HUGE Mexican STREET FOOD Tour in OAXACA, MEXICO! 🇲🇽 (MUST TRY!)

Good morning and welcome back to Oaxaca which for those of you who didn't know is actually the food capital of Mexico and one of the most exciting things why I wanted to come here obviously being the food capital and the city looked really pretty on pictures and also they have market here that's called 20th of November market. I was born on 20th of November I thought it was so cool and so weird and the market looks epic as well it's like a proper food market so we're heading there now to have some delicious food. I don't know why I'm getting so excited but I guess it's like for some people you know that love Harry Potter so much is when they go around and see like the Hogwarts and all that that's exactly how I feel and because I've seen this market on TV and there is a lady that works there I'm really hoping that we're gonna meet her as well that would be epic. This is it. Vamos, vamos. Gracias. It probably smells like a barbecue inside a warehouse. We are actually gonna start with the meat we're gonna go all in carne asada there's a whole street just by the entrance of this market well inside the market full of this carne asada and I think you go to the certain stalls pick your meat sit down with it and then people come over and give you salad and veg and stuff yeah let's go yeah yeah gracias cheers thank you right so the meats come basically you get given a little bowl they cook your meat up and then they bring it over in the bowl in the meantime you get a load of people coming and hounding you it was a little bit overwhelming with our limited Spanish but basically they give you tortillas and then you can order your salad as well and that comes from a different stand and you pay separately for everything so we paid like 40 pesos for this 15 for the tortillas and then 100 for the meat it all looks amazing so yeah we're gonna dig in all right let's go in with the old guacamole I definitely wrapped this up totally wrong it's all the same when it's in your mouth actually the meat's really lightly spiced that's really nice I was expecting it to be a bit hotter that's really good really nice really tender the meat is so thin as well it takes like minutes to cook everything yeah yeah exactly yeah it's really really really good so yeah really tender falls apart um yeah maybe we should have got more condiments to go with it I don't know but we're a bit overwhelmed with the process but the meat itself is lovely I'm not conscious because I'm expecting to eat a lot of food after this as well let's try chorizo I like that it's really um crispy on the outside already it's really lovely and smoky on the outside slightly crispy yeah I love how smoky it is slightly spicy full of um paprika it's very fragrant as well oh that is delicious actually right round one over let's continue you know what's really interesting about Mexico there are quite a few people that are shorter than Matt and I and that's not very usual I feel like proper giant sometimes it is a weird weird feeling this is amazing I can't figure out what it is it is some sort of fruit I'm very disappointed in myself when I can't figure out this it tastes like um guava I thought she said guava did we ever try guava I don't think we haven't tried guava in terms of the fruit no I think I've tried drinks with guava before that's why I couldn't figure out what it is because I never tried guava apparently this is guava and it is incredibly delicious it's like a really mild not over sweet like proper natural juice it's very refreshing sweet slightly slightly sour oh that is so good so this is Tayuda I hope we're pronouncing everything right which is supposed to be like a Oaxacan pizza perfect semi-dry tortilla as the base then on top we have instead of tomato sauce we have a refined beans sauce on top and I read that sometimes they use lard as well to put on a tortilla and lots of different fillings on top so here we have tomatoes some cheese salad leaves I see salad and we got ours with chicken and here is tamale which I'm incredibly excited to try as well I have read a lot about them so they're traditionally wrapped and cooked whether in a corn husk or banana leaf I think this is a banana leaf so it's um inside there's a corn dough and again lots of different fillings wow I've never seen anything like it it smells really good it smells like asetima like a rose hip shreddy chicken chicken so we have corn dough chicken and you know what the that's how it tastes like mole in um with chicken and um condom it's um slightly bitter slightly sweet the condo is quite gentle in itself as well it has got like a hint of um corn flavor everything is very gentle but at the same time it's quite rich all together I think because of the sauce that's very incredibly interesting try it there's nothing like I was expecting it to be wow me too like you say that corn dough is really interesting but like definitely it's definitely mole like you say it's definitely that mole but the corn dough because it soaks all the sauce in as well that's really really good apparently you can get tamales with all kinds of different fillings yeah right yeah it's really really good do you want to try this let's do it let's dig in now don't break it completely if you do you do no this this is messy this is messy man who cares that's really good what was that so yeah it's really interesting I love the the difference in textures as we get further into the middle that's a lot softer and then the outside the very edge of the tortilla here is really crispy and yeah the overwhelming taste is probably the gravy or the sauce from the refried beans but then that cheese just gives it the whole Oaxacan cheese just gives it a little bit of a salty creamy taste it's really really nice the chicken itself as well is really well cooked that's actually funny yeah different to how I was expecting it to be but really really nice really saucy I was when you see it in the picture I was expecting it to be quite a dry dish but it's actually not really really good so Matt said about Oaxacan cheese and Oaxacan cheese apparently is really famous it is similar to mozzarella but a bit more salty and it's incredibly stringy we've had quite a lot of Oaxacan cheese from Mexico in general but love it I mean if you like cheese there is no chance you're not gonna like that one yeah actually when we were in Tulum we met some guys that was living and working in Playa del Carmen and they said they've been to Oaxaca recently when we said we were coming here and they were like they were French right and they were like you have to try the cheese the cheese is amazing in Oaxaca and we were like for a French person to say that with the amount of cheese they've got yeah it must be good so and they weren't wrong it's really really good you can see why they have it on everything cheers muchas gracias hasta luego as soon as we put the camera down they started talking to us and the lady that owns the shop what is it like the cafe stall yeah stall she said that she is she's worked there all her life and her mom used to work there so she used to come over there when she was little learn everything from her mom it's like a family business so she's been working there all her life they're so so amazing and so friendly and so kind so lovely also not tooting her own horns here which means I am we actually managed to have a conversation with her in Spanish I think it's a lot easier to understand because there are a few words that you understand and then like logically you put two and two together you're like okay that makes sense there yeah when it comes to like voicing your own opinion we're actually heading to the exit because because people were talking to us I felt really guilty to leave any food and we were absolutely stuffed but we done our best to like finish everything we can't eat anymore but there is one thing that I've been desperate to try for ages and grasshoppers or crickets I think it's more crickets because we read the difference and grasshoppers supposed to be bigger so let's head and try some crickets so crickets are actually a typical snack here in this part of Mexico and I think I'm going to try them but they're in soup and chili Excuse me, what is that? It's a drink made with cacao This is with cacao? With cacao Mamey seed Very interesting Yes Very interesting Very tasty and very fresh And it's nutritious Thank you Right so we didn't quite make it to the exit We were literally right there And we saw the woman making something called Tejate Which is an indigenous drink Made from what we gather Corn Cacao Maize And different seeds And yeah it looks really interesting I'm dying to try it We've been dying to try it for a while It's a cold drink That is so interesting I'm pretty sure she said Muy dulce I feel like it's really sweet And it is really sweet That's interestingly a lot sweeter than I thought it was going to be And that's really smooth as well It does smell like coffee Yeah it does have a coffee taste to it It's really earthy tasting if that makes sense And chocolatey right You know what it tastes like? It tastes like Baileys mixed with water Yes That is so interesting It's got such a nice smell to it as well It's very very pleasant It smells a little bit medicine-y Do you think? Give it a whiff Now it smells like Baileys because I said it now in my head Maybe when I say medicine-y I'm thinking it smells a little bit alcoholic Maybe yeah That's delicious It's just slightly chocolatey Really earthy, really really nice Shall we take it with us to wash the crickets down with? Yeah in case we don't like them Let's go I'm not going to lie The old Chapulines hunt is not going well so far I swear that when we were walking here last time There was bloody loads of them It's not Chapulines season anymore As soon as it hits the 8th of March They stop Just keep hoping Just keep swimming Buenas tardes Chocolates? Chapulines Chapulines por favor 4 for 20 Ready? I didn't expect to have such choice She was like do you want small, medium, large ones? I was like I don't know Which ones are your favourite She was like I prefer the big ones Questions Do I pick out one? Do I pick out one or No I think for now Just try one Rather than whacking a whole lot in your mouth And then going ---- I don't like them All this time I was really looking forward to doing it Now I really don't You do it first I'll do it I remember years ago before we went to Thailand I gave it the big one that I was going to eat A scorpion and stuff And then when we got there I was like Do you know what I'm not hungry Maybe tomorrow I feel like now the pressure is on I really do have to try this They don't look too bad I'll just do it Bloody spicy Really? Do you know what They're not bad They're actually ok I can see why you get them as a snack They're similar texture to crisps really They're really crunchy Spicy Very spicy Do you reckon there's a lot of protein in them or not I mean I guess so I guess they're probably quite lean as well It's probably better than crisps Shall we take that as a snack on the bus Yeah Not that nice then is it Do you know what I actually like that It's just getting over your head Yes but that's the thing I really want to try it But they just look ugly Go for it come on You know what I'm scared of One thing that it's going to be squishy inside It's actually not I mean I guess it depends on what one you get But I picked some big ones Ok I told my gran that I'm going to try this So I can't not now What is wrong with me You can get We've seen it all You can tell I'm a bit nervous can you We've seen like Crickets on the menu Everywhere as a garnish In many places That's actually nice isn't it Texture is actually good They're very Very crunchy Which I like Very spicy very salty Very earthy Yeah I've gone all sweaty No it's actually I think Because we're not used to Eating something like that It's just getting your head around it I think But actually they're not bad at all They're not that spicy for you either It gives me like an absolute Baby They're actually way better spicy than I am I know maybe it just depends on what you get You know what my favourite part is They're They're claws Little pincers Well Five stars for the chapelinas You remember in the beginning of the video We told you that Hopefully we're going to meet this lady That was on a Netflix series We're a couple of numbnuts This lady is not working at this particular market She's working at a different market So we're going to head out to that market Tomorrow Because she's working from 7 in the morning Until 12 and it's way after 12 So we're going to see her tomorrow Hopefully Okay so on that note we're going to tuck into our crickets And we'll leave you here for this video Yeah thanks for watching And see you in the next one Gracias