How One Of The Oldest Forms Of BBQ Is Preserved By One Mayan Chef | Still Standing

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Rosalía Chay is one of the few chefs in Mexico who still cooks using an underground oven called a pib to make cochinita pibil. Maya people in the Yucatán Peninsula have prepared it this way since at least 400 AD. But people have abandoned these traditions – swapping pibs for modern stoves.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - History Of Maya Culture
01:51 - Gathering And Grinding Ingredients
03:00 - Marinating Meat
03:51 - Building A Pib
05:47 - Influence Of Spanish Colonization
06:44 - Making Tortillas
08:06 - Preserving Traditional Dishes
10:23 - Netflix Brings New Customers
12:24 - Credits

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How One Of The Oldest Forms Of BBQ Is Preserved By One Mayan Chef | Still Standing

All Comments (21)
  • @shadow5281
    Thanks for publishing this!!! My family is from Merida, Yucatán so it makes me ecstatic that this cuisine is getting some recognition. There’s really nothing like grandma’s cochinita tacos
  • @annebaisden8717
    6:44 The lime water and corn - this is called nixtamalization, and is necessary to unlock the nutrition in the corn kernel, as well as make the masa sticky enough to turn into tortillas.
  • @gazoakleychef
    mayan people are the most friendly, welcoming, wholesome people I've ever met. Their food & culture should be celebrated so much more! Dios bo'otik
  • @McDXI
    I really appreciate that this treats the Maya as a present people instead of through the proxy of European views or as this magic mysterious people. Both approaches abstract them away, when they are here, now, as every day people like the rest of us. Well done on this video.
  • @Kx0195
    Honestly, Business Insider make the greatest videos I've ever seen. I have learned about so much of the world for free, thank you.
  • That hand made tortilla at 1:03 You don't know what is the true meaning of good until you taste one of these.
  • @corgeousgeorge
    I love these series. Something so romantic about seeing ppl do things with their hands like they were done thousands of years ago
  • La señora Rosalía muy elegante en su hipil. Gracias por mostrar su hermosa herencia.
  • this is so interesting to me. My mother is Peruvian and one of my favorite traditional dishes is “Pachamanca” (comes from 2 Quechua words: “Earth” and “To Eat”) and it’s ALSO basically pork (most often, although chicken and beef are also common substitutes) wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground oven. I love when different cultures have threads of similarity hidden between them I think it’s so freaking neat
  • @The_Gallowglass
    2:10 Achiote. This is what gives American cheese its yellow or orange color, for anyone who didn't know.
  • @ninja.saywhat
    i grew up with achiote being a common ingredient in the kitchen. it's nice to know that people have been using it for thousand of years in cooking.
  • @nerd26373
    Mayan culture is fascinating. For hundreds of decades, they're learning and devising new ways to improve and preserve their own cooking methods.
  • @JulioAvalos3000
    I met a couple of Maya and noticed that they take pride in doing things by hand and without the help of machinery. This is an impressive outlook in our modern times.
  • @samsr2887
    I was blown away by the food i ate in the yucatan. so happy for rosalía that she has seen success and appreciation for her cooking and culture.
  • @13cops
    She doesn't care about being rich and opening a big restaurant, that, believe it or not, it gives the extra ingredient, which is love to the recipe
  • @carlborneke8641
    I absolutely love Mayan culture. The architecture, language, mythology, music and the cuisine. It’s a beautiful culture worth learning more about and preserving.
  • @toker8rosko1
    In different parts of Mexico, people still cook the traditional way you need to visit more places. But overall, it's a great video thank you for sharing.
  • @eklectiktoni
    I just love learning about different ways of cooking! Chef Rosalia is doing an awesome thing keeping traditional Mayan cuisine alive. ❤
  • @jayzee9164
    The meat is super tender due to its cooking process. Keep the tradition alive!
  • @taylornoel
    One of the better episodes in my opinion. What a wonderful approach to life, food, and tradition