About 20 years ago I ate at Topolobampo. I asked the server about hoja santa. He knew nothing about it. But YOU came to our table and talked about hoja santa. And talked to my mom about Juchitán where my grandfather is from. You talked to us for like 15 minutes!! I will never forget that!! Thank you!You are such are great Chef and Person. Cheers!! Salúd!!
@yolandaneely64312 жыл бұрын
Hoja santa, is also use as a remedy for achy joints, put a bunch in rubbing alcohol let sit for a week l, when the alchohol turns dark green, rub it on achy joints. It's awesome!
@tobirama52752 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not changing the names of our culture. ❤️
@datesterman2 жыл бұрын
I'll try to keep this as short as possible.. Many years ago I used to bike what was to become the famous Chicago 606 trail, at that time it was a run down abandoned train trail. One of the rare highlights, if any, was this person's incredible gardens down below which I was looked upon in awe given my attempts at gardening in Chicago. My girlfriend at the time, and my wife now, would tell me that she believed that was Rick Bayless's home which I knew very little about, both who he was and what he meant to Chicago. Fast forward a few years, many videos, many visits Rick's restaurants, and a ton of cooking, the 606 being built, and finally on my 50th birthday I was fortunate enough to attend Rick's home for a benefit dinner and got to see these beautiful gardens up close... I fully agree with everyone here that you really are a treasure !!
@SowViableGardens Жыл бұрын
I’m growing a bunch of these in South Florida. Most of them grew from under the original pots. They spread very easil here and some consider them invasive because of how easily they spread. We use it to help ease respiratory infections as a tea and to help increase milk production while breastfeeding 💚👩🌾
@AdamTillotson2 жыл бұрын
You are an absolute treasure Rick! Thanks for taking us beyond the kitchen to continue to refine our efforts and techniques
@NatalieCurrieEnterprises3 жыл бұрын
Learning from every video! it would be great to see you cook with this stunning plant/herb, Rick!
@rickbayless3 жыл бұрын
We'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the feedback.
@1MissEllyLove2 жыл бұрын
The San Antonio Botanical Gardens has a gorgeous patch of this beauty! I've never tried growing or tasting it myself but I love sasparilla soda so now I must give it a try in my garden. Thank you for the tips! I'd love some recipe and use suggestions. The first time I tried epazote was in your tortilla soup recipe and now I'm hooked on it 😁
@rosarioschulten12492 жыл бұрын
Soy de Misantla Veracruz, en esa área no cocinan con esa hoja, no la conozco, creo la usan en Oaxaca, en Misantla usamos mucho el epazote y hojas de aguacate. Gracias por apreciar la gastronomía Mexicana. Vivo en Mchenry IL.
@luluc.58202 жыл бұрын
Es correcto, se usa mucho en Oaxaca.
@cindyfielder13 жыл бұрын
I took your advice and tried hoja santa in my yard (just north of Atlanta); they come back in profusion every year! (first year I potted them and brought them in, but they do very well here just leaving them alone).
@thomasgaertner3703 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick. Very interesting. I also live in Chicago and have always wanted to start a herb garden of my own. Always worried about the climate here. This video motivates me to get one started!
@rickbayless3 жыл бұрын
You can do it!
@hugoolivares4562 жыл бұрын
Beautiful plant. In some parts of Mexico is known as acuyo, in others hoja santa or hierba santa.
@albertcantoran63672 жыл бұрын
I live the smell and taste of this leave. My mom uses it on tamales de ceniza to pair with pipian.
@SirDiggletin4 ай бұрын
Love hoja Santa!
@pmfg8752 жыл бұрын
Rick, you have such a green thumb! It is a talent. I understand growing what you love to eat but you are more successful at it than most. Where there’s a will there’s a way! I grow chayote, Mexican oregano and various sources of flor de calabaza. I also grow quelites and walking green onions as well as Chile Serrano and poblano.
@aacelaya2 жыл бұрын
Nona Santa is invasive in Oakland. I have spent years digging it out of places where I don’t want to grow. It is delicious. There is a wonderful sauce that mixes the herb with tomatillo which is used on fish in Veracruz. It is interesting that episode he, which one would think would do well anywhere, does not do well in Northern California. Lippia graveolens, one of the plants often called “ Mexican oregano“ is a perennial here.
@paulweiss27202 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the purchase ref, Chef. I talked with John at Almost Eden, and bought a couple of plants. He told me about shipping 300 leaves some years ago to a Chicago chef, whom I suppose to be you. Hopefully, I’ll be able to keep the plants alive in continers over upstate New York winters. It’s easy enough to find the dried leaf at a decent tienda de abarrotes, but they’re too fragile to work well for wrapping things.
@CactusAzKaren3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the plants I'm looking to add. I live in AZ and will probably keep them in a container just to see how they do in our summer - last year we had 57 straight days of 110 degrees+ . I was born in Chicago, lived in the suburbs and worked in the loop - those winters are brutal. From one extreme to the other. It's a gardening challenge, to be sure. Thanks for the video.
@rickbayless3 жыл бұрын
Give it a shot and report back! It's a great addition to the garden.
@rafael66889 ай бұрын
Thank you! I will get some to grow and make some beans tamales with hoja Santa!
@JohnnyDaines2 жыл бұрын
Nice! I was wondering about this after I got a Oaxaca cookbook and soon realized that most recipes call for a hoja santa leaf
@k.s58892 жыл бұрын
beautiful plants
@HectorLopez-dl2hi2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow😍😍🖤🖤👏👏that is so great to have it on hand.Good for you guy in the Chicago area😎😎😎🇲🇽😏🇺🇸
@libradagarcia66269 ай бұрын
Very informative and straight to the point. LOVED this video. Thank you
@jamesrodriguez91842 жыл бұрын
There is a not very known recipe for cold pasta salad/elbow pasta With green chilis ,lime juice, hoja. Santa y Aguacate in the blender make a quick mayonnaise mix with pasta. Chill yummy
@jessicam44112 жыл бұрын
Can I visit your garden? Im in Chicago😊 I’m new to growing food and I started growing hoja Santa this year and it’s growing beautifully had no idea I can eat it! Thank you for this info!
@anabanana28102 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a video showing how you cook it or prepare meals with it. Thank you.
@BucketPonds Жыл бұрын
Hey very informative!
@danielpirone80282 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@eljardindelamorenita58632 жыл бұрын
Garden tour please ❤️😍🌿
@luisorozco5302 Жыл бұрын
My mom uses it in “chancletas”, a tamale made in La Cuenca del Papaloapan
@teresaguerrrasalazar4964 Жыл бұрын
wrapped in black bean tamales in Chiapas, fish soup, eggs on el comal and Mexican countless dishes.
@loxichas6 күн бұрын
Thanks for this. I loved the mole amarillo in Oaxaca & I've often wondered if this plant can be grown in the north. It tastes like sassafras, a native tree here in the northeast. I've thought of experimenting with flavoring mole Amarillo using sassafras leaves. Haven't tried it yet
@jamesrodriguez91842 жыл бұрын
Ill say it again You rock You lead You are the genuine article
@toddstropicals2 жыл бұрын
We grow them here in Tampa.
@Jane-ms9ky Жыл бұрын
So interesting 🪴never heard about this plant in England here 😅
@teresaguerrrasalazar4964 Жыл бұрын
Is a plant typical of Mexico, but ai guess you could grow it in England in a greenhouse.
@puricaro67382 жыл бұрын
I like it in scruble eggs...
@toxicrune2 жыл бұрын
Be careful in warmer climates, it can be very invasive. Once established, very hard to get rid of.
@betsylindsay84802 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm…….going to give them a try here in NE Florida. So beautiful, sounds yummy.
@aacelaya2 жыл бұрын
In Oakland it is invasive. I’ve spent years digging it out of places I don’t want it. It is delicious. There’s a sauce that mixes it with tomatillo and which is used on fish which is lovely. Epazote by contrast does not do well in Northern California.
@janetmadison15392 жыл бұрын
It will be invasive in Fla….put it in a pot, that’s what I do in Texas
@pattyhernandez45242 жыл бұрын
Omg 😯 👏🏻👏🏻
@bjones99423 жыл бұрын
FYI - It's listed under 'R' for the rootbeer plant - www.almostedenplants.com/shopping/products/789-rootbeer-tree-hoja-santa-mexican-pepperleaf-yerba-santa-sacred-pepper/?bc=no.