it's like nothing i've ever put in my mouth before in my life just gonna
we heard that oaxaca city is the food capital of mexico so today
we are going to put that to the test let's go
now something to know about Oaxaca is the food here is globally recognized for being some of the
tastiest most lip-smacking grub money can buy why is that well it has to do for two reasons reason
number one is Oaxaca is geographically perfectly located for fertile soil which means you can grow
incredibly rich tasty and delicious food here reason number two is thanks to Oaxaca's
cultural diversity there's over 16 indigenous groups to this day still living in Oaxaca state
and thanks to that the oaxacan food is to die for our first stop today is one of the local
market stalls here it's called fonda sofi and you can find it in the mercado veinte de noviembre
and we just ordered a massive Tlayuda as far as we consider it Tlayuda is kind of the Oaxacan
pizza if you want it's a massive crunchy tortilla topped with refried bean sauce
some avocado the typical Oaxacan cheese that you have to try some meat and salads check it out
trying to break off a slice and put everything on it that is humanly possible so cheese tomato
wait let's get some avocado on there oh there's more cheese cheese everywhere
you have fiery notes because the tortilla was kind of grilled on the fire what it
tastes like so you have kind of the fiery notes the Oaxacan cheese is really soft
and wow it's so fresh guys I have to hit this with a little bit of salt just for an extra bit so
I think the best way to go about eating this is with your hands so we're gonna go straight in
see what it's all about I'm just gonna basically try it as plain as possible to really try and get
that full tortilla flavor it has some oaxacan cheese here on top as well and beautiful
fresh ground vegetables too we also have a nice
big piece of tasajo which is like beef Oaxacan beef here in the center
nice and juicy and tender I can't wait to give a big bite into this but for now cheers guys
beautiful it's like a super thin not so italian pizza
wow that food was absolutely amazing and because you are basically eating directly
in the market the food doesn't get any fresher all of the vegetables the meat
everything is as fresh as it gets
for me and Naomi mercado veinte de noviembre is 100% recommended you have tons of food
stalls at every stall has a different type of Oaxacan food it is a must try
and I'm telling you when you come to Oaxaca city if you're watching
this video you better come to this market because you will not regret one second of it
we're just after sitting down and we're gonna get some more grub to show you guys and
we just picked a random stall to try our next food option and the owner of
this food stall here came over to us and he put this salsa in front of us and he said
and then Naomi asks muy? as in is it very spicy and he said
muy picante! so that means if a Mexican tells you that something is very spicy
yeah don't touch it I'm gonna put that very far away from us for the remainder of this meal
first bite of mole negro
can't believe we've been in Mexico for so long and we haven't tried mole yet but here goes nothing guys
it's very different kind of a little bit of a chilly kick to it and it kind of tastes
like Naomi was saying it kind of tastes a little bit like a liquid version of a german bread called
pumpernickel which is really funny if any of you guys know what pumpernickel is definitely you'll
know what I'm talking about but if you don't go and google pumpernickel and uh you'll see
it's amazing food here so I got the Memelitas it's kind of like a tortilla with refried bean sauce
and then just crumbly cheese on top of it and I got it with pork so let's give it a try first try
wow
the pork is spiced to perfection seasoned to perfection it's the right amount of salt and pepper
a little bit of a chili kick in the back super juicy and it comes straight off the
barbecue here so it's absolutely amazing and the combination with the cheese mouth-watering
I'm very curious about how spicy it actually is
I'm so scared but i'm just gonna dab like a little finger into it and then try
pray for me
oh my god
it does not you know usually spicy burns just at the end of your tongue you put it in and
then like nothing for like half a second and then it starts burning and your entire mouth
but it's very tasty at the same time it still has a lot of taste to it like it's not only
spice you know it's like it has a good complexion rounded complexion let's call
it like this very tasty very spicy guys that food stall that we just stayed at there called
Maria Cristina some absolutely incredible food and surprisingly Naomi ended up sitting right next
to the owner Maria Christina herself she's running this establishment now
for 39 years and she is still staying on top of her game she is bossing all of her family around
it's a pure family-run business and it is just a beautiful thing to see this gorgeous elderly
woman bossing all of these people around while she's sitting and enjoying some aguas frescas
should that was a lot of food that we just had at mercado viente de noviembre now
we are in the square and uh we're going to eat some local delicacy it's called Chapulines
which basically is grasshopper we have them here in a plastic bag with us right now and
to be honest I don't know uh what to think about it I'm like two ways in one mind I'm like this
is going to be fine it's going to be delicious and then the other part of my mind is telling me: RUN!
get away from here as fast as you can and don't eat them at all so taste test
okay so this can go one out of two ways either I'm gonna eat this and it's gonna be delicious
and I'm gonna be hooked on grasshoppers
or I'm going to run
I'm not sure yet um my issue is that it still has eyes and it's looking at me and i'm not sure
what to think it kind of it looks so it looks so sad but um
I guess
so scared I'm terrified can I like go halfsies or something no no no
whole thing come on just pop it in crunch let's go three two oh three two one
I swallowed it it's very very crunchy you can taste the garlic and the chili it's
actually not bad it's just the thought of it being a grasshopper that is bad it's
the taste is good texture is good as well it's just the thought that is haunting me right guys
so I don't know what way to go about the selection process here because we do just have a bag full
of them but I'm just going to basically do like a lucky dip and see which one I get so
you look like a nice little friendly grasshopper what okay
here we go guys um to everybody that's watching the channel
this is for you it's for the support that you've given us
since we started back in april in 2021 salud cheers prost here goes nothing
hmm oh okay
it's like nothing I've ever put in my mouth before in my life
it's like spicy garlicky garlic bread so what are you talking about man but also kind of sandy
it's hitting me in the back of the throat I don't know what to say I'm lost for words guys
but um give it a try when you come here it's something that's very unique um and it definitely
will leave you with a very authentic experience here in Oaxaca city the wings and the legs are
like stuck to my teeth and the roof of my mouth after this traumatic experience we are going to
go grab a hot chocolate and then curl up in the corner of a room see you all in the next video