5 MUST EATS IN CALI COLOMBIA 😋

[@jwrcolombia]

I have been in Cali since 2003. Best soup period is Ajiaco

[@EatBailaTravel]

omg we have yet to try ajiaco ... where do you recommend we go? anywhere?

[@AllentheBeloved]

those Lulos look like persimmons, they sell them here in the US too, its a fall fruit, its a type of squash, tastes like a mini pumpkin sort of just more sweet and more flavor

[@EatBailaTravel]

we've tried persimmons, those are originally from Asia right? The lulo might be a cousin, it's more tart

[@sonderexpeditions]

Voy a probarlo cuando lluegue! ❤

[@EatBailaTravel]

😁

[@erwinmarin9700]

Me encanta q hacen su trabajo a fondo.. lo del chontaduro la mayoria lo prueba y ya ustedes fueron mas alla y se los agradezco. Mucho

[@EatBailaTravel]

Nos sabes cuánto extrañamos el chontaduro aquí en Mexico. Gracias por ver nuestro video. Saludos

[@jhonerikalvarezmillan7074]

Gracias chicos por venir a probar y vivir nuestra cultura …🎉🎉🎉

[@EatBailaTravel]

gracias por recibirnos tan amablemente 🥹🫶🏽🇨🇴

[@christopherarkills8912]

Another great video, made me hungry! Fun nails Jenny! Loved the joke at the end.

[@EatBailaTravel]

I call them chontaduro nails 😁 hehe glad you stayed til the end!! 😆

[@brandon_wallace]

Sí, viajar es muy importante para ver las cosas con nuestros própios ojos. Se ve muy rica la comida.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Exactamente 😊

[@dialogarconlahistoria8229]

Mini-salsas 😮

[@jwrcolombia]

best hot sauce I have found in Colombia is Pulpa de Aji...its orange in color...you can find it i tubes at some of the grocery stores. No one will ever know what you are asking for so you just have to find it. In Bogota they sell it in medicine looking bottles and its a little salty but the best I have found period in Colombia.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hmm I think I’ve tried it but I found it to be pure acid, not really flavorful. Solo pica sin dar buen sabor. If we’re thinking of the same one, then it’s not for me 😬

[@عبداللهاحمد-س6ب6ط]

المكان جدا جميل 😍😍😍😍

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes it is!

[@tanyagwilkins962]

The food looks good and reasonably priced. After you leave Colombia, would you make a video about travel tips in Colombia. Which places to visit, which ones to skip, which places are budget friendly which ones are expensive, how to get around, health and safety concerns if any, where to stay, etc. Is there something during your trip that you would have done differently?

[@EatBailaTravel]

Love this idea! Absolutely 👍🏽 there’s a lot we still have yet to explore in Colombia but we can definitely speak based on our experiences thus far. Will start writing this one up for May 😊thanks, Tanya!

[@WombRootOfferings]

Love this video... really want to try the fruits now... sounds so fun!

[@EatBailaTravel]

the fruit in the southern hemisphere is just wow, incredible... I hope you do!!

[@yardleyfrausto7612]

That casuela de marisco was bubbbllinnn🤩🤤🤤 I need to try that!

[@EatBailaTravel]

wait but you did try it!! lol we ordered it in Barranquilla for you to try

[@EatBailaTravel]

🤣😆

[@StephenandAndie]

Holy cow, that steaming bowl! Killing us over here. Love the nails, Jenny!

[@EatBailaTravel]

thank you! I call them my chontaduro nails 🙃💅🏼

[@cindyk3076]

The food there looks so amazing, as well as the drinks! But the fruit is in another realm! You two hit the jackpot!

[@EatBailaTravel]

the fruit in south america (particularly near the equator) is just incredible! It makes me realize how deprived we are in the northern hemisphere lol

[@MaddieGold]

Well damn, I'm hungry now!! I'm super intrigued by the chontaduro...looks like they turn those little fruits into every concoction imaginable lol

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes it’s so versatile and healthy!! Some people love it some people hate it.. but idk I think you’d like it!

[@globalceezy]

Colombia the best 🔥🇨🇴

[@nvrlkbk]

Another great video! Really interesting exploration of foods in Cali. Your editing game just keeps getting better. The pacing was great and the back and forth between you to is cute.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thanks, Jeff! 😁😁

[@phildodd5532]

Yummy !!! Thanks for sharing !

[@EatBailaTravel]

😋😊

[@Nicolina99]

You guys are just awesome. I didn’t know all these places existed in my beautiful Cali. Thank you for sharing. Can’t wait for your next adventure

[@EatBailaTravel]

We love Cali 🥰🥰 especially la gente Caleña!

[@construcali]

Muy buen video, very good video, thanks, gracias!!!

[@LixVeroDesigns]

Ustedes nomas sacando hambre! lol... All the food looks so delicious

[@EatBailaTravel]

hehe 😁😁😋

[@bloodorangemoon]

Sweet potato apple, nice description. I'm not sure I'd like that, depends on the texture. Was it crisp or kinda mushy? Now when's the dance class video coming out? 😉😉💃💃

[@EatBailaTravel]

It’s rock hard when it’s raw, but softens up when boiled. So about as crisp as an apple but a bit softer still. It’s really hard to describe lol And you’re in for a treat soon! We’ll be posting a video on what we’ve learned in class very soon 😉 Our entire dance academy is hosting an end of semester event and it’s going to be a spectacular show! 🤩

[@bloodorangemoon]

​@@EatBailaTravel I think you've done a fine job describing it, thanks! Amazing 💃💃 Look forward to that show!

[@JoyRise]

I am from Colombia and I don’t like the chontaduro that much, but yes, you must try it.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Some people love it, some people hate it!

[@davidjones535]

Kevin Kevin Kevin they may be making Whisky just about everywhere now days but the best is from Ireland and Scotland ( does it show that I have grandparents from both counties) great video guys ❤

[@EatBailaTravel]

The whiskey used in these drinks is usually Johnny Walker’s Red Label. What’s your opinion on that one? 😀

[@davidjones535]

@@EatBailaTravel back when I use to have a few drinks my whiskey of choice was Johny Walker black or a good single molt neat never over ice J.W. red would do in a pinch but the J.W. blue was really good for a blended whiskey cheers.

[@stevegfromnc3482]

Looks so tasty! 😋

[@EatBailaTravel]

😋😋

[@zonacrocone4804]

As always a fascinating video making me hungry. Here is a trivia for you: if you ever go to Germany, you might come across someone offering you "Schampus" which is pronounced the same as champus. However, no, it has nothing to do with the Colombian champus, it is simply a germanized form of saying "champagne", so you are being offered some bubbly drink :D

[@gringoviejo1935]

does Krampus drink Schampus? 😆

[@EatBailaTravel]

ahaha thanks for the fun fact!! 😆😄

[@gringoviejo1935]

when did the term 'Sekt' go away?

[@zonacrocone4804]

@@gringoviejo1935 It hasn't gone. Schampus is more a slang word and has been around for many decades.

[@TheMariangel95]

I'm jealous of the coffees

[@EatBailaTravel]

Mmmm we’re about to go have some right now! 😋

[@WombToWorld]

I’ve eaten those in Costa Rica puerto Viejo the Caribbean !

[@EatBailaTravel]

Is it also called chontaduro there??

[@WombToWorld]

@@EatBailaTravel it’s called Pejibaye there!!! Had to look it up cause I forgot what they called them.

[@mrfrausto6392]

I NEED TO GO!!

[@EatBailaTravel]

Yes you do!!

[@iamg3338]

Great video

[@EatBailaTravel]

Thanks!

[@crisjimenez1083]

I think chontaduro looks like tejocotes in Mexico, well I haven’t Been in Colombia but I think so.

[@EatBailaTravel]

ahhh it does kinda look like it! I can confirm that it is indeed a very different fruit, but definitely a resemblance

[@Veronikmontess]

❤Que bonito vivo en cali soy de buenaventura tierra de afrocolombianos invisibilizados por años que tuvieron que traerse sus costumbres y gastronomía a Cali para salir adelante en cali no crece la palma de chonta está crece y se reproduce en las selvas del pacífico colombiano

[@EatBailaTravel]

Gracias a los afrocolombianos Cali tiene un encanto único y una riqueza cultural inigualable ❤️✨

[@michaelwilkinson2110]

Hey, wait! Did y'all get back together? WHEW. Thank God, so relieved.

[@EatBailaTravel]

😆😆😁

[@emilye3544]

The baby shower will be chontaduro themed for sure jajajajajajaj

[@EatBailaTravel]

😂

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Ulo looks like persimmons

[@luisnavarro7148]

🍸☕️😋🤤❗️

[@EatBailaTravel]

so good!

[@tigernguyencali5870]

👍 ❤❤❤

[@EatBailaTravel]

gracias! :)

[@davegarmendia1717]

Went to Mexico City for my honeymoon with my Caleña wife. We had to constantly ask “Picante?” . Neither of us do picante! Jajajaja

[@EatBailaTravel]

😁 hehe, it’s certainly an acquired taste!

[@stephenlewis7756]

orange limes = naranjillas

[@EatBailaTravel]

ahh thanks!

[@gringoviejo1935]

Kevin seems to be referring (some 3½ min. into this vid) to "nopal en la frente" which i thought was a pejorative Mexican expression. do i misinterpret? am i misinformed?

[@EatBailaTravel]

Great question! You’re not misinformed, it’s just a nuanced situation because it depends on how it’s said (tone and context). Some people might say it and try to use it as an insult but most of the time its not (at least not for us). We say it with pride but if someone else, for example a white/Anglo person says it with disgust then their intentions are pretty clear

[@gringoviejo1935]

@@EatBailaTravel thank you for the reply! as an anglo guy, it's important for me to try & be aware of cultural issues.

[@TonHardy-th7pt]

(INDICE DE DESARROLLO HUMANO por ciudades) -MEDELLIN: 0,917 -BUCARAMANGA: 0,901 -BOGOTA: 0,846 - CALI: 0,791 - BARRANQUILLA: 0,786

[@EatBailaTravel]

gracias por los datos

[@diokoenders9090]

The first one was Sharon fruit.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Sharon fruit, peculiar name!

[@jwrcolombia]

Chontaduro either....never like it from the first time I had it

[@EatBailaTravel]

So you’re one of those… lol jk. Some people love it, some people hate it!

[@Ke_nzo]

❤вааавввв

[@jwrcolombia]

Never like Champuz or Lulo..tastes like what baby vomit smells like after the puke formula....haha..

[@EatBailaTravel]

Hahahaha oh great, now I won’t be able to look at champús the same ever again 😆

[@josemarin9999]

Borojo

[@EatBailaTravel]

Si! Borojo y chontaduro, la combinacion perfecta!

[@EfrainAntonioGiraldo]

Si son mexicanos porque hablan en inglés que bobada

[@EatBailaTravel]

porque los mexicanos hablamos muchos idiomas!

[@buttlesschap]

Is the fish soup/sancocho de pescado - also a hangover cure - ever used in a colloquial context? Or other foods in general? There is a Korean hangover soup, haejang-guk, that became the subject of a kpop song (Stray Kids Hero’s Soup 해장국). On the surface, the song is about a soup but extends to an analogy on how the work culture fuels alcoholism in men (mostly fathers) and how that deteriorates their mental health. It turns out, many Koreans have the shared experience of haejang-guk being the soup their fathers drank in the mornings for hangover relief after drinking too much alcohol for work business social the night before.

[@EatBailaTravel]

Wow that’s super fascinating! I haven’t heard of a colloquial use in that way here in Colombia hmm 🤔 but thanks for sharing that interesting cultural anecdote!