Netflix premieres “Street Food Latin America”, a series to lick your fingers.
Neither Netflix executives resist the aromas and flavors of Peruvian food. For this reason, the famous streaming platform is eagerly preparing the premiere of “Street Food Latin America“, the new documentary series that runs through the busiest stalls and huariques in the entire region, where Peruvian food stands out clearly.
The premiere will be on July 21.
As is known, the culinary tradition is worldwide, but it is in Latin America -and especially in Peru, one of the 17 countries with the greatest biodiversity- where the greatest secrets of cooking are concentrated.
From the creators of “Chef’s Table”, “Street Food Latin America” worships the diversity of Latin American peoples that offer the best of culinary miscegenation through real, authentic food, which is street food.
In the recently released trailer, you can see the popular Mexican tortillas, stews, and broths, fried fish as well as the delicious Cebiche, Peru’s flagship dish, which has just been imposed for the second consecutive year as the most popular dish in South America according to the gastronomic portal Taste Atlas.
The street unites us
Some of the premises of this documentary lie in the popular character of culinary proposals. It is a whole culture of eating away from home, drinking away from home, gathering outside the home, always as a party in progress (of course, whenever the situation allows).
“Street food is in our DNA. Travel to Latin America where they dance, and toast for life (…). And meet [the] local stars of [the] street food”, invites the series trailer.
The program highlights the effort and creativity of millions of people across the continent for whom street food is the only livelihood for their homes. Each post has a life story behind it. And it is a meeting point for those who want to quell hunger, whether in the cold, heat, blizzard, drizzle, after work, or in the midst of it.
All flavors
Last year, the same creators premiered the eastern version of the show, titled “Street Food Asia,” in which they toured the main food stalls in Thailand, India, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Now it is the turn of Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
“Street food vendors are an integral part of a country’s culture, they bring to life the wealth of a city, preserve traditions while delighting the people and communities around them”, explained Brian McGinn, executive producer of “Street Food”.
“If someone has to taste real food, authentic food, it has to be street food,” says one of the Asian protagonists of the documentary.
“It is a chaotic food paradise. It is a portal to a world of culinary heritage. People have been preparing the same dish for 40, 50, 60 years. They never went to a cooking school”, says another. “It takes a lot of strength and a lot of sacrifices.” “I wanted to surrender more than once but there was a reason not to: my family”, are other testimonies.
Netflix believes in the talent of those who struggle to survive in an increasingly demanding world. Street food is what unites us. Now it is time to celebrate it and share it with the world.
Source: cnet.com