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>> i feel like the whole purpose of chapolinas is the crunch. i hope they're crunchy. like a toasted sandwich, it's 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, that's a perfect bite right there. they got a little bit of everything. crunchy. mmm! it's such a balance of flavors. wow. who would think to put cheese with grasshoppers with flowers?

Wow! i don't even want to attempt to try it. i mean, i can. oh my god. oh, lord. my hands are clean. i feel like i'm making a baseball. oh, god, i'm sweaty. that's my quesillo! oh my god. look at -- look at his, though. i'm just going to say i did this one. wow. >> its original string cheese. you can taste the milk. it is super lactosy. if you're 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 conseco's family farm is one of the last in mexico to produce quesillo the traditional way. this is so exciting. i've never seen how quesillo is made. >> this...

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>> yerba santa is a local herb that has flavors of anise, eucalyptus and mint. and since hispanic times it's also been used for medicinal purposes. >> oh my god. have you guys eaten these? they're 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.