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And i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, thats amazing. im gonna cry. [laughs] - dont. its a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permission to be great. - yeah. i think theyre ready. - okay. - lets taste it. - mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. i love it. - imagine this with parmigiano-reggiano on the top. - mmm. it does have the texture of a pasta. - right? -...

It is so good! - yeah, it is. - i think im gonna cry! [laughter] i thought that recado was gonna overpower this whole thing. - you know what it reminds me? when you put marshmallow on the grill, you know? - yes, yes! it reminds me of that. - the texture, you know? - it has a crispy texture. - yes, exactly. - oh, my god, this is like... - exactly. - im in heaven. - [laughs] - now i know why youre the king of the recado negro. - yes, salud. - gracias, roberto. - gracias. - muchas gracias. wow. pla...

- [speaking mayan] - maybe its because i grew up on a ranch cooking from scratch with my family or because i have some mayan ancestry, i dont know, but this feels very comforting and familiar. oh, wow. look at that. thats super crispy. these are a very different texture from the steamed ones i make. - wow. you guys, look at this. mmm. its crispy on the outside but really soft on the inside. wow.

- [speaking mayan] - maybe its because i grew up on a ranch cooking from scratch with my family or because i have some mayan ancestry, i dont know, but this feels very comforting and familiar. oh, wow. look at that. thats super crispy. these are a very different texture from the steamed ones i make. - wow. you guys, look at this. mmm. its crispy on the outside but really soft on the inside. wow.

[laughter] i thought that recado was gonna overpower this whole thing. - you know what it reminds me? when you put marshmallow on the grill, you know? - yes, yes! it reminds me of that. - the texture, you know? - it has a crispy texture. - yes, exactly. - oh, my god, this is like... - exactly. - im in heaven. - [laughs] - now i know why youre the king of the recado negro. - yes, salud. - gracias, roberto. - gracias. - muchas gracias. wow. plates. plates. plates. theres somehow no better way to t...

♪ ♪ - lalo always lets mother nature dictate which produce to pick. and i think shes just had a word. - youre gonna have verdolaga today. - and what is it? - in english, its purslane. - purslane. - yeah. as soon as it starts to rain, youll see this grow everywhere. - how do you know youre not getting a weed? - well, we probably are, but well clean it. - oh, we probably are. - and honestly, theres no agrochemicals here, no fertilizer. so even if we do eat a little bit of weed, i mean, itd sti...

These are madeleines. theyre 30% protein. mmm. take a bite. how is it? mmm! theyre really good. i wouldve never guessed theres insects in this. 0k. so, it tastes like cake, moist in the middle? its very moist. its a great texture. definitely couldnt tell its made of insects, 100%. theres your lunch. laughter. i might have a second one, actually — theyre quite good! well, suhail seemed happy, but hes always very easy—going. how ready is everyone else? insects are very nutritious. theyre very ...

You can do this for a living." and that kind of sank in, you know? and i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, thats amazing. im gonna cry. [laughs] - dont. its a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permission to be great. - yeah. i think theyre ready. - okay. - lets taste it. - mmm. - mmm. - oh, my gosh. i love it. - imagine this with parmigiano-reggiano...

Because that makes it even more stressful. ♪ ♪ - lalo always lets mother nature dictate which produce to pick. and i think shes just had a word. - youre gonna have verdolaga today. - and what is it? - in english, its purslane. - purslane. - yeah. as soon as it starts to rain, youll see this grow everywhere. - how do you know youre not getting a weed? - well, we probably are, but well clean it. - oh, we probably are. - and honestly, theres no agrochemicals here, no fertilizer. so even if we d...

But i didnt stay in mexico. i went back to the states, looked for a job in the kitchen. my boss saw something in me, and she told me, "you have a gift. you can do this for a living." and that kind of sank in, you know? and i was like, "this is what i want to do." and with time, i just fell in love with it. - yeah. - and here i am. - wow, thats amazing. im gonna cry. [laughs] - dont. its a happy story. - it is a happy story, but it just shows you, like, you just need one person to give you permis...