂

  • @jessicaaguirre1229

    @jessicaaguirre1229

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @tasosdiaforetico7377

    @tasosdiaforetico7377

    3 жыл бұрын

    What's the translation mi amigo?

  • @joelvazquez7998

    @joelvazquez7998

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tasosdiaforetico7377 “that’s why you don’t get full because you don’t eat your tortillas “ screaming at you out the top of her lungs lol

  • @lenbuckholtz2740

    @lenbuckholtz2740

    3 жыл бұрын

    my nana !!!!

  • @sandyavalos3305

    @sandyavalos3305

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s what my mom would kinda say to me 😂

  • @freddiemercury5987
    @freddiemercury59873 жыл бұрын

    I have an online Aztecs test tomorrow so this video is perfect timing thank you

  • @freddiemercury5987

    @freddiemercury5987

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@craigcurtis9781 good luck

  • @Manupaya24

    @Manupaya24

    3 жыл бұрын

    There you are Lenny!

  • @freddiemercury5987

    @freddiemercury5987

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Manupaya24 Lenny my boah

  • @flowertrue

    @flowertrue

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully the test will heavy in the origins of guacamole and corn tortillas.

  • @FacePainting101
    @FacePainting1013 жыл бұрын

    Your voice is so perfect for this channel! Love it,

  • @adamjenks9613
    @adamjenks96133 жыл бұрын

    Videos like this make me want to cook, and then indulge myself.

  • @irerimtz5251
    @irerimtz52513 жыл бұрын

    It was believed that the chocolate was a gift from the god Quetzalcóatl. Btw, chocolate and chili powder combination is actually pretty good.

  • @AaronAC91

    @AaronAC91

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mole?

  • @TheCatWitch63

    @TheCatWitch63

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you like that, you must certainly like mole. If you haven’t tried it yet, I strongly recommend you do.

  • @chinito.lechero

    @chinito.lechero

    3 жыл бұрын

    so mole basically?

  • @mixtlillness9825

    @mixtlillness9825

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like to make hot chocolate with a few dashes of hot sauce in it. I tell people they should try it, but they look at me like I’m insane.

  • @mr.oscarpadilla

    @mr.oscarpadilla

    3 жыл бұрын

    True to that!

  • @annalieff-saxby568
    @annalieff-saxby5683 жыл бұрын

    Aztec food sounds fabulous, and I might experiment with ingredients I can source locally! I reckon I could cope with deep fried tadpoles on algae tortilla, but I draw the line at the crunchy axolotl heads! An interesting channel, and one which doesn't "talk down" to its viewers. Subscribed.

  • @user-pc8dl4cy3i
    @user-pc8dl4cy3i2 жыл бұрын

    I think your pronunciation of intricate antique languages is quite impressive; my bet is that you’re a highly educated, accomplished iconoclast with a sardonic sense of humor and you could make the back of a shampoo bottle interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talents with us all. Happy New Year! 🎆

  • @robertvasilyev962

    @robertvasilyev962

    Жыл бұрын

    He's actually putting the accent on the wrong part of the word.

  • @DetectiveElitePrime
    @DetectiveElitePrime3 жыл бұрын

    love the content mate, recon you could do more about eating episodes !

  • @ceqski5

    @ceqski5

    3 жыл бұрын

    pizza

  • @panchowallace6401

    @panchowallace6401

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn u from Australia or texas?? 🤔 lol

  • @cyb3rd1v4

    @cyb3rd1v4

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@panchowallace6401 LMFAOOO I WAS HOPING THIS REPLY WAS HERE

  • @vladtheg4m3r70

    @vladtheg4m3r70

    3 жыл бұрын

    After eating episodes do asmr

  • @ForgottenGames

    @ForgottenGames

    3 жыл бұрын

    Food is life

  • @jonnda
    @jonnda3 жыл бұрын

    To be clear, an axolotl is a neotenic salamander, in this case meaning they retain juvenile features into adulthood, and for the rest of their life. It’s not just a young salamander, it’s a species that takes Peter Pan quite seriously.

  • @lacucurrucucu9245

    @lacucurrucucu9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    And they regenerate parts of their bodies ,very beautiful animals,they look like Pokémons,it’s a shame they’re almost extinct.

  • @asm2614

    @asm2614

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Neny Yes, axolotls are more than likely already extinct or very close to it. They do exist in labs and the pet trade. We have a pet axolotl.

  • @jonnda

    @jonnda

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@asm2614 It's likely to go the way of the Ginko tree and other functionally extinct species; alive in captivity or domestication, but no longer seen in it's natural habitat.

  • @asm2614

    @asm2614

    3 жыл бұрын

    @jonnda True. It makes me sad, but I’m glad our little guy is with us. It makes me feel as if we’re back in ancient times.

  • @orlando7436

    @orlando7436

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@asm2614 Pues al tener un ajolote de mascota, probablemente aportaste a su desaparición, no presumas eso...

  • @happygolucky7241
    @happygolucky72413 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info.

  • @rationallyruby
    @rationallyruby3 жыл бұрын

    The reason the drink made them drunk or sick was due to the high amounts of caffeine. Like super high amounts!

  • @o-o5866

    @o-o5866

    2 жыл бұрын

    Had no idea cocao had such high caffeine content

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram52953 жыл бұрын

    The Aztecs were overthrown by the Spanish, but their cultural legacy lives on especially in their cuisine.

  • @jessegonzalez5150

    @jessegonzalez5150

    3 жыл бұрын

    Twas actually disease that killed them off, the entire population fell by 80% because they'd never been exposed to what Europeans carried

  • @JM-fo1te

    @JM-fo1te

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not really in the north

  • @jessegonzalez5150

    @jessegonzalez5150

    3 жыл бұрын

    But yes, it's cool to think that the food that is served nowadays is still similar to what they ate back then

  • @jonathanwilliams1065

    @jonathanwilliams1065

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jessegonzalez5150 and most of the Spanish army was natives that figured that anybody was better than the Aztecs

  • @jonathanwilliams1065

    @jonathanwilliams1065

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s not just them In the US native quinine is still considered to be regional specialties of where those tribes lived, particularly the Cherokee A lot of southern food originated with the natives

  • @jackb1969
    @jackb19693 жыл бұрын

    The food there seems a lot more pleasant than a lot of the ancient meals I've seen or read about. I'm from Louisiana so I eat a lot of wild game, water animals... all of this food actually sounds REALLY good

  • @lorenzodelre7001
    @lorenzodelre70012 жыл бұрын

    love your irony. Thx for these clips of yours.

  • @franciscovelasco4630
    @franciscovelasco4630 Жыл бұрын

    Todavia seguimos comiendo todo sin muchos cambios!, te felicito un video muy educativo!

  • @rodolfolopez2652
    @rodolfolopez26523 жыл бұрын

    As a Mexican growing up my mom would beat my ass if I didn’t eat tortillas

  • @salina8653

    @salina8653

    3 жыл бұрын

    The deadly chanclá!

  • @flowertrue

    @flowertrue

    3 жыл бұрын

    And rightly so!

  • @livenandlove1980

    @livenandlove1980

    3 жыл бұрын

    My brother used to hide the food he didn't want to eat under a tortilla.

  • @jaquin103

    @jaquin103

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mama beat the shit out of me when I came home one night high af off weed

  • @foosdontcry

    @foosdontcry

    3 жыл бұрын

    My pops would whoop me for not eatin my frijoles

  • @sacred-chan157
    @sacred-chan1573 жыл бұрын

    They had more types of tortillas than royal names. Edit: 333 likes.... What kind of demon are ya trying to summon? Tortillasor?

  • @lillianmurphy1973

    @lillianmurphy1973

    3 жыл бұрын

    i-😂😂

  • @Pandaswag-ox5ez

    @Pandaswag-ox5ez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tortilla for life

  • @bugluver

    @bugluver

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wish America adopted more of these foods cause they look amazing :( instead we get the Americanized version which kinda sucks. Not too mention flour tortillas 🤮

  • @lade7880

    @lade7880

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bugluver flour tortillas made at home are so good. Northern Mexicans eat more flour tortillas than the south and obviously there’s different types, explore bc tortillas fit with everything lol

  • @StrangeNewsFromAnotherStar

    @StrangeNewsFromAnotherStar

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bugluver one thing I cannot get used to eating here in the USA is the tortillas from the store, they're just so stale and have no flavor. Out there in Mexico we get to go to a tortilla store and buy them barely made. I miss the warmth and flavor of them 😔

  • @Catnap_poppyplaytimechapter3.
    @Catnap_poppyplaytimechapter3.3 жыл бұрын

    Love everything on weird history ! Please do s video of ANGKOR WAT in Siem Riep Cambodia. I would love to see what you dig up.

  • @DanTheArtisan91
    @DanTheArtisan91 Жыл бұрын

    Ive had an Mexican girlfriend for 3 years and im so happy that i met her i learned a lot about mayans and aztecs and modern mexico its roots and foods history and more she was from a big city Puebla i visited Puebla as well as Veracruz it will forever be in my heart mexico mexican people and culture despite we separated what can i say...viva mexico cabrones ! xD

  • @californio7625
    @californio76253 жыл бұрын

    Pepían is registered as a Mexican 🇲🇽 🙏🙏🌮🌯 indigenous traditional dish by UNESCO and it's origin is from Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla. It's a non spicy chilli type seed/sauce used as s mole variation. The Olmecs from Mexico were the people's that invented before the Maya's of Guatemala.

  • @flaviosaucedo4553

    @flaviosaucedo4553

    3 жыл бұрын

    People from northern Mexico prepared it as well

  • @lel3450

    @lel3450

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah Guatemala did it first cope Mexican.

  • @Based_cory

    @Based_cory

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MZ95 bro you negatively replied to like 10 comments on this video. How miserable is your life?

  • @Tearyatobitz
    @Tearyatobitz3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this could’ve been like three times as long. Very much enjoyed ✌🏾

  • @BR-dj8ep
    @BR-dj8ep Жыл бұрын

    Liking this channel from Canada

  • @macaw2491
    @macaw2491 Жыл бұрын

    Great info

  • @Esme8ap
    @Esme8ap3 жыл бұрын

    I love learning about Aztecs!😁

  • @grilledcheeseorpbandj

    @grilledcheeseorpbandj

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't learn it here. This guy is inaccurate

  • @NelsonPerez-yo6lm

    @NelsonPerez-yo6lm

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@grilledcheeseorpbandj they did a pretty good job imo, it's up to the individual to learn more on their own.

  • @botmexicanpatriot

    @botmexicanpatriot

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@grilledcheeseorpbandj I'm mexican, pretty much correct too

  • @sergpie

    @sergpie

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Johnnie Boi That’d be a problem, supposing you’d be incapable of straightening the truth out; assuming, of course, there is any bent truth, at all.

  • @grilledcheeseorpbandj

    @grilledcheeseorpbandj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NelsonPerez-yo6lm I can learn more on my own but whoever im getting it from has to be accurate 100%

  • @IndigenousExotical
    @IndigenousExotical3 жыл бұрын

    And to this day we still eat many of these foods 😋

  • @pinchespanochas277

    @pinchespanochas277

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Yes We Do, N We Have A Very Simular History Regarding Our Oppressors N Civil Activist Team Ups, My Brown Peoples N Your Black Peoples*

  • @ashenone3050

    @ashenone3050

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pinchespanochas277 when u don’t know what are u talking about , there are Latinos that are brown black native and white

  • @pinchespanochas277

    @pinchespanochas277

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ashenone3050 that LOOK predominantly those ethnicities but also have a little bit of everything but a predominantly higher percentage of one then the other dumb ass

  • @ashenone3050

    @ashenone3050

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@pinchespanochas277 dumb ass? not every country in latam is exactly the same , u cant compare mexico with argentina or chile , still u were talking about my brown peoples , and i corrected u saying we are not just one race

  • @trainforlife1427
    @trainforlife1427 Жыл бұрын

    Great information and so good to know a little bit of my roots. All the foods mentioned here are widely known and consumed still.

  • @undercovbear008
    @undercovbear0083 жыл бұрын

    Love this episode!!

  • @noneban
    @noneban3 жыл бұрын

    Mexican here, the word “ahuacate” didn’t evolve to avocado, that’s just the way it was translated, ahuacate is still ahuacate or aguacate.

  • @drapala97

    @drapala97

    3 жыл бұрын

    In portuguese is abacate 🥑

  • @iluvmybangs

    @iluvmybangs

    3 жыл бұрын

    I said that out loud when he said that. 😂🙄

  • @ricnyc2759

    @ricnyc2759

    3 жыл бұрын

    The word "ahuacate" evolved to "aguacate" (in Spanish), avocado (English) and abacate (in Portuguese).

  • @lacucurrucucu9245

    @lacucurrucucu9245

    3 жыл бұрын

    He knows a lot to be white ,he made some mistakes but it’s ok,not offense saying because he’s white.

  • @19ars92

    @19ars92

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@drapala97 Como se dice tomate Chocolate Maiz Guajolote 🦃 Pápalo quelite en portugués?

  • @th3khiid947
    @th3khiid9473 жыл бұрын

    Thank México for your favorite foods 👌🏼🙌🏼

  • @rjprivate
    @rjprivate2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks youtube for making this a 'special' experience with a 20 sec ad with clumps of earwax, really improves the hard work of Weird History

  • @FinkipGirl
    @FinkipGirl3 жыл бұрын

    Take a shot every time “tortillas” is said.

  • @reheyesd8666

    @reheyesd8666

    3 жыл бұрын

    *kidney failure*

  • @Shivilalifestyle

    @Shivilalifestyle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @animationeer that's too much tortilla

  • @cammyseitz3062

    @cammyseitz3062

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh you want us dead dead

  • @EdRo1900
    @EdRo19003 жыл бұрын

    As far as I know the modern version of “pipián” is a variation of a dish called “mole” which is a sauce made with various ingredients including pumpkin seeds, peanuts, bread, spices, etc.

  • @hectorescobar8555

    @hectorescobar8555

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Guatemala we have a dish that is called that which is made very similarly. We dont call it mole though we still call it pipian

  • @marymendoza3592

    @marymendoza3592

    3 жыл бұрын

    No pipian is different than mole. Mexicans still make pipian like they’re ancestors. Mole is made different and it started in Oaxaca and to be honest it’s the most amazing dish it has to be Oaxacan mole though 😩😍

  • @EdRo1900

    @EdRo1900

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marymendoza3592 Where I’m from it is a variation of mole. I was speaking from experience.

  • @charrocharrito694

    @charrocharrito694

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope !!.. they're different in so many ways

  • @newmind4850

    @newmind4850

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mole is molli. And pipian is pepian

  • @dupin2010
    @dupin2010 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, you got yourself a suscriber.Just to add to the fun, tortillas were know by the mexicas (the name of the aztecs once they founded Tenochtitlan) as tlaxcalli. A dish from that time that also needs to be presented is mole, or mulli, well Pipian is actually a kind of mole, but this mix of spices was eaten by all the mesoamerican societies, and each region gave it their special taste. And you could do a whole video about pulque, which is still popular today, with the adding of many flavors, wich are called "curados". Also also, and even it's originally from Perú, the aztecs were very fond of peanuts, which they eated alone or as an ingredient (of many more) of mole.

  • @TheIronMax
    @TheIronMax Жыл бұрын

    Lets not forget the tomatoe, pumpkings, beans, maize, chili, sunflower seeds, vanilla, hundreds of diferent fruits like dragonfruit or passionfruit etc, several cactus species and their fruits, ducks and fish from the lake. They had a very complete diet, and the land was very rich. Legend says that the emperor had a feast of 300 diferent dishes everyday.

  • @renegalvan6417
    @renegalvan64173 жыл бұрын

    Some of the images used in this film were Mayan, which are quite different in style to Aztec iconography.

  • @brucehur2051

    @brucehur2051

    2 жыл бұрын

    aztecs only ate kimchi and rice !

  • @BeerMe831
    @BeerMe8313 жыл бұрын

    I think a whole video about the nixtamalization process for corn would be really interesting. I've heard about how the discovery of this process was the reason for the rise in corn as a commodity in the new world.

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