Where are you going to put the spicy? On top?
Oops! Wait! That is a lot, a lot...
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Hello friends! Welcome to a new video!
I am Oscar Alejandro and we continue here in Cuba.
I am exactly in Old Havana,
and what is behind me is the popular Floridita bar where Ernest Hemingway used to come.
In this video we have a challenge because we are going to discover Cuban street food
that costs less than $ 1.
And, obviously, when we talk about money
we have to explain a little the equivalent of $1 here in this country.
What I am showing you is the 1 peso convertible bill.
Since we are talking about money I think it is important to remember
the value of $1 in this country.
When you arrive and go to the exchange houses, for $1
they will give you 0,87 convertible peso.
This is what a convertible peso looks like, the currency that tourists use in this country.
1 convertible peso then equals a little more than $1 because in Cuba the dollar is devalued.
So I want to tell you that the budget for this video is 5 convertible pesos.
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Could it be that we find street food that costs less than $ 1 in this country?
We are about to discover it!
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What I have behind me is the Obispo Boulevard,
and a few steps away we find this small store
that actually offers four types of sandwiches,
the menu is only four types of sandwiches...
The ham sandwich that costs 0.80 CUC.
The sandwich with ham and cheese costs 1 CUC.
A super ham sandwich costs 1.20 CUC,
and the super ham and gouda cheese sandwich costs 1.60 CUC.
Let's order the one that costs 1 CUC to see how it tastes.
Okay, here I have my 1 CUC sandwich and, well…
Look how it looks, it's really good.
The important thing is that when you ask for it they heat it up,
and it even has the stains of the toaster.
It's time, I'm incredibly hungry...
The sandwich has lettuce, cheese and ham.
I'm starving really.
The ham is rich, the lettuce is fresh, and the cheese...
I think it's okay to endure, if you're hungry...
I would have put a little bit of mayonnaise, tomato sauce or some dressing on this sandwich.
But, friends... When you are hungry: "Any hole is a trench".
Hey wait! No no! That was not the adage that I wanted to say.
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Hey, I'm going to drink something that I have time without drinking,
since I was in Venezuela I don't drink it in fact.
Here I can find cane juice that is prepared exactly in front of you.
For example, there is that man using the juicer... What is that tool called, sir? Trapiche.
That is a Trapiche, and there as we see, he is grabbing the cane directly from nature,
and just squeezing the juice...
And here is my juice ready with ice.
But is this the regular glass? I thought it was a little bigger.
Let's taste it...
Delicious!
Now, look at this glass, it's delicious. But I thought it was a little bigger, this juice costs 1 CUC.
What do you think?
The guy got upset because I said it was very expensive.
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-How is Venezuela right now? -Very bad...
-Why? -There is a very strong crisis.
-Seriously? -People have no money, there is a shortage.
-What is the name of this means of transport? -Bicycle taxi.
And you're taking me to eat churros for how many...
-That is not said. That is not said. -That is not said? It is a secret.
The price depends on where you go.
-Now we go for 2 CUC. -But is it right here, or is it far?
No, it's close... If it were far it costs more.
And you don't get tired of being doing a bicycle taxi all day?
It tires me... But it is not a matter of fitness is a matter of work.
Sure, obviously.
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Well, something very popular in this city is the churros,
and what has impressed me is that they are made right there,
directly from the oil pot to your palate.
And here, in this place, there are several sizes.
What you see here are national currency prices,
so the most expensive churro costs 1 CUC, but so that we can meet this challenge,
we will ask for one of 20 national pesos,
which is the same as less than 1 CUC.
Here the lady is already preparing my portion of churros with condensed milk...
There she is putting it... How delicious!
She puts the sugar in it, and we are going to taste these fresh churros,
not from the oven, but from the pot.
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I'm about to taste our churros, and I want to show you the size and presentation first.
To be churros of 20 Cuban national pesos, that is, less than 1 CUC,
the presentation is quite large, the bag is quite large, and it contains enough churros.
I'm going to show you close... Hey! They are hot... How delicious!
There you can see closely what this churro looks like, which is full of sugar and condensed milk,
and I am very excited because I had a lot of time without savoring one of this.
Important moment in 1, 2, and...
Mmm!
They taste very good!
What I love is that they are hot, this is a delicacy of gods.
My friend is telling me to advertise.
Hey, what's your name?
Inés.
-And where in Havana are you, Inés? -In the park San Juan de Dios.
In the park San Juan de Dios.
So you know, if you want to taste the churros prepared by Inés here in Havana, look for her...
Here I keep tasting because this is too good.
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I want to tell you that recording this video is getting a bit complicated
because there are many things here, in Havana, that cost less than 1 CUC, less than $1,
but when they see my face as a foreigner, and especially when they hear my accent,
they immediately raise the price.
Some have recommended that if I want to eat cheaply here in this country,
give my money to a Cuban guy to buy at the national price and not at the price of foreigners.
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on the red button that you are watching here at the bottom.
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-Where are you all? -From Mexico.
-From what part of Mexico? -Michoacán
I see you are eating your Elotes, you call it Elotes, right?
-Yes, Elotes. -What do you think?
-It is the delicacy of the gods. -What do you think?
-Excellent, delicious. -You like?
Elotes for everyone here in Havana!
Now we are ready!
Madam, can you give me a corn. What do you call this here in Cuba? Corn or Elote?
-Corn. -Corn. How much?
-1 CUC. -1 CUC...
This corn or this Elote costs 1 CUC.
Take over here, lady.
Can you give me my corn? Can you give me my elote, please?
Important moment in this video, let's see how the 1 CUC corn tastes…
-1, 2, 3... -And the spicy?
It's delicious!
Do you hear that sound effect that these people are doing behind?
1, 2, and 3...
Delicious!
-It's good... -Now add spicy...
Are you going to add spicy? Where? On the tip?
Oops! Wait! That is a lot, it is a lot...
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It's good.
They are holding me the camera... It's delicious!
What is true is that after this video, and after eating that corn with all that spicy,
I'm going to get out of here hot and with my tongue burning.
Does anyone offer to take away this burning I have in my tongue?
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With the hunger that I have,
I find it wonderful to have found the popular pizzas that cost less than 1 CUC.
In national currency they just told me that this pizza that we are about to taste
costs 20 national Cuban pesos.
I want to see what this type of pizza tastes like.
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Leaving the store, and that is how they serve you pizza, in fact, it has no dishes,
they serve it as an empanada for you to double,
because there is literally nowhere to put it.
Let's see where I can stand to taste it.
Fortunately I could find where to put the camera and, well... Here it is.
This is the pizza, it's like an empanada, I love it because it's warm,
the edge of the cheese comes out a little and, as you can see,
a little bit of melted cheese has come out that is on the sides.
Obviously after having gone through the oven.
Look...
It's an important moment, it's time to taste the pizza.
1, 2...
It's good!
Actually, to be honest, this tastes more like empanada than pizza,
because it's like bread with cheese and a little bit of tomato sauce.
The good thing is that it has enough cheese and that's why I don't complain.
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Friends, we are about to taste the most typical,
and what I have been told is the most tasty in Cuban street food.
They sell it in many places but right now we are going to the cafeteria "Come y dime",
which is here in Havana.
And, well, we are going to break the rules of this challenge a little,
because in reality this is going to cost us a little more than 1 CUC,
we are going to pay it with these coins.
What we are about to prove is called Fricase,
just as you hear it, Fricase.
Fricase is rice, banana, something called Vianda, and salad.
We are about to taste the Fricase,
and the most impressive thing is how it looks and at the same time the presentation of this Fricase.
See here the restaurant menu "Come y dime", and look at the prices.
We are seeing the prices in national currency, see that the Fricase costs 30 national pesos.
With liver 25 pesos, you can eat it with rib, chicken.
And also see the juices...
And also sell desserts... Cake at 3 national pesos,
masarreal, and a cake at 7 Cuban pesos.
Here is my food in a little box.
Woao! But this looks delicious!
I'm about to pay the lady.
Take your money, in coins…
And here is the food in a box.
This looks delicious. Let's taste it!
Well, I'm about to taste the popular Fricase in a box.
I tell you, it has chicken, rice, avocado and pickle.
Important moment...
This looks delicious!
I hope it tastes as good as it looks.
1, 2, and...
Woao! Spectacular!
Exquisite! Exactly, this is pork meat...
Wonderful! You have to mix it so it tastes better.
Friends, while I'm here tasting a meal in a box in Cuba.
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Bon appetit and it will be until the next video!
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