The Tsáchila community has undertaken the task of opening its doors to foreign visitors, giving them the opportunity to learn more about their traditions and culture.

The Spanish cooking show, ¡Cómetelo! [Eat it Up!], seeks to teach its viewers about their land through its gastronomy. Today, on its quest to make broccoli soup, the program takes us to the charming town of Castril in southern Spain where many crops are grown including this nutritional powerhouse.

The Spanish cooking show, ¡Cómetelo! [Eat it Up!] continues as our Spanish chef begins to show us how to make broccoli soup in a very animated fashion.

Behold our lively Spanish chef as continues the broccoli soup-making process.

Our animated chef continues to demonstrate the process of making broccoli soup, along with some homemade croutons as a garnish.

In addition to continuing his demonstration of how to make scrumptious broccoli soup complete with croutons, our chef shows us some of the attractions in Castril, the charming southern Spanish town where a lot of broccoli is grown.

Chef Enrique promises his viewers to take their suggestion of proposing an hors d'oeuvre or two to serve with his broccoli soup. But first, he has to finish his enthusiastic soup-making demo.

Our chef continues his detailed demonstration of how to make broccoli soup.

In this segment, the chef shows us how to make the creamy broth in his cream of broccoli soup.

Our chef gives us a few ideas about how to make the cream part of the cream of broccoli soup even creamier!

Watch as the chef puts the finishing touches on his cream of broccoli soup.

Chef Enrique puts the final touches on his broccoli soup.

Elsa Diaz, the owner of an indigenous clothing shop in Otavalo, Ecuador, explains a bit about what she has to offer.

Most people agree that there’s nothing quite like a tasty wood-fired grill, but because the traditional stove of the Peruvian highlands lacks adequate ventilation of the home and kitchen, serious health problems can arise. A team of researchers have identified this unique regional problem and worked with a clever team of engineers to design an affordable and elegant safer alternative that will be accepted and used by the local people.

Daily exposure to wood smoke can really wreak havoc on the body. It affects the eyes, the skin, and, of course, the lungs. With small material investment, kitchen smoke is minimized through a cleverly designed, well-ventilated, stove.