Bienvenidos! Episode 2: Mexico CHEF ILIANA DE LA VEGA CONNIE GUTTERSEN, RD, PHD Iliana and Connie have no conflicts of interest to disclose! Go Buy Global… Local! #DairyWorldTour Rajas con Crema • 1 cup canola oil • ½ cup queso • 4 poblano chiles fresco, 1” cubes • 1 white onion, • salt, to taste julienned • 4 tortillas • 1 cup Crema Mexicana PREP STEPS 1. Slice the onions finely (julienned). 2. Fry the poblano chiles until blistered and slice lengthwise into strips 1/2" thick. 3. Cut the queso fresco into 1" cubes. 4. Have a large skillet, a spatula or large spoon, a serving plate, and all of your ingredients ready to go! America’s Green Houses • Mesoamerica • Andes • Amazon PUEBLA OAXACA PRESENTATION TITLE GOES HERE MEXICO CITY MICHOACÁN MONTERREY, NUEVO LEON PRESENTATION TITLE GOES HERE TLACOTALPAN, VERACRUZ TULÚM, YUCATÁN MILAN Mexican Ingredients CORN NOPAL/PRICKLY CHILES PEARS BEANS AGAVE SQUASH EDIBLE GREENS AVOCADOS ALLSPICE TOMATOES AMARANTH VANILLA CHIA CACAO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA CHICLE (NATURAL GUAVA BUBBLE GUM) CHERIMOYA ZAPOTE TOBACCO Mexican Ingredients CORN NOPAL/PRICKLY CHILES PEARS BEANS AGAVE SQUASH EDIBLE GREENS AVOCADOS ALLSPICE TOMATOES AMARANTH VANILLA CHIA CACAO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA CHICLE (NATURAL GUAVA BUBBLE GUM) CHERIMOYA ZAPOTE TOBACCO Mexican Ingredients CORN NOPAL/PRICKLY CHILES PEARS BEANS AGAVE SQUASH EDIBLE GREENS AVOCADOS ALLSPICE TOMATOES AMARANTH VANILLA CHIA CACAO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA CHICLE (NATURAL GUAVA BUBBLE GUM) CHERIMOYA ZAPOTE TOBACCO Mexican Ingredients CORN NOPAL/PRICKLY CHILES PEARS BEANS AGAVE SQUASH EDIBLE GREENS AVOCADOS ALLSPICE TOMATOES AMARANTH VANILLA CHIA CACAO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA CHICLE (NATURAL GUAVA BUBBLE GUM) CHERIMOYA ZAPOTE TOBACCO Mexican Ingredients CORN NOPAL/PRICKLY CHILES PEARS BEANS AGAVE SQUASH EDIBLE GREENS AVOCADOS ALLSPICE TOMATOES AMARANTH VANILLA CHIA CACAO PINEAPPLE PAPAYA CHICLE (NATURAL GUAVA BUBBLE GUM) CHERIMOYA ZAPOTE TOBACCO NIXTAMALIZATION Corn: The Most Versatile Mexican Ingredient Corn: The Most Versatile Mexican Ingredient Corn: The Most Versatile Mexican Ingredient Foreign Ingredients C AT T L E BARLEY OIL AND LARD OAT PIGS CINNAMON CHICKEN BLACK PEPPER GOATS CLOVES STONE FRUITS GRAPES (WINE) RICE SUGAR WHEAT Foreign Ingredients C AT T L E BARLEY OIL AND LARD OAT PIGS CINNAMON CHICKEN BLACK PEPPER GOATS CLOVES STONE FRUITS GRAPES (WINE) RICE SUGAR WHEAT Foreign Ingredients C AT T L E BARLEY OIL AND LARD OAT PIGS CINNAMON CHICKEN BLACK PEPPER GOATS CLOVES STONE FRUITS GRAPES (WINE) RICE SUGAR WHEAT MEXICAN CHEESES QUESO FUNDIDO GAZPACHO MORELIANO MERENGUE DE FRESAS HUEVOS RANCHEROS DIVORCIADOS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TEX-MEX AND AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD THE HISPANIC DIET PARADOX TRADITIONAL MEXICAN DIETS • DECREASED INFLAMMATION • IMPROVED BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL El Plato del Buen Comer Rajas con Crema • 1 cup canola oil • ½ cup queso • 4 poblano chiles fresco, 1” cubes • 1 white onion, • salt, to taste julienned • 4 tortillas • 1 cup Crema Mexicana CHILES EN NOGADA QUESADILLAS CACAO EAT THE RAINBOW POWER PAIRINGS VIT C: VEGETABLES MEATS IRON ABSORPTION HEALTHY FATS GREENS ANTIOXIDANTS V I T A M I N C BE A NS PROTEIN & IRON & C O RN ABSORPTION VIT C: VEGETABLES C A LC IU M DAIRY ABSORPTION Delicious Mexican flavors leverage healthy ingredients… Preserve traditional diets and ingredients… Inspire more cooking at home… Enjoy meals! Explore More! Britannica, Mexico: https://www.britannica.com/place/Mexico Turismo de Mexico: https://www.visitmexico.com/en/ Science Direct, Nixtamalization: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/nixtamalization Conservatory of Mexican Gastronomic Culture: https://www.ccgm.mx/ccgm/en/home-2/ Family Search Blog, Traditional Mexican Food – A Treat for All the Senses: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/traditional- mexican-food/ Kiosco de la Historia, Historia de la Cocina Mexicana: https://www.kioscodelahistoria.com/historia-de-la-cocina-mexicana Oldways Cultural Food Traditions, Latin American Heritage Diet: https://oldwayspt.org/traditional-diets/latin-american-heritage-diet Young RP, Hopkins RJ. A review of the Hispanic paradox: time to spill the beans? Eur Respir Rev. 2014 Dec;23(134):439-49. Santiago-Torres M et al. Traditional Mexican Diet Linked with Better Inflammation, Blood Sugar Control. The Journal of Nutrition 2015 Dec;145(12):2732-40. Dondero M et al. Loss of Traditional Mexican Diet Linked with Poor Nutrition. Social Science and Medicine. 2015 Dec 21;150:212- 220. Hu J et al. Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Program Improves Health of Hispanic Americans with Diabetes. The Diabetes Education. 2016 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print.] Zheng H et al. Cheese Linked with Positive Microbiome Changes & Markers of Disease Prevention. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2015 Mar 18; 63 (10): 2830-9. Medina-Inojosa et al. Traditional Latin American Diet May Help Explain the Hispanic Paradox. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2014 Nov-Dec; 57(3): 286-92. Chef Iliana de la Vega [email protected] ELNARANJORESTAURANT.COM MEXICANCULINARYTRADITIONS.COM Connie Guttersen RD, PhD [email protected] GIVEAWAY! • ENCHILADAS: AZTEC TO TEX-MEX COOKBOOK • CALIENTE CHOCOLATE MEXICANO MUGS • MOLCAJETE • MEXICAN NAPKINS • TORTILLA PRESS + SKILLET And the lucky winner is… See you June 30th 12:00-1:15 PM MDT! Episode 3: Greece.