25 Cheap Meals Mexican Migrants Ate to Survive the 1930s
149K views · May 11, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@melbaduarte363 · 4 months ago
we still cook all of these wonderful dishes.
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@jt5146-h4n · 4 months ago
I still cook all this
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@jeanrose53 · 4 months ago
My parents made most of these meals as I was growing up. I still cook many of these and I’m 73.
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@Georgie_B_602 · 3 months ago
He said South Phoenix!!!!! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfM0M0fodoM&t=176">2:56</a> My boy that's what the kitchens are still cooking to this day
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@robertoobregon3750 · 4 months ago
A couple of days ago was visiting my 93 year old mom and she made some corn tortillas.<br><br>I had some tortillas with cheese.<br><br>We still make all these meals.
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@vintagewomansecrets · 3 months ago
It's easy to overlook humble food, but meals like these carried families through some of the hardest years imaginable. That alone makes them worth remembering.
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@1972myc · 4 months ago
My family still cooks all of them.
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@monicavelez1075 · 4 months ago (edited)
I just made homemade beans n soupa de Fideo my grandkids love it
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@CharlesGann1 · 4 months ago
Noticing lard with many carbohydrate beans , potatoes, ect. This was genius. University Econ students almost starved in Guatemala until they were taught this wisdom. When you are this close to starving no one cares about their bmi excellent.
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@cookiefart28js · 1 month ago
I can’t believe as a kid I didn’t like frijoles, it wasn’t until I was older where I started to love them.
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@LaNacaDelSur2 · 4 months ago
At 49 ... I still cook and eat all of these foods today. Simple foods, but very satisfying! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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@frances840 · 4 months ago
My family still makes all these dishes 😊
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