How One Of The Oldest Forms Of BBQ Is Preserved By One Mayan Chef | Still Standing

[@shadow5281]

Thanks for publishing this!!! My family is from Merida, Yucatán so it makes me ecstatic that this cuisine is getting some recognition. There’s really nothing like grandma’s cochinita tacos

[@dannylv1257]

Same paisano!!! My only question is... why it says that is a BBQ?

[@shadow5281]

@@dannylv1257 I’m not sure, calling it bbq threw me off a bit

[@LuciusKane09]

​@@dannylv1257its due to the slow cooking, marinade, and putting under soil. Think Barbacoa which is the origin of the word BBQ. You thinking grill when you hear BBQ is just a modern version of the same. A closer cooking style in the US we now call smoking BBQ, think brisket. They really should make a video of the origin of BBQ as a companion piece to this.

[@ritchierich2793]

U should probably watched Best Ever Food Review Show channel... They literally did an episode of mayan cooking

[@BusinessInsider]

Thanks for watching!

[@gazoakleychef]

mayan people are the most friendly, welcoming, wholesome people I've ever met. Their food & culture should be celebrated so much more! Dios bo'otik

[@krono5el]

unfortunately the people from the other side of the planet brought hayzeus the church and destruction to those lands.

[@GoldenAgeofCOD]

Yes. Lets start with a sacrafice to the Gods.... You wanna be volunteer. Lmao. NOthing good about these guys culture

[@corgeousgeorge]

I love these series. Something so romantic about seeing ppl do things with their hands like they were done thousands of years ago

[@noneofyourbuizness]

Romantic!?

[@corgeousgeorge]

@noneofyourbuizness when someone romanticizes a skill or craft that is very hard work, but the narrative storyline makes it seem more glamorous, interesting, and "romantic" to those who are not fully knowledgeable of the work themselves.

[@annebaisden8717]

6:44 The lime water and corn - this is called nixtamalization, and is necessary to unlock the nutrition in the corn kernel, as well as make the masa sticky enough to turn into tortillas.

[@jeffreyharris3440]

Also, it is important to note that lime water is NOT the "juice from a green citrus fruit mixed with water", it is instead "Limestone" (Calcium Hydroxide) dissolved in water.

[@dannylv1257]

@@jeffreyharris3440 that is the cientific way to say "Cal"?

[@mimusic1853]

@@dannylv1257**scientific

[@jordanbabcock9349]

​@@dannylv1257no.

[@lowintellecttrash6737]

@@dannylv1257 ye. you can find calcium hydroxide labeled as cal in mexican supermarkets

[@McDXI]

I really appreciate that this treats the Maya as a present people instead of through the proxy of European views or as this magic mysterious people. Both approaches abstract them away, when they are here, now, as every day people like the rest of us. Well done on this video.

[@Kx0195]

Honestly, Business Insider make the greatest videos I've ever seen. I have learned about so much of the world for free, thank you.

[@hermaeusmora2945]

It is hilariously ironic that a page called "Business Insider" is putting out dope documentary style videos and nothing business related.

[@raenico5285]

Don't know if it is available to non-Europeans but ARTE makes great documentaries. Most of the best ones are only in French and German tho

[@The_Gallowglass]

I really wish the AI would stop saying "cucking" instead of cooking.

[@BusinessInsider]

Thanks for watching!

[@Esablaka]

Yeah ARTE is just amazing ​@@raenico5285

[@JulioAvalos3000]

I met a couple of Maya and noticed that they take pride in doing things by hand and without the help of machinery. This is an impressive outlook in our modern times.

[@WhatWillYouFind]

Look at the global food supply and how our health has been impacted by that industrial consumption. The old ways in Vietnam, as it is in Brazil are a treasure to be shared . . . a treasure to maintain.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

@@WhatWillYouFind There's a lot of room for improvement in the way we go about many things. And yes, our diets have gone to hell. Our current system has made it too easy to eat garbage food.

[@norainnoflowers1551]

this is so interesting to me. My mother is Peruvian and one of my favorite traditional dishes is “Pachamanca” (comes from 2 Quechua words: “Earth” and “To Eat”) and it’s ALSO basically pork (most often, although chicken and beef are also common substitutes) wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground oven. I love when different cultures have threads of similarity hidden between them I think it’s so freaking neat

[@samsr2887]

I was blown away by the food i ate in the yucatan. so happy for rosalía that she has seen success and appreciation for her cooking and culture.

[@thomaskelliher]

It makes me so happy that she gets to share her passion and culture with the world.

[@ninja.saywhat]

i grew up with achiote being a common ingredient in the kitchen. it's nice to know that people have been using it for thousand of years in cooking.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

Mayan culture is fascinating. For hundreds of decades, they're learning and devising new ways to improve and preserve their own cooking methods.

[@Nerfherder-oo7iv]

Indeed. For hundreds of decades, sacrificing untold millions of innocent people in the most agonizing brutal and gory deaths you could imagine. Sometimes thousands in a single day. Women, children, didn’t matter. What a rich culture and history 🥰

[@techboss202]

@@Nerfherder-oo7ivWow didn’t realize we had a historian in the comment section. Where in the history books did you learn about so many sacrifices taking place?? I can point to the genocide and brutal empires who colonized the Mayans and other Native American civilizations. What rich cultures of Europe are you sucking up to?

[@razorburn7745]

@Nerfherder-oo7iv You must’ve forgotten the Dark Ages.. probably the most brutal era in human history with plenty of torture devices and methods being used..

[@movingname3585]

​@@Nerfherder-oo7ivsettle down angry jumping bean or affluent mayonnaise dorm dweller with a v instead of a p

[@XroorX]

Then they became bikers

[@The_Gallowglass]

2:10 Achiote. This is what gives American cheese its yellow or orange color, for anyone who didn't know.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

Anna*tto is also a widely used colouring agent in cheeses. Edit: had to look it up and yea it's the annatto (the little red seed things at start of vid) that they use. I also learned it's not just used in cheese but also a ton of other highly processed foods. Snack chips, cake mixes etc all contain it!

[@SouthJerseyBaitReviews]

@@RolloTonéBrownTown annatto and achiote seeds are the same thing they come from the same plant. Just different regions call it different things.

[@RolloTonéBrownTown]

@@SouthJerseyBaitReviews wow that is awesome thank you. I had some confusion in the past over that and it all makes sense now🤠

[@Gabytron]

YEAH!! Cochinita Pibil has been flying under the radar for Americans! While people were going crazy doing birria ramen, in this house we were doing cochinita pibil ramen!

[@angelstarr5509]

She is truly blessed and i hope the tradition keeps on going to preserve it I enjoyed watching that and learning their culture and way of life

[@carlborneke8641]

I absolutely love Mayan culture. The architecture, language, mythology, music and the cuisine. It’s a beautiful culture worth learning more about and preserving.

[@KanyeWestDidNoWrong]

Do u also love the human sacrifice

[@techboss202]

⁠​⁠@@KanyeWestDidNoWrongDid you love colonization and genecide? Europeans have killed more people than any Native American societies. Sacrifices were not as common as you believe they are.

[@techboss202]

@@KanyeWestDidNoWrongYou must of love genocide, rape and pillaging done by the colonizers huh. Or you just ignoring history

[@buppo8931]

@@KanyeWestDidNoWrong yes

[@unniñoenseñando]

​@@KanyeWestDidNoWrong that is Just a Black spot in the mañana culture

[@edwingaleana2085]

That hand made tortilla at 1:03 You don't know what is the true meaning of good until you taste one of these.

[@blicky308]

With some queso fresco 😮

[@oldchild527]

Frijolitos con salsa chef kiss

[@sewingintrifocals-alisonde7778]

I was thinking, “Yay, panuchos!” when I saw that yummy homemade tortilla puff up. I just learned to make panuchos a couple of years ago.

[@13cops]

She doesn't care about being rich and opening a big restaurant, that, believe it or not, it gives the extra ingredient, which is love to the recipe

[@cathrinrobitaille7719]

La señora Rosalía muy elegante en su hipil. Gracias por mostrar su hermosa herencia.

[@jayzee9164]

The meat is super tender due to its cooking process. Keep the tradition alive!

[@allahuvonaugustera7895]

Pork needs some time to become tender, otherwise it's a tough meat that won't release its fats... having it properly spiced and/or salted is essential

[@toker8rosko1]

In different parts of Mexico, people still cook the traditional way you need to visit more places. But overall, it's a great video thank you for sharing.

[@EcomCarl]

Roselia's dedication to preserving the traditional Maya cuisine is truly inspiring! Her commitment to authentic methods showcases the crucial role of culinary heritage in maintaining cultural identity. 🔥

[@eklectiktoni]

I just love learning about different ways of cooking! Chef Rosalia is doing an awesome thing keeping traditional Mayan cuisine alive. ❤

[@manalisaha7592]

Come to Kolkata, West Bengal in India. Every Bengali household has this stone grinder. We call it "sheel-nora." And yes, the taste and texture of spices after manually grinding with this is way better than a blender or machine mixer.

[@gaveintothedarkness]

FINALLY One of these videos where its nice to keep the older traditional methods alive!

[@allahuvonaugustera7895]

Sorry food engineers, but you won't beat this 😂

[@taylornoel]

One of the better episodes in my opinion. What a wonderful approach to life, food, and tradition

[@zanethecaster]

In Belize the military has a Bbq competition and as far as i can remember a maya chef has won every time we have held it.

[@jaimeortega4940]

Yes, if you're in Merida stop by a grandma owned food truck "Taco Aliss "on highway 176 next to the Gulf gas station. Some of the best Pibil I've ever had in the Yucatan or Mexico - and cheap. Another good taco stand for "Puerco relleno negro" another unique Maya taco, is across the street from the Merida Costco.

[@rubab44ih]

The ancient tool she is using to grind the plants is a common household item in South East Asia.

[@TnT_F0X]

Craziest thing is all the legends of lost cities of gold came because the first people to visit the Mayan cities saw them at their peak, large cities and art, merchants... everything a city would have. When they came back around a decade later it was nothing but jungle and isolated tribes. Nobody could believe disease would spread so fast and take out a civilization for the jungle to consume.

[@thickpenguin4814]

it was also systematically destroyed and pillaged so there is that lol

[@Jose-xh5qb]

​@@moneybillaThe Mayans did not commit human sacrifice on a horrific and massive scale as the Aztecs.

[@eklectiktoni]

@@moneybilla I mean before Christianity spread throughout Europe, they were pretty cool with human sacrifice on that continent too. Do a little research on pagan cultures.

[@TnT_F0X]

@@thickpenguin4814 That came later, when all the treasure hunters came looking for gold. The first contact group were the only ones who saw the civilization booming. Then their smallpox and diseases that killed 1/3 of the sailors traveled through the mayans' highways and destroyed cities the explorers never reached.

[@TnT_F0X]

@@eklectiktoni The old testament says you can sell disobedient children into slavery as a punishment and all sorts of stuff we don't do today. the past is a different world, we gotta stop lingering on it and learn from it instead.

[@vsznry]

Netflix's *CHEF'S TABLE* did a great Ep. on her!!!

[@nannerz1994]

They tell you if you watch the whole episode

[@nehamishraraj9707]

I am happy that Mayan still exists despite all the atrocities. We are ancient civilisations and I hope we continue to exist.

[@BlackDogBBQ]

Legit BBQ seal of approval on this

[@JohnHausser]

I used to buy a bbq sauce that was inspired by a Mayan recipe but I forgot the name ! Geez that was good and special

[@doreori]

5:47 transition is really sick. Great job for the editor

[@sweetnaomi56]

What a beautiful woman, bless her. Preserving the Maya culture ❤️

[@AlexKasper]

Underground cooking is very popular across many Latin American countries countryside communities.

[@phrost7980]

anything home made taste a thousand times better, anything made traditionally by a master in their own home is a treasure to be sought after

[@itsaralee]

Mayan culture is amazing. Props to Rosalia for keeping up her traditional ways and preserving it!

[@itsaralee]

i dont like this comment

[@7uss240]

I don't eat pork but this is so wonderful, I wish Rosalia and the people of Latin America nothing but the best

[@ernestop6501]

She actually said Purple Onion and the reason to put the Corn in Lime Water is a process called Nixtamalization makes corn more digestible and increases its nutritional value.

[@ellenahs5911]

Red onion and purple onion are different names for the same onion

[@elizabethannedavis5176]

There has been no abandoning this cooking method. It's INCREDIBLY popular in the southern United States, Mexico, and all of central and I'm sure South America, to cook this way all the time. 🙄 The recipe might not be done, or might be done slightly differently or called something else in different countries. But the descendants of the Mayans have never forgotten this cooking method, and it still makes INCREDIBLY delicious BBQ.

[@carlosm.3426]

underground cooking is no way shape or form popular in southern USA, nor in central and south america LOL

[@LailandiAdventures]

It's nuts to think about the culinary exchanges that live on today, imagine Italy without tomatoes (from the Americas) and the Maya without onions, oranges, pork and banana leaves (from Asia) etc.

[@Egr-et6ar]

There is evidence that pigs were present in the Americas before the arrival of European colonizers, but the exact timing and origins of their introduction are still unclear. Here are some key findings: Ancient DNA: Recent studies have analyzed ancient DNA from pig remains found in the Americas. These studies suggest that there were two distinct genetic lineages of pigs present in the Americas before the arrival of European colonizers. Pre-Columbian finds: Archaeologists have discovered pig remains in several pre-Columbian sites in North America, dating back to around 1000-1500 BCE. Some of these finds include: The "pig cemetery" in Mexico, which dates back to around 1000 BCE. The "Tlaxcala" site in Mexico, which dates back to around 200 BCE. The "Cahokia Mounds" site in Illinois, USA, which dates back to around 700 CE.

[@ucan1]

I am leaving this comment here so that after some hours, days, weeks, months or years when someone likes or comment on it, I will be reminded to watch this video again

[@joycetam3239]

its been 5 minutes. time to watch it again.

[@ucan1]

@@joycetam3239 ok, thanks for your reminder

[@hackedbyBLAGH]

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[@hectorlopez7247]

Hey man time to watch again

[@ucan1]

@@hectorlopez7247 thanks for your reminder

[@Jason4Star]

As if my bucket list wasn't long enough. Thanks alot Business Insider; now I have to travel to the Yucatan.

[@GrillWasabi]

In Asian specifically in Cambodia we cook this way as well and wrapped the food up in banana leaves.

[@krono5el]

asia got chili peppers and tomatoes from the ancient Americans/Maya.

[@GrillWasabi]

@@krono5el 🤣

[@reinhardheinzwarfelr8215]

​​​@@krono5elwell to be fair banana leaves comes from papua near asia and red onion from west asia.

[@williammoreno-pp1og]

⁠​⁠@@reinhardheinzwarfelr8215yup, but chilies tamatoes etc all came from the Americas.

[@williammoreno-pp1og]

@@GrillWasabiwhat’s so funny they said facts lol?

[@rallyworld3417]

Wow did someone notice her skin texture its amazing qhat they eat and how healthy it is

[@Vanda-il9ul]

Great job with the documentaries you are doing. Thanks.

[@patallen5095]

The food looked absolutely scrumptious! So happy that Maya cuisine and Chef Rosalia have been exposed for all to enjoy!!

[@Dabinci_]

This was beautiful to watch, my mom would make this growing up. I never knew it was thousands year old

[@Founderschannel123]

Tbh this is why i kinda prefer a stone grinder because the flavours are much stronger since your crushing the ingredients and blending it

[@yanied9646]

It's kind of sad and also impressive how a lot of what is left of an ancient and complex culture resides in its culinary tradition that survives today.

[@Malem007]

I Really love the Narrator Voice . It's Really Calming For me ❤❤❤.

[@musasetiabudi3134]

Thanks for preserving the traditional Maya cooking.👍 KZbin broadcast it worldwide .

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! I totally agree, the heritage must be saved. Especially the Mayan language. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved people.

[@boltonky]

Its always awesome to see traditional ways of making food, we have Hungi's (underground oven) down here in nz which is always a treat and there are so many cultures around the world that have similar things (its smart if you consider it)

[@shadystarfish07]

This was amazing to see. ❤

[@antovarguez]

It's kinda fun and interesting to see a foreign video on the food and region where I live.

[@Kukulkan_Tours]

Though she is certainly a great cook, I assure you she is not the only one still doing this. I organize excursions for tourists so they can taste this and other dishes of the Yucatán.

[@shantalmmid]

La comida más rica !!!! México es rica en su gigantesca cultura gastronómica

[@evanpena9721]

That’s a beautiful story and I hope that tradition lives on

[@azothamenti3378]

What a beautiful lady she is. I love what she stands for . And ppl like her all over the world

[@t.brahma2645]

Loved It From Assam India ❤❤❤

[@RivetGardener]

Ay que buena video para compartir la vida maya y mejicana. Muchas gracias!

[@LibertadNZ]

Interesting to see how much the process overlaps with hāngī.

[@elizabethramos1288]

Felicidades a la senadora por todo su éxito! Ojalá algún día la conozca. 🤗

[@ItsMe-fs4df]

Love seeing different traditional methods of cooking and keeping traditions and languages alive But the most amazing thing to me was Rosalía grinding the spices and then her sons digging up the oven, all wearing white. And they were spotless! I can't even make a coffee without spilling it on me and staining everything 😅

[@ifixphns]

I owe my regular cravings for cochinita pibil to my Mesoamerican roots. Watching this video is stoking the pib in my chest to cook up a bunch for this weekends fiesta!

[@ericktellez7632]

Mayans were the nerds in Mesoamerica developing sciences and mathematics while the Mexica were the brawn and military powerhouse in mesoamerica.

[@mohdazam4192]

Mayan culture is similar with Old Malay. The cooking style is very similar. Hope to see this culture could live more❤

[@WilliamGibble]

Omg i can just imagine how good that is ❤❤❤. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@jileel]

2500 bc, freaking deep antiquity. crazy! Food looks good too >.

[@cziegle3794]

Yay top 566 and top 53 likes and comments. Love this channel. Best to you end your family. Thanks for making this video. Happy holidays!!!!!

[@HotDogPasta]

oh god that looks amazing

[@paolalobos344]

En cuanto dijo ke es nuestra cuchara tenedor. Cuchillo servilletas me mire comiendo yo misma 😊❤ asi es mexica & mayan style

[@deffloyd]

My wife makes this, it's amazing.

[@user-bd1my3jd3z]

In the minute 0:47 she said “abuelitos” that is grandparents.

[@carolinadiza4571]

Being Mexican, I appreciate this video so much! My moms go to dish is Cochinita Pimil and seeing the way this women makes this old school is awesome! I should point out that seeing how much work and effort Mexican ancestors put into cooking is so inspiring, especially when you realize that women carried so much of the household duties and that there work never truly ended.

[@firdauspangky8431]

Its so amazing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@sortius_]

This is the same cooking technique as they use all over the Pacific. Growing up in Tonga, they'd regularly have "umu". In NZ, it's called a hungi. Funnily enough, I've actually made this dish under the name "puerco pibil" (Binging with Babish did a rendition from Once Upon a Time in Mexico). It's one of my favourite Mexican meals.

[@ellemarr7234]

I really enjoyed this. What a beautiful culture ❤

[@yadiaag7771]

Mexican food is unlike any other food I’ve ever tasted ❤

[@victorlopez-eq3yl]

I love this video she is amazing

[@richardprado6345]

It was difficult for me to watch this as the woman in here reminds me of my mother, the way she used to cook food she’s no longer with us, but I think God for people like her in this video and hope that the people around her would learn her traditions we can’t lose those ways that she cooks

[@Remix26]

Excellent pronunciation in this vid, that’s awesome.

[@Moooonriver70712]

She has superb knife skills .. I use a potato peeler to peel oranges 😅

[@danidiaz2377]

So cool and such beautiful culture 🌹🌹🌹

[@MariaHernandez-co3sx]

Im mexican but i teach my children my ways my mother in law helps me and my mother it’s true culture is good to learn so traditions don’t get lost

[@amberlee4536]

if you haven't burned yourself making tortillas you haven't made tortillas. it's just part of the process of becoming a chef and earning your immunity to fire from the elbow down

[@NDNauthorgirlie]

Yep

[@FreeTacozYT]

Cochinita pibil is AMAZING

[@andresdominguez2885]

My ex mother in law used to make this and its one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten

[@josegalindo_16]

It’s sad that 4 European languages are spoken through out the entire north and south americas 😢 we lost all of our history and indigenous languages

[@Egr-et6ar]

Good news is that several can still be learned via online, etc. Learn it and spread the knowledge to the fam and each generation will be more indigenized. Also start naming the future generations with Native names for it to stick more! It is up to the generation today to save it and not them win for this is what they wanted!

[@Egr-et6ar]

The works of philologist Francisco Pimentel and demographer Antonio García Cubas lent support to this view: He called the locals an “enemy” of the other inhabitants of Mexico (Eürös) and suggested European immigration and racial mixing as an answer to the problem of the indigenous peoples. The Indians must “forget their customs and even their language, if that were possible,” so that Mexico would no longer be burdened by two diverse races. Like I said, they planned to mix out the locals but jokes from the start since pale skin and colorfu eyes/hair are recessive génëtics and those genetics can’t trump the dominant genetics.

[@popescuandrei5142]

We brought civilization to you. You're welcome

[@josegalindo_16]

@@popescuandrei5142 y’all brought diseases, illnesses, and r@pe to us. Y’all didn’t send your best people, y’all sent the worst of your kind.

[@Egr-et6ar]

@@popescuandrei5142 Cradles of civilization and none trace to Europe. Meanwhile Mexico and Peru are on the list. It was the other way around, others brought civilization to you. You’re welcome.

[@Castanos0721]

Wonderful video! This is Cultural that is being lost everyday. Thank you for putting a fine perspective to it!

[@johnnywadd7960]

Looks delicious 😋

[@Rebound703]

That thumbnail looks like a heart.

[@macadamiamaker]

i love this!

[@Martin_Priesthood]

Good video. .👍🙏

[@LeiCal69]

Beautiful, we must try our best to conserve all human cultures, and if we can't keep certain tradition going, we should at least document them in video format, or we risk losing them forever.

[@theboringchannel2027]

Underground cooking is very common on many of the Pacific Islands.

[@bathsaltzombies8855]

that looks so good