Sohla’s Aztec Taco Tuesday (with Hot Chocolate!) | Ancient Recipes With Sohla | History

Ancient Recipes with Sohla will be back with more episodes this summer! Check out every episode so far here: Aztec cuisine was remarkably different from the modern food of Mexico. In this episode, Sohla El-Waylly harnesses those flavors to recreate Aztec tlahcos, which would eventually evolve into the tacos we know and love today. Plus, Sohla tries out an ancient Aztec recipe for xocolatl - a precursor to hot chocolate! Recipe for Aztec Tlahcos and Xocolatl: For the Tlahco Filling: Ingredients: 1lb ground turkey 2 large tomatoes 1 onion 2-4 serrano peppers 2 poblano chilis 1 tablespoon dried epazote pinch of salt if needed 1. Preheat a clay comal on the stove. 2. Core the tomatoes & peppers. Slice the onion into large chunks. 3. Lay the vegetables on the clay comal. Turn them every so often with tongs until they become soft and charred blacked spots start to form. 4. Once they become soft, chop veggies