AUTHENTIC MEXICAN STREET FOOD (DIY Mexican food tour in Oaxaca)

We tried authentic Mexican street food in Oaxaca, Mexico’s food capital. Our DIY street food tour consisted of 10 items that we’d never tried before, including one mystery Mexican snack. It took us four days, three markets and hitting the streets ;) But did we tick off every street food item on our list? Find out by watching our Mexican food tour in Oaxaca!
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[@Sam-uy7et]

Awesome video guys. That food is making me want to visit Mexico, looks delicious!!

[@izzieanddale]

Thanks, the food is amazing here!

[@aelfycarcini3992]

Yeah, and don't be afraid of chapulines! The're made to eat whit tequila or mezcal, obviously.

[@chaseusabroad7367]

Guys, this video is awesome!!!! So interesting to see all the amazing Mexican food, I think most people just think of tacos but it’s so much more than that! Also really stoked for you guys that you’re almost monetized! Keep it up. ❤️

[@izzieanddale]

Thanks so much! We were keen to show that it’s more that just tacos in Mexico 🇲🇽

[@D.VA_00]

Tlayudas date back since the 16th century. Funny thing, I don’t understand why people would compare it to a pizza when pizzas weren’t even around back then. Especially since tomatoes come from Mexico so technically there wouldn’t be any Italian pizza until after Cortez brought seeds to Europe around 1519

[@izzieanddale]

People compare stuff with what they know and pizza is just more known across the globe. Shame, because tlayudas are delicious! Also, the first record of pizza was in the 10th century. It had no tomato and my grandma sometimes made it without. But tomatoes definitely improved Italian cuisine 🙂

[@benedictoparedes6989]

Hi guys thank you so much for your lovely videos i enjoy them so much. It actually gives me joy to watch them. 👍

[@izzieanddale]

Glad you like them! 😃

[@edgarandre5216]

I love grasshoppers with mezcal and orange slides

[@izzieanddale]

Hmmm, sounds interesting!

[@brandonfranconava9080]

I love the videos!! Just subscribed, the pan dulce is never usually that dry it’s usually soft.

[@izzieanddale]

Thank you! We’ll have to try it again when we see softer pan dulce.

[@aliciacovarrubias9264]

I love that they try to enjoy the highlights of each region, especially the food 😋👍🏼 Bon Apetit!

[@izzieanddale]

You can’t go to Mexico without trying the food, it’s delicious 😋

[@aliciacovarrubias9264]

@@izzieanddale 👍🏼

[@JesusRomero-lp6zt]

Fresh tamales are usually found early in the morning and of course you have to try it with an atole or champurrado. The tamales you ate are tamales oaxaqueños ( oaxacan style tamales) which are wrapped on banana leaves regular tamales are wrapped on corn leaves.

[@izzieanddale]

Thanks for the info!

[@acoustic5738]

Not necesarily. Both are a heavy carbo load so you can eat them separatly. In mexican cuissine there are no strict rules or formulas. Same as there is no winner cuisine, all states have something important to offer, hence taste and records is very subjective.

[@elynunez1583]

Excellent! I'm from Mexico and know that some food you've tried are LOCAL food. I've never tried Tlayudas, for example. Tamales are different around Mexico. I've never ate the version you bought. Chapulines are very common here, but not all Mexicans are brave enough to eat them. I like Chapulines, but tbh, the first time I ate them I was hesitating so I'M SO PROUD OF YOU for eating everything fearlessly. Keep enjoying!

[@izzieanddale]

Haha, we didn’t mind the chapulines to be honest! Thank you so much ❤️ we had a lot of fun making this video and learned loads about Mexican cuisine. But we know it differs between regions so it would be great to come back and try more 🙂

[@sandraluzgarciahernandez2002]

¡Bravo chicos! Muy rico su vídeo, que su estancia por México sea placentera. Oaxaca es un destino gastronómico delicioso. 🤗😄🙋🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

[@izzieanddale]

Muchas gracias! ☺️

[@abielmargaritolopezb6489]

Me siento muy bien que el primer video que veo de ustedes sea en el estado oaxaca, donde yo vivo

[@izzieanddale]

Muy bueno! We had a great time there 🇲🇽

[@matthewmason7452]

Ok, so I'm quickly becoming the annoying guy who comments on a lot of your videos lol, but, I wanted to make a few points: 1. I love the food tour parts of your videos because the way you do it is very approachable(not everyone wants to book a guide) so keep doing them! 2. I don't know if Rick Steves is a travel person British people watch, but he's big in the states, and one of the points he always makes is you don't have to know the language to travel there, you simply have to try. I love the fact that you show that you don't need to be intimidated, even in areas where people aren't English speakers, to travel and as long as you try to speak some of the language, there is always a way to communicate with people there. Keep up the great videos!

[@izzieanddale]

Haha keep them coming, we really love getting proper feedback from people! We’ve heard of Rick Steves but he’s not as big in the UK. Sounds like he has a good point - as long as you try, people are very receptive 🙂

[@acoustic5738]

Mole its a culinary complexity beyond a single explanation. You just have to try it. The tamal version you got its called tamal oaxaqueño and its based on corn masa dressed with mole or salsa plus meat, usually chicken or pork. These are heavier than the other tamales. You have done an excelent work guys.

[@izzieanddale]

Thank you for the info, it’s so interesting how much history and culture is embedded in Mexican food!

[@danielandrade9081]

I recommend the Yucatan, Veracruz, Puebla and Jalisco cuisine

[@izzieanddale]

There’s amazing food throughout Mexico!

[@antoniogradilla7933]

You’re both very sweet and respectful to Oaxaca culture … nice , good job ! Even for a Mexican person from the north of the country , Oaxacan food is very exotic and mysterious lol 😂

[@izzieanddale]

Thank you! We always try to immerse ourselves in local food as best we can 😊

[@MusicShortsGlobal]

This is great! You should keep it up.

[@izzieanddale]

Thank you!

[@alalesc3796]

Oaxacan food is amazing! Great video!

[@izzieanddale]

Thank you so much!

[@garywhite2050]

Fun .🎉 Thanks!

[@josephstalin760]

Ahh Oaxacan food is the best, I haven't been to 20 de noviembre for 5 years ago now

[@Pixelpete69]

GREAT VIDEO

[@aelfycarcini3992]

"It taste like chocolate!!" - foreigners said when they tasted the traditional way in which creators of chocolate used to prepare it.

[@izzieanddale]

We did a chocolate workshop with an academic (video coming today!) and I feel confident correcting you. Tejate is only one of the drinks cacao was made into by pre-Hispanic tribes and they all taste different. The Spanish misrepresented the name as chocolate. A Dutch chemist paved the way for solid chocolate and and English person made the first chocolate bar. Hope that helps you understand how food can evolve into something unrecognisable over thousands of years, leading to comparisons between the ancient and the modern 🙂

[@aliciacovarrubias9264]

Excelente video! 👍🏼 Saludos! 👋🏼

[@izzieanddale]

Gracias ☺️

[@dancingwithnacos]

Really nice video! Although, I don't think there is a Mexican food capital. The country is very big and diverse, every region has its own special food. You'll see once you know other places

[@izzieanddale]

That’s a fair point, we’re sure that every region has amazing food on offer! A lot of people do call Oaxaca the foodie paradise, so we thought it would be a great place to our street food tour 🙂

[@griselvarela9481]

Saludos cordiales desde México

[@izzieanddale]

Gracias ☺️

[@platinumUser7]

13:16 singular is "tamal"

[@izzieanddale]

Oops! Haha

[@millionairestatus3554]

I'm Blessed 🙌 by God

[@marcoantoniomendoza6928]

The crickets are better in tacos whit guacamole and spicy sauce!..🦗

[@izzieanddale]

Ah, we’ll have to try that!

[@thee_calamity]

The pronunciation of the dishes is killing me. For instance, “Kajehtah” lol. It’s actually pronounced like kah-heh-tah. A couple rules that will make Spanish a little easier is that the letter ‘J’ sounds ‘H’ and the letter ‘C’ sounds ‘S.’ Also, even though you didn’t plan stuff, it still looked fun. It’s fun to wander around. Keep up the great videos!

[@izzieanddale]

Thanks for the info! Glad you like the videos. We try to learn the pronunciations beforehand and hopefully our Spanish will improve 🙂

[@ivansanchez8458]

I love crickets but not with chile

[@izzieanddale]

Maybe we should try them without 🙂

[@ivansanchez8458]

The best pan dulce is in México City

[@izzieanddale]

We didn’t get to have any there 😔

[@acoustic5738]

This might be true because of the water.

[@evanm9026]

Not true. They say that because ghey havent gone to oaxaca.

[@platinumUser7]

3:14 I am sorry to tell you that that tlayuda is not traditional, it's not authentic, that is a tourist version. Don't get them in the mercado 20 de noviembre, they prepare the bad version

[@izzieanddale]

What makes it bad? 🙂

[@ernestovargas853]

Those were grasshoppers not crickets.

[@izzieanddale]

Thanks for letting us know!

[@humbertovillanueva7759]

Their grasshoppers not crickets chapulines not grillos grillos they sing at night time chapulines their sleep night time and you can find them in the mountains

[@izzieanddale]

Ahh I see, maybe we’ll have to try the crickets now!

[@humbertovillanueva7759]

@@izzieanddale we don't eat crickets

[@videocloset5278]

Lovely hot salsa food .😀

[@izzieanddale]

It is delicious but sometimes we can’t handle the spice 😆

[@videocloset5278]

@@izzieanddale You will get use to it. When you visit Asia it will be a breeze😀

[@antoniogradilla7933]

2- TAMAL (singular) TAMALES (plural) with an S… SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS please

[@izzieanddale]

We will remember for next time 👍🏻

[@angelhernandez1438]

Noo, they are not crickets, noooo

[@sergiosanchez3734]

Tlayudas aren't mexican pizza, pizza is italian tlayuda.

[@wibli]

Horrible pan dulce! You should try fresh made pan dulce from a good panadería.

[@izzieanddale]

Good to know 🙂