
Changing the World with Corn
Clip: Episode 4 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Shane meets with local Mexican chefs committed to reviving the sacred heritage of maize.
Shane shares a meal with local Mexican chefs committed to reviving the sacred heritage of maize and preserving culture through corn.

Changing the World with Corn
Clip: Episode 4 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Shane shares a meal with local Mexican chefs committed to reviving the sacred heritage of maize and preserving culture through corn.
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You know, as you know, so much of the corn is being dominated by this one type of corn now.
When we first met, I asked Santiago what he wanted and he told me that he wanted to change the world.
And I told him that he was crazy, that how on earth was he going to do that?
And he told me, the thing is, I already did.
I make people turn around and see corn for what it is.
Sometimes, like grandmothers come to my Maizajo.
When they just get in, they smell the corn.
And they the first thing they do sometimes they cry.
We are not just talking about an ingredient.
We are talking about culture.
We are talking about what we are.
That's beautiful.
That's beautiful.
Thank him.
I want to cry.
For thousands of years, people worshiped maize.
And today we're still devoted to it.
But that relationship doesn't feel sacred anymore.
Except in places like this, where people are embracing its deep heritage to keep a piece of their culture alive.
But culture, it's a funny thing.
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