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In this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. Theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. And oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. So good. The Gastronomic Wizards here. Wow. Can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. Have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn . Its the original string cheese. Im eva longoria, Born And Bred in texas with mexicanamerican roots, which makes me a texican. Im exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and t...

in this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. and oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. so good. the gastronomic wizards here... wow. can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? its the original string cheese. im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. im exploring mexico to see how the people, their ...

in this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. and oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. so good. the gastronomic wizards here... wow. can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? its the original string cheese. im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. im exploring mexico to see how the people, their ...

in this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. and oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. so good. the gastronomic wizards here... wow. can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? its the original string cheese. im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. im exploring mexico to see how the people, their ...

in this bewitching place, culinary wonders are conjured. theres a lot of exciting chefs coming out of this region. and oaxaca is now a mecca for food lovers in the know. so good. the gastronomic wizards here... wow. can summon so many of mexicos most iconic ingredients. have you ever seen such a rainbow of corn? its the original string cheese. im eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican-american roots, which makes me a texican. im exploring mexico to see how the people, their ...

>> i feel like the whole purpose of chapolinas is the crunch. i hope theyre crunchy. like a toasted sandwich, its touched on the hot plate to help the quesillo stick to the leaf. oh, you roll them up. little bite sizes. >> wow. and these are edible flowers? >> beautiful! this plate is literally making me happy. oh, thats a perfect bite right there. they got a little bit of everything. crunchy. mmm! its such a balance of flavors. wow. who would think to put cheese with grasshoppers with flowers?

Wow! i dont even want to attempt to try it. i mean, i can. oh my god. oh, lord. my hands are clean. i feel like im making a baseball. oh, god, im sweaty. thats my quesillo! oh my god. look at -- look at his, though. im just going to say i did this one. wow. >> its original string cheese. you can taste the milk. it is super lactosy. if youre lactose intolerant,

Quesillo, meaning little cheese. >> quesillo is a very part of our diet in oaxaca. out of the five days we go to school in the week four days we have quesillo. >> in your sandwiches. omar is taking me to meet one of the most distinguished quesillo makers in the region. there is a difference between the industrialized one and the artisanal way? >> very easy to tell from the color to the texture and of course the flavor. >> reporter: janet consecos family farm is one of the last in mexico to produ...

Grow and thrive. were proud to call these places home too. theyre where we put down roots, and where together, we work to help move everyones financial goals forward. pnc bank. [upbeat music] - hi, eva. - hi. how are you? - great. ♪ >> hi, eva. >> hi, how are you? >> great, great meeting you. >> oh, so nice to meet you. >> youre bonita. welcome to the world capital of quesillo. >> oh, its my favorite cheese. >> food writer is fashion passionate about oaxacas famous export, a stringy cheese. le...

>> yerba santa is a local herb that has flavors of anise, eucalyptus and mint. and since hispanic times its also been used for medicinal purposes. >> oh my god. have you guys eaten these? theyre grasshoppers. >> eating insects is a practice that dates hundreds of years. >> see the little legs? >> and continues to this day. the creamy full-fat quesillo is layered on to the yesh that santa.