Street Food: Latin America, the series to enjoy street food again
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Adriana sanchez - 2020-07-24T13:13:13Z
If you miss street food, you can't miss the new Netflix series that, just days after its premiere, has become the new success of the quarantine. It is Street Food: Latin America, an inspiring docuseries that spans 6 countries and shows us up close the best of the cities, their culture, and of course, the food. Street Food: Latin America, based on the original show The Chef’s Table, consists of six half-hour episodes that delve into the best-kept culinary secrets of each featured country. This series presents a wonderful journey that starts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and passes through Salvador, Brazil; Oaxaca, Mexico; Lima, Peru; Bogotá, Colombia, and ends in La Paz, Bolivia. Why do you have to watch Street Food Latin America? With so many new travel restrictions, this street food series is a great option to transport you to other places and discover the magical essence and exquisite flavors of their typical dishes that make them so impressive. Producers David Gelb and Brian McGinn provide an intimate look at the best Latin dishes we can find at food stalls, but beyond that, they capture with a very human sensitivity the story of those who prepare such delicious foods with an iconic character from the cities as the main focus, accompanied by the brief history of other cooks who are also legends. Just as in Brazil, Doña Suzana is in charge of cooking the best moqueca in the restaurant that helped her open her community after a difficult life full of disappointments, in Mexico, Mrs. Valentina created unique memelas with morita chili sauce as strong as her determination to support her daughter as a single mother; like these 2 incredible women, you will learn about 4 more stories that will fill you with cravings and deep emotions. The Oaxacan tlayuda vs the Peruvian cevicheNetflix has managed to reach the heart (and stomach) of all its viewers with Street Food: Latin America and demonstrated this on July 23 with a fun dynamic on social media, where they called on people to vote for their favorite street food in the Street Food Latin America Championship. In this showdown, the choripán from Argentina, the acarajé from Brazil, the ajiaco from Colombia, and the papa rellena from Bolivia were sidelined by the two powerful finalists, the tlayuda from Mexico and the ceviche from Peru. The voting was so close that even Christopher Landau, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, the Ministry of Culture, and the SEP asked citizens to vote for the Oaxacan dish, which ultimately emerged victorious. Street Food: Latin America is a feast of flavors, stories, and emotions that you can perceive through the screen, so you can't miss it, and if your craving for street food is uncontrollable, here you can find some easy recipes to prepare.