Am I right and thinking that blue cornmeal is the same as regular cornmeal just using a different color corn?

Muchas gracias for sharing your recipe. I am Central American and trying to indigenize my diet and this recipe is perfect 🤩 thank you so so so much !!!

Thank you for the cutting onions tip and turning your knife over to scrape items off the cutting board!!! Little things but very helpful for me

I think it’s a bit of a mistake to say that there are no native American side dishes in popular cuisine. I’m a Canadian of European descent, but almost all my vegetable sides come from the Americas - corn, potatoes, kidney beans, squash, sweet potatoes and so on. Sadly, I do often settle for basmati rice, but I far prefer the taste and texture of wild rice when I can afford it. This, of course, is to say nothing of non-side ingredients like chili peppers, chocolate, blueberries, cranberries, maple syrup and so forth. I’d say the real shame isn’t the absence of native American foods, but the lack of *awareness* of their origins. In overlooking where these staple foods come from, we overlook the contribution the Americas have made to world cuisine. That said, I do wish there was more access to these foods as they were traditionally prepared. Everything mainstream is “fusion cooking.” For example, I love making my own pemmican, but typically end up putting it in rather European-style stews; when I make mashed potatoes, they tend to be flavoured with butter and garlic; my saskatoon berries get made into jam, etc. In short: it’s easy to get the ingredients, but hard to find the meals. I’m glad to see them finally being shared beyond the home and into the culture at large!

This looks delicious

Fantastic !

This is so awesome! I'm so happy that this project exists.

Sunflower oil is terrible for you, use lard or go home.

Love this!!!

If you’re harvesting plants from the side of the road, such as sumac seeds, make sure the area has not been sprayed with herbicide. My friend and his little girl harvested blackberries on the roadside and were both very sick afterwards. The little girl got better but my friend was never the same after that. Roadsides are often sprayed with weed killer, so maybe it would be better to go further away from the road to harvest where the plants’ roots are safe from the spray.

This sounds so delicious! We use sumac a lot in Middle Eastern cooking. I'm going definitely try this. The maple syrup sounds like it would definitely bring the flavors together well. Thank you for sharing this!

I'm excited to learn new recipes 😊

Excellent *and* beautiful explanation. 💕💕💕

😂ffs I’m sure you’re talented enough without the race grift.

Beautiful!

Thanks friends. I am interested to try. But for me, here in UK, shrimp is SHRIMP not prawn. its a different species a different taste and texture. maybe you don't have it in US? do you use the word prawn? Someone explain to me!!

I need to find more recipes for the spring onions. Maybe in a few decades, my loquats will be ready for something I also need to find more native foods to spread throughout the city.

I wish you enormous success. We should be eating what comes from where we live.

need to try some of these. thank you so much for this video!!

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I mostly learned about my indigenous heritage from Chef Medrano's documentary Truly Texas Mexican. I'm so grateful to see his gifts in the spotlight. Thank you for having him on the show!

Chef, I just realized that you're not using the bulbs of garlic and onions. That means I can eat this food without stomach upset. I'm local and hope to stop by your restaurant some day!

These look so delicious! I'm headed to San Antonio next yr and I'm going to have to find a place that serves these to try!

The lost language is a little heartbreaking. Glad the culture keeps going in the food and more importantly in the people.

Looks so good 😋

I really enjoyed watching this video. Gorditas remind me so much of Venezuelan-style arepas. The open faced style in particular reminds me of arepas from my family's home country of Colombia. I'm looking forward to making this recipe.

I love gorditas and nopales. I've never had them together before, I will definitely try it.

Thank you for taking the time to share your food.

I love to grill nopales in the summer, but never made them with shrimp. I’ll have to try this recipe when the weather is warmer 😊

It's also culturally significant to Nepalis and south Asians for Tihar/Diwali

Stoked to make these!

This is amazing! We need more of this! Also, what is the science behind Sunflower/Sunflower seed oil that makes you all use it? I have always read it to be inflammatory?

💕I'll definitely make this. And I adore the wild rice from IFL - nothing like it!

Lowkey considered chomping on my phone, this looks delicious!!!

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Really cool stuff, i love how every part is used id love to see the cooking process

Currently watching this cocooned in a bunch of blankets because this Minnesota cold is seeping through my walls - this dish looks like the perfect warming antidote!

Love this!!! Wishing you more success!!!

I wish I could do this right now

We had wild rice along with cheese enchiladas, creamed corn, sweet potato cornbread, hominy (yes, three kinds of corn!), cranberry sauce, and homemade beans for our holiday dinner (which we have every year for Thankless Day). We did thank Jesus (my grandfather - LOL!) beforehand for the feast. We had dulce de leche pecan pie for dessert. I LOVE wild rice!

Luckily as a Mexican, our more indigenous recipes are still going strong and popular. Good luck on your journey

Thank you brother❤

beautiful thing seeing next generation, learning about wild edibles. ❤

Wow I didn't know it was good for humans, I grew it in my yard for bees. thanks for the info. ✌️Mtl

I love his work. I ate at Owamni in 2023 and really enjoyed it. Thanks for bringing awareness. I hope the movement continues to grow

I often wonder what food would look like if America was never colonized