Avocados, corn, chocolate, and even the red dye in M&Ms all trace back to Mexico. We travel to the birthplace of some of the world’s most essential foods to see how they went global — and how the people are fighting to keep producing them on Mexican soil. Thanks to Jorge De León for sharing his story and footage of vanilla in Veracruz youtube.com/watch?v=ZUKPV-qAMVA Thanks to Eco Park Xanath for footage from its vanilla farm facebook.com/ParqueEcologicoXanath And check out the Nature Conservancy to learn more about corn and the ancient growing system of Milpa youtube.com/watch?v=keErercQx6o 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:26 - Mezcal 00:16:52 - Tequila 00:19:13 - Corn 00:21:23 - Huitlacoche 00:34:20 - Cochineal Red Dye 00:47:58 - Avocado 00:52:40 - Cacao 00:55:43 - Vanilla 01:02:51 - Pitaya 01:14:44 - Salt 01:22:20 - Mole 01:31:11 - Cochinita Pibil 01:43:47 - Pulque 01:59:51 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #mexico...