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Reasons people visit our city is to eat. >> anthony: this is alejandro ruiz olmedo, one of mexico's best chefs. he started cooking young. when he was 12, his mother died, and it fell on him to raise and feed his five siblings. >> alejandro: this is what we call pasajo. >> anthony: today, he draws much of his inspiration from oaxaca's central market. >> anthony: probably america's beloved food is what they think is mexican food. >> alejandro: yes. >> anthony: and i think most american's view of mexican food is like beans, fried tortilla, melted cheese, some chicken. >> alejandro: yes. >> anthon...

>> alejandro: yes. >> anthony: and i think most american's view of mexican food is like beans, fried tortilla, melted cheese, some chicken. >> alejandro: yes. >> anthony: in fact, but particularly we're talking about oaxaca, this is a deep, really sophisticated cuisine. >> alejandro: that's correct. oaxaca has this different micro-climates all over our territory and that gives us this enormous amount of spices, products, fruits, chiles. >> anthony: like, 500,000 varieties of corn, something like that. i mean, this is really where the good shit grows. >> alejandro: ya estamos aqui. this is tons...