This is stunning. today much of the industry is highly mechanized. but salvador s vision is about trusting the past and sticking to traditional methods. i ve done this work before, and it is hard. it is not easy. hola. - hola. buenos días. - how does he not have gloves? ah, ¿sí? - [speaking spanish] - look at the calluses. wow. that s commitment. [rock music] - amazingly, it takes 15 pounds
- salvador rosales trejo makes tequila as distinguished as fine whiskey. [soft music] i don t think there s anything more beautiful than a field of blue agave. this is stunning. today much of the industry is highly mechanized. but salvador s vision is about trusting the past and sticking to traditional methods. i ve done this work before, and it is hard. it is not easy. hola. - hola. buenos días. - how does he not have gloves? ah, ¿sí? - [speaking spanish] - look at the calluses. wow.
Buenos días. ¿mi capitán? - capitán. - [both laugh] - and it provides both work and sustenance. so many birds here. tantos pájaros. hola. 15? [both chuckle] wow. is he only gonna make $7 for the day? - ¿sí? - sí. - sí. - sí.
What ingredients they still use today. the coca people, whose ancestors thrived on these shores around 800 years ago, are one of the oldest indigenous groups in mexico. around 5,000 of them live here now, and their story is a tale of resistance. teacher and mom rocío moreno is one of them. hola. - hola. - the lake is the lifeblood of the community. i hope i don t have to row the boat. buenos días. ¿mi capitán? - capitán. - [both laugh] - and it provides both work and sustenance. so many birds here. tantos pájaros.
At the same time, all the time. - that s what i try to do with my cooking, just to be unapologetic and just like the confidence that you give out to the world. - oh, are these the salt lakes? - yes, this is where it starts. - the salt flats of celestún produce many forms of salt, but flor de sal is the purest. it s the magical result of climate and geography. salty seawater combines with sweet rain, slowly evaporating in the tropical heat. and it leaves behind this pinkish-colored crystal. - hola, manuel. - hola. buenos días. - presentó eva. - hola. eva. mucho gusto. - mucho gusto. [speaking spanish] - [speaking spanish]