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CNN 5 Things

One Thing: Mexico, Beyond the Border with Eva Longoria

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In her new CNN series “Searching for Mexico,” actress and activist Eva Longoria goes on a journey across the country to trace her Mexican roots and explore the nation’s identity through its food. In today’s episode, we look back on her favorite moments and examine how the influence of colonization has shaped Mexican cuisine over time.  Guest: Eva Longoria To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

At Barclays, we're here for the land of football.

0:06.4

We're here for the Premier League,

0:09.0

and the Barclays Women's Super League.

0:12.1

We're here for the football chance for giving more girls a chance.

0:18.0

We're here for the grassroots and all the muddy booths. From schools to stadiums, we're here for it all.

0:27.6

Barclays, here for the land of football. There's been a movement at some restaurants in recent years to source more sustainable ingredients.

0:41.0

Now, the reasons vary from place to place, climate concerns,

0:44.8

rise in plant-based diets, etc. But there's no doubt that where an ingredient is

0:49.6

from, the actual physical location, can make a big difference.

0:53.2

However, we can also think of that question, where did this come from in a different way?

0:58.0

How did this food in front of me actually come into being?

1:02.1

What traditions or cultures had a role in

1:04.8

shaping it into the dish we know today? We don't always think about our food like

1:09.2

that. Maybe we should.

1:17.0

See where I see Lantro and limon. Wow, this smells so good.

1:20.0

See no?

1:21.0

My guest this week is Eva Longoria. You may know her from Desperate Housewives or other movies and TV.

1:26.4

But recently she's been on a mission for CNN to get to the heart of those questions about food and culture in a place near and dear to her heart, Mexico.

1:36.0

What all the time? It's so soft, it's obviously, or the l'acarni.

1:41.0

She's, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, oh my god. Her new series is called Searching for Mexico and today I'm going to ask her what she

1:48.0

found. From CNN this is one thing. I'm David Ryan.

1:55.0

Even Lankoria, welcome to one thing.

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