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>> 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...

Try it. i mean, i can. oh my god. oh lord. my hands are clean. >> i feel like im making a base ball. im sweaty. thats my cassilo! look at his, though. im just going to say i did this one. wow. its the original string cheese. oh, wow. you can taste the milk. it is super lactose-y. if youre lactose intolerant, dont eat this. you can make so much with quesillo. >> even ice cream.

[upbeat music] - hi, eva. - hi. how are you? - great. great meeting you. - oh, so nice to meet you. - you too. bienvenida. hi! >> hi, eva. >> how are you? >> great. great meeting you. >> oh, so nice to meet you. >> you too. welcome to the world capital of cassilo. >> oh, its my favorite cheese. >> food writer omar alonso is passionate about oaxacas most famous export, a stringy cheese. legend has it it was created here in the sleepy town of reyes etla, where the locals christened it cassilo, m...

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...