Series
.

Why Pupusas and The Rock is OOO

May 3, 2024
A UCLA student reports on this week’s violence against on-campus protesters, actress Francia Raísa on how to make Hollywood more Latino, Salvadoran cookbook author Karla Vasquez teaches us how to make fresco de chan and The Rock is a lazy king.
Show transcript
00:04
OK. Awesome. Well,
00:08
welcome back to Lincoln Bio.
00:09
This is Jenny and I am Alejandro and it's Friday.
00:14
It is a Friday.
00:15
What a week? What a week we just got back from
00:18
New York City. You were,
00:22
you were here in New York.
00:23
You lived there like I feel like you,
00:25
you let that Jenny out.
00:27
Oh for sure, for sure.
00:28
She was walking around walking,
00:31
walking like I had to catch up with her because I'm like
00:33
a like, yeah,
00:34
and you're over here freaking,
00:36
I'm walking. Hey,
00:37
yo, Vinny, get him the door.
00:39
Would you the get him a slice?
00:41
I'm like a slice.
00:43
But anyhoo, we got a great show for you guys today
00:47
What are we talking about,
00:48
brother? I mean,
00:49
look, I'm not gonna lie.
00:50
There's some crazy shit.
00:52
There's some crazy stuff going on.
00:53
We're talking about immigration but this the dark side of these,
00:58
you know, border patrol agents and how that,
01:02
I don't know. You'll see.
01:03
Yeah, and they're also talking about the New Latino media guide
01:06
with Francia Raisa and also with Brenda Victoria Castillo.
01:12
So I'm excited about for Hollywood.
01:14
Yeah, they are.
01:15
They really are and two we're talking about the rock too.
01:20
La Pierre. Like he's,
01:23
he be late. What do you mean?
01:25
He got people waiting time?
01:27
He don't give a damn.
01:28
Like he's like, I'm the Rock.
01:31
Y so El Mero mero Madres,
01:33
you know, and speaking of sw people,
01:37
we're talking about swoll cops in New York.
01:39
Maybe I should go back.
01:41
Do you think I qualify?
01:42
I walk here. I don't know.
01:44
Sorry. But any who guys,
01:47
Let's jump into it.
01:49
Wait, what? I think we forgot a story.
01:53
Ok. The guy with the CBD,
01:57
I thought that I thought CBD was ok to use but apparently
02:01
something happened, something happened,
02:03
something happened and you're gonna have to watch this episode to see
02:07
what the hell happened.
02:08
Let's get into it.
02:13
So a truck driver is headed to the Supreme Court after failing
02:15
a drug test due to CBD use.
02:18
Is that still a thing?
02:19
I thought CBD was ok.
02:21
Yeah, me too.
02:22
I don't know. So apparently the driver was fired in 2012
02:25
for failing a drug test after taking a CBD oil.
02:29
He said it was advertised on the packaging that it was a
02:32
THC free and he was singing for back pain after an accident
02:36
right? So he's suing the CBD company under the Rico
02:40
Act, which is typically for organized crime like,
02:42
you know, like medical shit.
02:44
That's what I always do behind the show saying that the company
02:47
committed fraud saying that their product was THC free.
02:51
But again, the test shows otherwise the Supreme Court will decide
02:56
that the driver can sue the company under the Rico Act,
02:58
which would let him collect damages,
03:00
triple damages if he wins.
03:02
So the CBD company has appealed,
03:04
saying personal injuries can't sue under the Rico Act.
03:08
Interesting. That's interesting.
03:10
The driver says the CBD called a business injury because he was
03:13
fired and went into financial ruin.
03:16
And speaking of drug tests,
03:18
did you hear about the NYPD?
03:19
No New York City cops are suing the city's mayor for his
03:24
zero tolerance policy on steroids.
03:28
So it looks like they want to bulk up for hot boy
03:30
summer. The NYPD is cracking down on cop steroids use firing
03:36
those who fail steroids tests unless they have a medical prescription for
03:41
it. Some are saying that is overreach and that they'd rather
03:45
have cops in good shape who can protect themselves and others.
03:49
So should they just let cops get swollen?
03:53
I mean, yeah,
03:55
you want a buff,
03:55
cop stopping crime people?
03:59
Some are a little scrawny and some are even like the bad
04:06
guy. I don't think so.
04:07
But then two look at the other side.
04:09
It's like they can be like,
04:11
I think the steroids makes them get all like no,
04:14
yeah, the side effects for sure.
04:17
So maybe that's also part of it.
04:18
But if a doctor again,
04:20
official doctor isn't just signing off but like,
04:23
you know, maybe then ok,
04:25
or just at the gym,
04:26
you know, whatever,
04:31
not more than ever more Children are crossing the border alone and
04:35
working dangerous jobs here in the States.
04:37
Since 2021 400,000 Children have crossed the border alone and the government
04:42
is placing most of them as sponsors who are not even their
04:44
parents. That's scary.
04:46
Like, like, you don't even know who these people are
04:48
you know, strangers.
04:50
Yeah. Like, I think thousands of them work illegal full
04:53
time jobs in construction farms and factories.
04:57
Some work at warehouses used by companies like mcdonald's for and Cheerios
05:02
there are even reports of Children making flaming hot Cheetos every
05:07
night saying their lungs burn from the spicy dust.
05:11
So, I mean,
05:13
those are toxins, you know,
05:15
and that's really bad for their health and,
05:19
I mean, they're Children,
05:20
they don't know better,
05:21
you know? And they're here,
05:23
their parents are not with them for the most part.
05:25
That's why they take advantage.
05:26
Yeah. Exactly. Children's Dennis 12 have been found working in
05:29
chicken plants or car factories is essentially,
05:32
you know, it's the economy of expectation and many have unsafe
05:35
working conditions. Migrant child workers have died in slaughterhouses and even
05:40
a chicken factory that produces for Chick Fil A.
05:44
There are sadly many cases like these,
05:46
like this is like,
05:47
like what's going on in the back end,
05:49
we don't see this stuff doesn't put it out.
05:52
Exactly. They don't expose it but kids are escaping poverty and
05:55
most times work to send money to their families.
06:00
But this also has to do with stricter border laws.
06:03
No. Yeah. It's crazy because harsh immigration laws make these
06:07
kids have to use services to get them smuggled over here.
06:10
And these smugglers are expensive.
06:11
Right. And so these kids end up owing them money and
06:14
what they have to do work in these unsafe environments and jobs
06:18
And it's crazy to pay off their debt.
06:20
Exactly. And there are also concerns of child labor trafficking and
06:24
that minors are exploited by their nonparent sponsors here to work.
06:29
So they're taking advantage of them and even worse Republican lawmakers are
06:33
trying to loosen child labor laws leaving them with even less protections
06:39
What? Yeah.
06:41
So that's it. Make sense.
06:43
Make it make sense.
06:45
But that's our government folks,
06:47
that's our government. Anyhoo.
06:49
Let's move on if you thought that other immigration story was crazy
06:56
Just hear this.
06:58
So us border patrol agents have been sending emails around joking about
07:04
giving migrant Children poisoned food or expired car seats in the emails
07:09
A talked about a fundraiser for undocumented Children and the foundation
07:12
was requesting toys, clothing and other donations.
07:15
So one border patrol agent joked to coworkers about donating an expired
07:20
car seat in the hopes that they would have one less child
07:24
to process. I'm sorry,
07:26
but that is just evil and there's nothing to joke about,
07:29
you know, these are human beings,
07:30
these are Children, but another agent responded about rice Krispie treats
07:35
laced with cyanide, which is a deadly poison.
07:38
They called the poison Tonk seasoning,
07:40
which from a previous episode of ours,
07:43
we talked about what the word Tonk meant and it's basically their
07:46
little slang word for what they call,
07:49
you know, people crossing over.
07:51
But do you know why they call them tongs?
07:53
Like it's just so,
07:54
apparently they're called tongs because that's the noise it makes when they
07:57
hit them on the head with the freaking flashlight.
08:01
That's just evil. These fucking guys,
08:04
ok? You know,
08:05
whatever, it's just so crazy and so dark and it's literally
08:10
just happening. They are OK.
08:16
The reports say that Dwayne the Rock Johnson added $50 million to
08:20
the budget of his new movie for always showing up late to
08:23
set. So sources say the Rock was up to eight hours
08:27
late to set every day while filming his upcoming Amazon Christmas movie
08:32
red one. This caused major delays increasing the movie budget to
08:37
$250 million. The article says that this is nothing new for
08:44
the actor. He allegedly refuses to work more than five hours
08:49
a day causing huge fights with past co stars like Vin Diesel
08:53
and Ryan Reynolds must be nice.
08:56
This is crazy because the rock has always said I'm the hardest
08:59
worker in the room and I don't want any issues wherever you're
09:02
at. But I mean,
09:04
people are saying that this,
09:06
you know, the whole set,
09:06
the vibe was a fucking disaster.
09:08
And crew members from the rock's past movies have always stays up
09:11
to even six hours late saying that it's a control thing.
09:15
He likes the power.
09:17
Well, brother, it gets weirder though.
09:20
The report says that he also pees in water bottles on set
09:24
to save time causing tension on set.
09:27
So he's peeing in water bottles to save time but he's wasting
09:29
time. No sense.
09:31
A source said he pees in a boss water bottle and his
09:35
team or A P A has to dispose of it.
09:38
Do it. I'd sell that shit on ebay.
09:40
I'm just kidding. I'm joking.
09:43
Do you imagine being that P A like,
09:45
hey, we have the rock piss.
09:47
Do get it pap.
09:50
A any never. Well,
09:55
the funny thing is though that Amazon is saying,
09:57
no, this is all ridiculous and it's false news.
09:59
So the rock is not late to work and the budget is
10:03
fine and I don't know.
10:05
I don't know, but I still love the rock.
10:07
No. Yeah, for sure.
10:07
I mean, he's cool but I mean,
10:09
like the disrespect if it is true.
10:12
But yeah, you do.
10:14
You rock? I mean,
10:15
I, yeah, I don't wanna pick on him.
10:17
I smell what the rock is cooking.
10:19
I smell what the rock is cooking.
10:21
Yeah, I do too.
10:22
Let's move on. The National Hispanic Media Coalition has released a
10:29
media guide to advise Hollywood on how to tell authentic Latino stories
10:33
And we have the Nhm CS Ceo and President Brenda Victoria
10:37
Castillo and actress Francia Raisa to tell us about it.
10:42
Welcome. Welcome guys,
10:44
Happy Friday. Thank you for joining us.
10:48
Yeah, of course.
10:48
Thanks for having us.
10:49
Yeah, of course.
10:50
I mean, this is I think a good move forward
10:52
in Hollywood that we've all been waiting for and we kinda make
10:55
some progress, but then we kinda get stuck.
10:56
So anyways, let's just type in.
10:59
So Brenda, can you explain the NH MC media guide
11:03
and have the studios been receptive?
11:05
Yes. But let me just tell you first,
11:07
a little bit about National Hispanic Media Coalition.
11:10
We are a civil and human rights organization and we're here trying
11:14
to eliminate hate discrimination and racism to the Latinx community.
11:18
And when I say Latin community,
11:20
I mean, Afro Latinos,
11:22
indigenous Latinos, Asian Latinos,
11:24
we are members of the LGBT Q plus community.
11:27
We're veterans, we have disabilities,
11:29
we come from what,
11:30
24 different countries and we don't all just speak Spanish and English
11:35
We there's many indigenous languages.
11:37
So when I say Latin,
11:39
that's what I mean.
11:40
And that's what NH MC is fighting for.
11:42
The media guy was created as a resource to provide industry professionals
11:47
with a comprehensive education about our community.
11:51
And we're getting very good response.
11:53
The market was high executive studios,
11:57
you know, whoever's at the top and usually they're white males
12:01
and to educate them about our community because instead of fearing us
12:07
in our numbers that they should embrace us because when they don't
12:10
they're leaving money on the table.
12:12
So I am providing 30 minute one on one sessions off the
12:15
record virtually and or creating a safe space so they can
12:21
ask those questions that they might not want to ask publicly because
12:25
they think it might be public politically and correct.
12:29
But that's what I'm there for and they're very receptive.
12:33
So I'm really excited.
12:34
We're getting a really good response.
12:36
Congratulations. That is so awesome.
12:38
Thank you. And also Francia as an actress,
12:41
did any past experiences inspire you to get behind this initiative.
12:46
The entire past of my experience,
12:50
you know, I just realized that this year I'll be hitting
12:53
20 years in the industry and wow,
12:56
how much has it changed?
12:57
You know, back in the day when I first started,
13:00
I don't know if,
13:01
you know, these things were available to me because,
13:04
you know, the internet was still kind of newer back then
13:07
But, you know,
13:08
I was really alone and I felt isolated when I first started
13:12
and, you know,
13:13
and having conversations with,
13:15
you know, writers and stuff,
13:16
I didn't really know how to open up about what real experiences
13:20
as a Latino is like versus what they've seen on television or
13:24
they've read about in the stereotype.
13:25
So I just stayed quiet.
13:26
So I got behind it because now people are more receptive to
13:30
hearing us and learning about us and I want to be a
13:33
part of it because I was also part of the train that
13:35
didn't say anything. So it's amazing that we can turn to
13:38
a program like this where I can call brand and say,
13:41
hey, can you read this script?
13:43
Am I on the right track or is there something here?
13:46
That's not right. Can you help me in talking with the
13:48
studios about this? And they're so receptive to it?
13:51
So it's really beautiful that for all parties we can really turn
13:55
to. I think it's so true that you mentioned that because
13:57
I mean, as we know,
13:58
Latinos, we come in all different shapes and sizes,
14:00
different backgrounds. So it's like if you're more,
14:03
you learn about other,
14:04
you know, Latinos in your community that you might not always
14:07
engage with. Again,
14:08
being a Mexican American in L A,
14:10
I've had my little bubble but then we started working with some
14:12
Dominican people, Puerto Rican and it's like,
14:14
where has all this been?
14:16
Yeah. Oh OK.
14:17
I played, I played Cuban on Brownish.
14:19
I'm not Cuban. I'm Mexican Hondurena.
14:21
And I'm calling all my friends like is this right?
14:24
I mean, what's going on here?
14:26
Am I pronouncing this?
14:27
Right? I don't know.
14:30
That's great though. You're doing your research.
14:33
So I wanted to ask what is a movie or show that
14:36
has nailed the Latino experience?
14:38
Flowers? Yeah. Well,
14:40
Flaming Hot. How I met your father Lopez versus Lopez.
14:47
The Gordita Chronicles with Love Gloria Colette's show and a top one
14:55
is the last of us,
14:57
which was number one for many weeks.
15:00
I name one because this movie made me sob a million miles
15:05
away. Oh, my God.
15:07
Literally when they did the hands,
15:10
I lost it. That one hit home and even like the
15:14
minor things, you know,
15:15
when the dad first came home and all the kids are sitting
15:19
down and he comes home and all the kids stand up and
15:21
then he sits and they're taking off his shoes.
15:23
I was like, oh my God,
15:24
that was my house.
15:26
I always wanna say,
15:26
where can people find you know,
15:28
more influence and resources on this?
15:29
Because we have so many aspiring Latino filmmakers and actors trying to
15:33
like, you know,
15:33
get their big break and learn more,
15:35
get educated. Well,
15:37
thank you. It's free to everybody.
15:38
Just go to NH mc.org and you can download it and just
15:41
print it out, save it whatever you want to do and
15:45
it's gonna grow. It's a living document.
15:47
So yesterday I decided we're gonna put a section for the publishing
15:51
companies and then we're gonna do a section for gaming because that's
15:54
another area where our characters are not represented of us.
16:00
Truly, a lot of characters in those games are negative like
16:05
we're the criminals, the bad guys.
16:06
So we're going to get into that this year.
16:09
There's so much to do.
16:10
I'm really excited. 2024 is going to be a great
16:13
year for us. Thank you guys.
16:16
Thank you guys so much.
16:17
Yeah, thanks for all the time.
16:18
And I mean,
16:20
again, we're excited to see what keeps happening and developing and
16:23
Happy Friday. Yeah.
16:24
Happy Friday. Thank you both.
16:26
Happy Friday. Early Thursday morning,
16:36
police in Rey arrived at UCL A and began forcing out pro
16:39
Palestine protesters, videos show police firing rubber bullets into the crowds
16:45
breaking down barricades and arresting more than 200 students for unlawful
16:49
assembly. I'm nowhere near UCL A or being a student there
16:53
And I know of people who are arrested in dealing with
16:56
the repercussions of the actions that unfolded that night.
17:00
That's great. 200 students and this went down one day after
17:03
you canceled classes when council demonstrators attacked the protesters with smoke bombs
17:08
and sticks, forcing them to build barricades around the encounter for
17:11
protection. And at least 15 protesters were injured.
17:14
Four UCL. A student journalists were attacked by pro Israel counter
17:18
protesters with pepper spray.
17:20
They were also punched and kicked aggressively and over at Columbia University's
17:24
protest. An NYPD officer fired a gun inside a campus building
17:28
saying it was an accident.
17:30
We actually have a student,
17:31
Mary who was at UCL A when the cops got involved.
17:35
Hi, Mary. Thank you for joining us.
17:36
Hi. Thank you for having me.
17:38
Oh, yeah, of course.
17:38
I know. again,
17:39
a lot of stuff went down.
17:40
So, you were at the protest last night?
17:42
How was the energy like,
17:43
yeah, I've actually been at the encampment since it started,
17:49
since day one.
17:50
but yeah, last night was unreal the way that our school
17:55
handled it. I am definitely disappointed.
17:59
It seemed like our school was tolerant with our peaceful encampment up
18:04
until they were just tired of it being there and just wanted
18:08
it out and over with there is basically little to no evidence
18:13
that there ever was an encampment.
18:14
They spent majority of yesterday trashing and throwing away everything from art
18:20
to tens to some personal belongings from the people staying there.
18:24
So, when did things get so violent?
18:28
Honestly, the best way to describe it is that every day
18:31
that the encampment was there,
18:33
the level of aggression and agitation just turned up one more level
18:38
after like 10 pm Monday into the early mornings of Tuesday when
18:43
there was basically four hours of no intervention from police or U
18:48
CPD or security. And it was just like the purge for
18:54
counter protesters to come and try to destroy and attack the
18:59
peaceful encampment that was set up there.
19:01
So yesterday Thursday morning A K Wednesday night when PD the
19:07
campus came to shut down our encampment and for them to treat
19:10
us with force. When we were peaceful,
19:13
we were chanting peaceful protests,
19:15
get off our campus.
19:17
We are students protect our students.
19:20
They used rubber bullets.
19:22
They used tear gas,
19:23
they used countless rounds of flash bangs but then the night before
19:29
they were basically standing by and watching and that was security or
19:32
was that police that used the rubber bullets and the smoke bombs
19:36
and all that? No,
19:38
that was the police department.
19:39
I mean, yeah,
19:40
II, I was on a live stream of a friend on
19:43
the scene and,,
19:44
it was reported there were snipers being pointed at,
19:47
at, at the group of students which is yeah,
19:50
horrible from what I've seen.
19:52
Two snipers. There could have been more,
19:54
I only saw photos of two but to be on campus in
19:58
a space where the police officers,
20:01
there are meant to protect us yet that night that they were
20:04
there against us. Just massively disappointing.
20:09
There's rubber bullets being shot,
20:12
there's snipers being pointed.
20:13
What does that feel like in the moment?
20:15
I do realize that this is a real risk and that I
20:18
could get injured. I could get hurt.
20:21
But the reason why we were there just took priority.
20:27
I don't know how better way to explain it,
20:30
but that's the best way I can put it for now.
20:31
We can't thank you enough for coming on and sharing your own
20:34
experience. And again,
20:35
unpacking this, like you said,
20:36
because this is, there's so many layers here.
20:39
Are there any platforms you'd like to uplift where we can stay
20:42
in touch and keep up with what's going on.
20:44
Yeah, so I first off would of course want to amplify
20:49
S JP UCL A.
20:51
They are our UCL A chapter of S JP.
20:57
They were the people who organized the Peaceful Encampment.
21:01
They're the ones who are running multiple seminars and faculty discussions
21:06
as well as UCL A radio on Instagram,
21:09
you can also go to UC A radio.com.
21:12
I am part of that student run organization.
21:16
And we've been doing live coverage of the events happening,
21:20
happening on campus as well as live events happening in Gaza as
21:24
well. So those two,
21:25
I applaud you and the work of your peers.
21:28
So thank you so much again for joining us today,
21:30
Mary. We really do appreciate it.
21:33
Thank you. Stay safe.
21:35
Thank you too. Today we're here with author and chef Carla
21:43
Vasquez. Can you tell us what we're making today?
21:50
Of course. So today we are actually making Fresco de Chan
21:54
So this is kind of what I like to think of
21:57
it as the Salvadoran version of Kool Aid.
22:00
So it's inspired by a drink called Fres in El Salvador.
22:07
And this is something that after school,
22:09
you come home, your grandmother's got Fresco de cha and she's
22:12
usually made it with Ferres top.
22:14
And so because we're in L A California,
22:17
we're known for our produce.
22:19
We're going to be using fresh strawberries.
22:22
And so we're going to also have some lemons and of course
22:26
it's called Fresco de Chan which is the chia seeds.
22:30
Yes. So we have some sugar,
22:33
of course. And then we have some water.
22:35
So it's very straightforward and very user friendly.
22:40
A great starting point for anyone who wants to try Asabi beverage
22:43
I think we're going to have you both squeeze some lemons
22:48
So we have some quartered lemons and we have a bowl
22:51
here. So if you want to just start squeezing some of
22:54
the lemon juice. OK.
22:56
Sorry, I just started going for it.
22:58
I love that. I'm excited.
23:00
I like that energy and we keep that the seeds inside.
23:03
We can probably get a little spoon and scoop it out.
23:08
So this is actually one of the recipes that did not make
23:11
it into the box.
23:12
So this is a special recipe we're getting here.
23:19
This is cannot be found anywhere else.
23:21
But Lincoln Bio. Yes,
23:23
100%. And it's so crazy because when I started this project
23:27
a lot of people said,
23:28
oh, well, there's not much to Salvadoran food.
23:31
You know, what else is there other than pupusas?
23:35
Right? Yes. It was a lot of nose in this
23:38
almost nine year journey.
23:40
And yes, this is your baby.
23:44
Babies are cooked in nine months.
23:47
Is you cooked a nine,
23:49
a nine year baby?
23:51
Beautiful book. Thank you.
23:53
Yes. And why did it take so long for it to
23:57
come to fruit? Yeah,
23:58
it's a great question.
23:59
And it was probably a lot of misconceptions about Salvadoran food.
24:06
you know, some people would say where in Mexico is
24:09
El Salvador or they'll say like,
24:12
oh, but El Salvador is so small.
24:14
What did they have?
24:16
You know, and I had even other Latinos who would say
24:20
to me, oh,
24:21
Carla, the only good cuisines of Latin America are Peruvian Mexican
24:26
And maybe the Caribbean,
24:28
I take offense to that.
24:29
So many fighting words.
24:30
Right? I mean,
24:33
it was a lot,
24:33
it was a lot and I really wanted to make sure I
24:39
meet space on the cookbook bookshelf because when I got married,
24:44
I was like, I want to make these recipes,
24:48
but I didn't know how.
24:49
And that's why I started with my grandmother.
24:52
And so that's why there's recipes and stories of 25 women who
24:56
survived the Civil War and you know,
24:59
their stories and their recipes are alimento to me.
25:03
And that makes sense why it took so long.
25:05
You really wanted to honor those stories,
25:08
those people. And what,
25:10
what are you doing now?
25:11
Yes. So because the fresco de cha requires a syrup and
25:17
we're making it. So I have the strawberries in here and
25:21
I've added some sugar.
25:23
Actually. How much sugar do you put?
25:25
Depending on the amount I have about a cup and a half
25:29
here. And this is,
25:30
this is a beautiful cover,
25:32
by the way. I mean,
25:33
it's stunning. Can you tell us about it?
25:36
One of the first things I said to my editor was I
25:39
don't want pupusas on the cover and the room kind of got
25:43
quiet like, ok,
25:45
yeah, it wasn't necessarily a pushback,
25:48
but let's just see what happens,
25:50
you know. And I was like,
25:51
listen, I'm always flexible but there was an opportunity here and
25:56
I'm so glad we took it because one of the things that
25:58
I love about Salvadoran cuisine is that we eat a lot of
26:01
edible flowers and we got to include three flowers on the cover
26:08
that are native to El Salvador.
26:10
I didn't know that about El Salvador.
26:12
Yes. Yes. You have La Flor de Loroco,
26:15
which is that one.
26:17
Then we have La Fleur de PAA,
26:19
which is that one right there.
26:20
I've had this with Yes and to sauce.
26:26
That's the recipe in the book.
26:28
Yes. Look at you.
26:31
And then we have La Flor de Pi,
26:33
which is the one in the little basket.
26:38
Yes. Yes. Thank you.
26:40
I love it. And so I guess I'm a Colombiana.
26:45
So I'm gonna ask,
26:45
where's the love for everyone else's cuisine?
26:49
Where, why don't we get that attention?
26:51
I'm a food historian also.
26:54
And I think some of that what I've learned is where you
26:58
sit is where you stand,
27:00
right where your community starts and how the story starts can really
27:04
determine how a community will flourish.
27:08
And Mexico's right there,
27:10
there's proximity, right?
27:12
But there's a long history with the land as well.
27:15
Yeah. And Salvador,
27:17
it's a country that's a little further away.
27:19
It's much smaller than Mexico.
27:23
And we do use similar ingredients.
27:25
But I always like to tell people,
27:27
you know, you can't say Salvadoran cuisine is the same as
27:30
Mexican because when your mom gets your name wrong and calls you
27:34
your sister's name, you get upset.
27:37
You're like, hey,
27:39
I'm not Claudia, you know,
27:40
or whatever it is because you have your name.
27:43
Yes. Absolutely. All right.
27:45
So I hear it's time to mash,
27:47
what are we doing next?
27:50
So I'm going to be using my wooden spoon to mash some
27:54
of the strawberries that have softened.
27:56
So we're just going to get in here.
27:58
All right. So I'm mashing this and it's looking better and
28:02
you know, we're adding the red syrup in here.
28:08
It is so simple.
28:10
That looks amazing. So I'm gonna give this a nice stir
28:17
So now this is kind of a little bit of a
28:20
controversy with, with some hooks,
28:22
but we love a little razzle controversy.
28:25
Some folks say it should not be sour,
28:28
but there should be some acid and strawberries are already acidic,
28:33
right? But we've added the sugar and so we always crave
28:36
a little balance even in a beverage.
28:38
So I'm going to just add a little bit here and look
28:43
at your hard work being put to use the lemon.
28:46
Is you squeezed? I feel seen,
28:48
I feel heard. I feel Yeah.
28:51
So can I serve you a glass?
28:54
Please do it? So,
28:55
let me reach here.
28:58
It's like the Salvadorian boba,
29:00
the little tiny little.
29:02
All right, here you go.
29:05
Hopefully we're good on sugar here.
29:08
Ok. So thankfully this was put in the fridge.
29:11
So it's nice and cool.
29:12
But you can definitely add some ice to it and enjoy it
29:16
like that. So,
29:31
hm. And this was fresh strawberries,
29:39
period. This is good.
29:41
Thank you so much for sharing your story.
29:45
This book is beautiful.
29:48
Tell us more where we can get it.
29:50
Yes, I mean,
29:51
you can find it anywhere wherever books are sold.
29:55
So, Target Amazon,
29:56
you independent bookseller and it's it is out as of yesterday.
30:01
So your baby has been born and where can we find you
30:07
at? Any social media?
30:09
I'm at, at Carla TV or at Salvi Soul.
30:14
Thank you. Thank you so much for being here today and
30:21
I don't know about you sister,
30:22
but the Fresco, the channel,
30:23
I need that in my life too.
30:25
It looks so refreshing Puerto Rican maybe spike it.
30:31
I just say you remember my,
30:32
my sister. But I mean I'm going to get out of
30:34
here and get some of that for me too.
30:37
All right. Well,
30:38
that was a great show.
30:39
Thank you guys so much for joining us.
30:42
Once again, I'm Jenny Alejandro.
30:44
We'll see you next week.
30:45
Get some rest, get some fresco de cha and turn up
30:47
a little bit. All right,
30:49
bye.