Summary of Diario de un Cocinero - La cocina de la memoria (08/06/2012)

00:00:00 - 00:20:00

In this video, the speaker explains the importance of culinary traditions and how they can be passed down through generations. He shares his own experience of learning to cook from his ancestors and how he has become a panadería owner. He talks about the key ingredients in Mexican cuisine and how to create flavorful dishes. He also advises practitioners to experiment and to not be afraid to try new things.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the significance of the culinary traditions of one's ancestors. The speaker explains that he started to question the importance of food when he started to work in a professional kitchen. He remembers that one summer, he went to ask his grandmother for her cooking recipes. He remembers that the atmosphere in the kitchens of his ancestors was always good, and that they were always laughing. He shares that he has also become a panadería owner, and that all of his employees are able to make great bread. He says that he hopes that his son will also become a good cook because it is an important part of his cultural heritage.
• 00:05:00 This man explains that Mexican cuisine is based on four key ingredients - cebolla, chile, oso, and calabaza - and how to create various dishes with them. He also notes that Mexican cooking is full of flavor and that it is easy to get lost in the richness of the dishes. He advises practitioners to experiment and to not be afraid to try new things, as Mexican cuisine is full of surprises.
• 00:10:00 This is a video about a Mexican cook's memories of making homemade dishes. One of the dishes he remembers making is frijoles con cotija, which is a dish of frijoles in a creamy sauce with chopped cilantro. He shares a photo of the dish he remembers eating and his memories of his father preparing it.
• 00:15:00 This video explains how a cook can make a soup-like broth using just cheese and water. The tomato is a discordant flavor that is not found in the broth my grandmother makes. My mother says that if my grandmother has 93 years, she can't omit the tomato. I, on the other hand, think that if the broth tastes good, then adding tomato is not necessary. Freudianism does not exist in the kitchen, where there was my father. There was cheese that lasted a long time. Echaying water makes the cheese last even longer. There are people who put a fried egg in the soup and that is the first time that I cooked. The kitchen of my memory is like a ranch kitchen. Normally, they put raw potatoes in the soup. But, the key to the soup is the cheese. If one imagines people living in a traditional Hispanic ranchería, they would eat this soup with tortillas made from flour, beans, and salt. I am my father and my mother's brother. I am the one who makes the soup for them, and I do it better than they do. I value this soup so much that I would even drink it. I have a hard time describing it in words
• 00:20:00 This video is about a chef's journey in memory, going back to the same recipe that was used years ago, but making it better. He talks about how his grandmother did it differently and how he tries to give his customers the best food he can. He also shares his love for cooking and how it has brought him happiness in the past and present.