Alright guys so today's video is going to be a food adventure.
We're making our way over to the Central Market here in Valencia (Mercado Central de Valencia).
Which is basically right outside our door.
This is our apartment door.
Yeah, we had views from our apartment window overlooking the market.
Yeah, so literally it is just footsteps right there.
We've already been a few times to do our grocery shopping.
Just to cook in the apartment but we also noticed they have lots of tasty bites so you
can actually turn your visit into a meal.
So that is what we're planning to do.
I've even got my little grocery bag in case we see something for I don't know dinner.
Yeah, hahaha.
Something we just can't resist.
So yeah that is the plan for today.
Let's go eat Spanish food.
So before you even enter the market if you can see over my shoulders you have a whole
bunch of little shops selling fresh produce.
You know like fruits and vegetables but the one directly behind me we've been visiting
this one a lot.
They sell candies and like dried fruits and nuts so yeah that has been a bit of a regular
stop for us.
Oh, there is a pigeon.
Um but yeah no we're going to start making our way into the market and see what we can
eat for lunch.
So our first snack of the day is going to be a sandwich filled with jamón serrano (Bocadillo
de jamón serrano).
That means ham from the mountains from the sierras.
Uh, so yeah I'm just opening it up here.
Look at that.
A thing of beauty in the sandwich.
Yeah.
And they even asked me if I wanted olive oil drizzled all over it so I was like yeah!
Of course.
Go right ahead.
Of course.
So this is our first snack.
It was only 1 Euro.
Yeah.
And I'd say we're off to a great start.
Wouldn't you?
Yeah, I would say that.
One thing I love about this market is that it caters.
It caters to locals.
Sure you can go and have some high end touristy things and there are some nicer like more
expensive places but you can also come and get your 1 Euro bites as well which is wonderful.
Alright Sam here we go.
Yeah, time for me to try this and before I even have it I have to say this type of arrangement
where you get something like a baguette or a bun with some really nice high quality like
ham slices.
Yeah, in Spain that is the way to go.
That is like the ultimate tasty budget meal in this country.
In he goes.
Mmmmm.
What do you think?
Really nice.
The bread is fresh and the meat is delicious.
Yeah.
Like oh man.
It really is.
We love this ham.
Flavorful and also a little bit naturally fatty.
I love that.
(Speaking Spanish)
Serrano.
Okay.
Gracias.
Okay time for our second snack here at the market.
Alright second tasty snack.
And this one is only 2 Euros so we're having serrano.
Serrano ham?
Serrano ham.
There we go Jamón serrano y queso right?
With con queso.
With cheese.
Con queso.
And we were in such a hurry.
It looked so good we forgot to ask what kind of cheese it is.
Yeah.
We asked what kind of ham it was but with the cheese we were like whatever.
I think I'm going to try a bite of the ham first.
Mmmm.
I could eat this I could eat the ham all day long.
I could just make a whole meal out of that.
It is so tasty.
Oh man.
Wow.
It tastes better the more you chew it.
And the cheese.
Mmmmm.
That is a soft.
It is a soft cheese.
It has yeah it kind of has a texture of a mozzarella.
Oh.
Yep.
It is a nice soft cheese.
Let's save a little bit for me.
Oh yeah.
Sure.
Oh yeah.
Hahaha.
Alright, so there isn't a lot left but.
Half a cup.
Yep.
Half a cup.
Time for you to try it.
I'm going to try them both together.
Yeah.
Some flavor combination happening.
Yeah.
Having had them separate they taste better together for sure.
Mmmm.
Isn't that good?
This is really good.
It is a good deal too.
I mean for 2 Euros I mean.
Yeah, I know.
You can have a sandwich for 1 Euro and then maybe have some extra meat and cheese.
Yeah.
And you can eat for 3 Euros here.
I like that it is all snack sized.
So you can walk around and just have little nibbles of everything.
Exactly.
You can just go around and graze.
Graze to your hearts content right?
Mmmmm.
Hola.
Un empanadita cebolla atun por favor.
(Speaking Spanish)
So this is our third snack right here.
It is called empanadilla and it is filled with tuna and onion (Empanadilla de atún
y cebolla ). Oh, it looks so good.
And it kind of resembles the empanadas that you find in Latin America.
That is right.
Um but yeah this empanadilla not empanada.
Oh how much was it?
1.10 Euros.
1.10.
Yeah.
Wow.
I'm going to break it in half.
We're continuing the trend of cheap snacks.
Oh yeah.
We're only up to 4.10 Euros of spending so far.
Oh ho ho.
Oh, let's zoom in on that.
Alright time to dig into this.
Mmmm.
Is it good?
It is pretty good.
It is served cold.
Like the filling is cold.
This isn't fresh out of the oven by any means.
Yep.
But it is not a bad little snack.
Tuna is an interesting filling.
That is not something we normally have is it?
Mmmhmm.
Yeah, like in South America it is usually ground beef.
Ground beef and eggs.
Different things yeah.
And some olives.
Or even chicken.
Yeah, also cheese too.
Hahaha.
Mmmm.
But yeah pretty tasty.
Alright there we go.
Time for me to try the empanadita.
Is it empanadita?
No, it is double 'L' empanadilla.
Ah, okay.
There we go.
Mmmm.
I quite like the tuna filling.
I'm not sure if that would be for everyone.
I think more people prefer ground beef or chicken.
Yeah.
But for me I do like tuna.
Um, any chance I can get to have empanadas I always like it.
Yeah.
Especially since we've been having so many at your parents house over the years.
Yeah.
It is like becoming one of my favorite snacks recently.
Anytime I see it anywhere we travel I've gotta have one.
Yeah, and I should mention they have lots of different fillings to choose from.
Like you could have beef.
They also had chicken, vegetarian ones.
That is true.
We decided to get something a little different.
Yep.
It looks good.
And even their sandwiches look beautiful.
Yeah, they do.
I might get one.
And you know what is popular?
You can get the tortilla in a sandwich.
Oh wow.
So we've just ordered a slice but sometimes they put it inside a baguette.
That is right.
And you eat it as a sandwich.
So we're going to be trying the tortilla and we ordered the one with chorizo and it is
served with a slice of bread and they also gave us some allioli sauce which I've never
had with tortilla before.
So this should be pretty good.
Should be scrumptious.
Our forth snack.
Forth snack.
We're still going strong guys.
Oh yeah.
Not even close to being full yet.
Alright time to try that.
Oh yeah.
You already had a bite of the chorizo.
I sure did.
For our Spanish version so I'm insisting that you save that other piece for me.
I know it is good.
Is it good?
It is wonderful.
Wonderful?
Especially with this sauce.
It is garlicy.
Yeah.
I've never had these two together before.
But it is working.
Yeah come to think of it I haven't either so.
Yeah, usually they just serve you the slice.
Yeah.
With a piece of bread but not this sauce.
Typically is this typically eaten as a snack or for breakfast?
You know what I've had it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It is good all times of day.
I remember the last time we were in Spain there was one day where I ate it 3 times in
one day.
Hahaha.
I remember that.
I was quite proud of that.
Yeah.
Wow.
Sam's turn.
Yes, so I get to choose a bite with chorizo.
In he goes.
Oh my gosh.
Do do do.
It looks so good.
I knew we were coming here so I purposely had a really light breakfast.
I'm like so hungry.
Mmmmm.
Oh man.
I think that is my favorite thing we've had so far in the market.
Yeah, I would have to agree.
That has been wonderful.
Because I've been craving some carbs to go along with the meat and cheeses and uh that
hits the spot.
With a lot of potato in there.
It is really tasty and also spicy too.
I like that a lot.
Alright guys so we are trying something completely new.
Apparently it is a dessert that is from Spain.
Super popular here.
We've been told.
Um so we got three different kinds and I've just opened the first one up.
This one is called polvorones de canela.
It is cinnamon basically right?
Yeah.
It is cinnamon flavored and it is kind of like an almond paste.
Like crumbly.
Crumbly almond paste.
Super crumbly.
And you open it up and it just starts falling apart.
And it just melts in your mouth.
Is it good?
It is really really tasty.
Sweet?
Mmmhmm.
Yeah.
Super sweet.
You're going to like this one.
Do you taste the cinnamon a lot?
Yep.
Cinnamon, almond, icing sugar all around.
Oh, wow.
But yeah it just disintegrates.
Like you can see it is all powdery.
And it literally crumbly mess.
Hahaha.
I just opened it.
And we got two more.
What is this one?
This one is what is the one with chocolate.
I got one that is just almond.
Chocolate?
I didn't grab the chocolate one.
Oh, you didn't.
No because we already had these three.
And we didn't even know if we were going to like it.
Hahaha.
So this one here, the bottom one is just almond.
Yep.
Um this one is the same thing but cinnamon flavored.
These were three Euros for the 3 of them.
Yeah, a little over three Euros.
I think what we'll do is bring a couple back for my parents.
Yeah.
And this is something else.
This one is called Mantecada.
This is polvorone.
This is Mantecilla.
So I'm just going to have a little bite to see what the difference is between the two.
Hopefully without dropping any on the ground because this just breaks apart like instantly.
So Mantecada that comes from Manteca which means butter.
Can you open it up so we can see it?
Thank you.
There we go.
It is quite similar to the other one to be honest.
Is it?
It is.
Yeah.
It also just disintegrates in your mouth.
Wow.
Super sweet and sugary.
I think we're going to need a drink after this.
But.
Hahaha.
I'm going to let you try.
Try these.
A little piece.
A little nibble.
Nice.
So in we go.
Yeah.
So now I'm moving on to the cinnamon one and that was the one I insisted upon getting.
I was like I saw the cannella flavor and I'm like I've gotta get that.
And this is like.
It is so crumbly.
This is all kinds of crumbly.
Mmmm.
You really need a spoon.
Yeah, we do.
For this to be honest.
This reminds me so much of a particular type of Chinese I think it was like a in Macau.
Almond squares.
Almond cookies in Macau.
Almond cookies.
Yeah.
And they came in these like little tin foil packs and they are just so crumbly like this.
It reminds me so much of this.
But it is really nice with the cinnamon flavor.
Yeah.
That is really delicious.
We're going to have to finish this one because there is no way I can put that in my purse.
Yeah, exactly.
(Speaking Spanish)
Alright so moving on with the desserts what did we get this time?
Moving on oh my gosh.
I'm getting so full.
We've had a lot of food so far.
Yeah.
We have.
So we are moving on to dessert.
This is called Palmera.
Although it is shaped more like a heart.
It is shaped like a heart.
Yeah we noticed I noticed that when I was walking by.
Um so yeah this one was 1 Euro.
I've already had a little bite and it is kind of like a flaky pastry and it is covered in
sugar.
Like a sugar glaze on the front side of it.
And then is looks a bit more dry in the back.
Yeah.
So yeah.
But yeah this is probably my least favorite so far.
Like it is okay.
It is okay but it is just.
It looks better than it tastes.
Yeah it is more dry than I prefer.
Um I'm going to let you try it.
Dessert time.
Here we go.
Mmmm.
Trying the Palmeras.
It reminds me a bit of like a maybe a hardened croissant a little bit with the glaze over
top.
Yeah.
But you're right though it looks more impressive than it actually tastes.
Yeah.
But it is okay.
I mean like if this is the worst thing we've had today we're doing pretty good.
It is a good day.
It has been a good day.
Good day for foodies.
(Speaking Spanish)
Gracias.
So last but not least it is time for a little drink.
A little juice.
We've been eating a lot of savory and sweet things and I've just got a dry palette going
on.
Gotta wash it down with a little juice.
So yeah this was 1.50 Euros.
Yep.
And it is an orange and strawberry juice so let's see how it tastes.
It should be a nice concoction.
Mmmmm.
Refreshing and natural.
Alright well that was a very fun visit to the Central Market (Mercado Central).
Yeah.
Very filling as well.
I kind of thought because of the small little nibbles we were having that I wasn't going
to get full at all but yeah.
Low and behold near the end I was pretty full.
And anyways if you want to visit the Central Market (Mercat Central) here in Valencia a
few things you should know is that it is open from 8 to 3 pm everyday except for Sunday.
So Monday through Saturday.
Also there is a lot of produce and meat uh shops there.
That is actually primarily what this market is for.
And sure you can go tonnes of places to get nibbles but still primarily it is for produce
and meat.
So you'll find some great places to pick up your groceries as well and we highly recommend
coming here.
We got our apartment right right by the market basically.
Right across.
Couldn't have been any closer and we came here so many times and we're going to miss
it when we leave for sure.
So definitely check this out when you're in Valencia.