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Doa Angela is a Mexican grandmother from Michoacán who has gained approximately 3 million YouTube subscribers because of her simple and homey recipes from her cooking show “De mi Rancho a Tu Cocina,” which are similar to the food your grandma would make (From My Ranch to Your Kitchen).
Along with other Latina powerhouses like Salma Hayek and 2019 Oscar-nominated actress Yalitza Aparicio, she was recognized as one of Forbes magazine’s “100 most powerful women in Mexico” for 2020.
En Forbes México reconocemos a las mujeres poderosas y que brillan desde su trinchera, por compartir la gastronomía mexicana a través de su canal de Youtube: “De mi rancho a tu cocina”, Doña Ángela es parte de las #MujeresPoderosas del 2020.https://t.co/Q8X5qYJDeu
— Forbes México (@Forbes_Mexico) June 16, 2020
Doa Angela has become an internet celebrity as our favorite go-to chef for those tried and true Latino recipes that many of us grew up with, despite having a fancy production company shooting her or a gourmet kitchen to cook in.
Additionally, she exposes us to dishes from her native Michoacán, like Tamales de Harina and Tamarind Atole ( Flour tamales with tamarind atole).
By watching the video, you can already picture the two traditional foods on your plate and the aroma they produce, combining to create a wonderful experience you’ll want to enjoy repeatedly. They say you can’t eat just one tamale, and they’re right!
Doa Angela greets us with the exact comforting phrase, “Hello, my people, welcome to my ranch,” while her daughter records her on a handheld camera. She then proceeds to describe the recipe for the day or takes you on a tour of her incredible garden to select the ingredients she will be used for dishes like nopales (cactus) for her Bistec Steak (Beefsteak with Nopales).
Photo Credits – De Mi Rancho A Tu Cocina
She joyfully reveals in one of her videos that she received a Gold Creator Award, granted to YouTubers who have amassed more than 1 million subscribers, and a Silver Play Button for hitting 100,000 subscribers while seated at her kitchen table with one of her daughters.
She says in the video, “I wouldn’t be where I am without you. “You have supported me, and you have helped me. Also, thank you to my girls, who have been a huge help to me. I’m hoping you’ll support me in the future.
She provides step-by-step instructions for each recipe from her small outdoor kitchen, although her videos are only a few minutes long.
Doa Angela used traditional Mexican cooking utensils like clay pots, a comal (griddle), and my favorite, a molcajete, a stone mortar and pestle used to crush a variety of dishes, similar to what I recall from my abuelita and mother’s kitchen. All the while wearing the cutest aprons, just as my mother did, and making a beautiful pot of café de olla, the national coffee of Mexico, to get things started.
The responses to this sweet grandmother’s recent achievement have been overwhelmingly positive, as demonstrated by the following comment from Tisha T. on Doa Angela’s YouTube channel:
“Seeing and hearing how she respects her past and experiences touches my heart. I’m overcome by love. What a pure, honest, and cheerful channel! I appreciate you, Doa Angelita.
As if we were all her nietecitos chulos, this lovely abuelita addresses her audience. She also has an unmatchable passion for her home and cuisine, according to wearemitu.com.
According to NPR, despite her fame, “she shuns publicity.” Weeks went by with little success as the newsgroup tried to contact her. As of the writing of this piece, there has been no response despite our best efforts to contact her by email and on her Facebook page.
Whether or not she knows it, Doa Angela is forging a path few have taken by opening the doors to a world of tradition and love carefully passed down via each recipe, and she is doing it her way.
This lovable abuelita is leaving a lasting impact to be passed down for years to come as they maintain the traditions of their ancestors alive with her viejo by her side and her daughters helping her.
