Cassilo Makers News Today

>> oh my goodness, look at this, this is the biggest piece of cheese ive ever seen. >> you know, oaxaca is divided into eight different regions. it gives us the possibility to have all these ingredients. >> but oaxacas most famous ingredient, cacao, actually came here via those trade routes. >> oh, i smell chocolate. >> and chocolate went on to become a cornerstone of wau hawken gastronomy. if you want your chocolate fix, the mercado is still the place to come. out im not talking about...

In our sandwiches. >> omar is taking me to meet one of the most distinguished cassilo makers in the region. >> theres a difference between the industrialized one and the artisanal way? >> definitely. its very easy from the color to the texture, and of course the flavor. >> janet lopez cansecos family farm is one of the last in mexico to produce cassilo the traditional way. >> this is so exciting. ive never seen how cassilo is made. >> this is your lucky day. >> turning the kurds into the stringy...