Cuenca Street Food!!! El Vergel!!!
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- čas přidán 18. 07. 2023
- Great day of street food in the El Vergel area of Cuenca! We had so many new things to try, and all were super tasty!!! But the price was even better! #love #streetfood in #cuenca #ecuador #expats #explore #travel #food #adventure #ericandsandy
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Que bonito ver a alguien que come con tanto gusto y aprecio por la comida cuencana.❤
It is so delicious. Everything we've tried has been perfecto.
Enjoy all the best of 🇪🇨
Lol! You were like a kid in a candy store everywhere you went including the non-candy stores. Good times.
Eric likes to eat. All the food we've had here is just on another level good. So it's always a treat when you get to explore new places. Thanks for watching. Have a wonderful day
Nothing but good food,I admire your picks
Thank you so much. The food is delicious
Deliciosos, nutritivos antojitos cuencanos, bendiciones, gracias.
Thank you and thank you for watching our video. God Bless. 🙏
Hola amigos muchos saludos.
Hola. Muchas gracias
Se ve rico todo eso
Eric enjoyed everything he ate. The food here is just so delicious 😋
Walk-Thru beats a Drive-Thru every time! Good thing Cuenca is a walking city or we'd have Whale Watching on land😅 Now I have to explain the bite marks on the TV to my landlady! Thanks❤
HAHAHAHA. Thanks for watching. It is a good thing that Cuenca is a walking city... I'd have gained 50lbs if we were in the states. Don't eat the TV..just go to La Brasa Roja Grill. It was DELICIOUS.
I like seeing all the different types of foods being tried. Id still really like seeing names of places, the street, name of item and pricr in a caption or subtitle if you know what I mean? Nice clear photos and clear sound,.. thanks. Looking forward to my revisit next month
Thanks for the tips! And thanks for watching! Have a great day
My mouth watered during that pastry bonanza! Try a Maracuya Fruity Helado at Morita Frutyhielo on Simon Bolivar - delicious! The weather looks perfect to walk off all those calories.
I just wrote it down..thank you thank you.... besides being chocolate lovers we also LOVE maracuya. The weather was perfect for those pesky calories. 😂😂
Hi guys. Another great video. The cookie with the coconut and Dulce de leche is an alfajores. One of my favourite treats.
Hey!! Thank you so much for your support. That cookie was so good. Thank you for the name...it's one of my favorites as well.
Torture. When I wanted tortillas or tomales I would head to Calle Los Herrerias. I'll be coming back in November for your birthday. lol Cuenca Days. Never made it over to La Brasa Roja Grill but it's a must stop now.
We love Calle Los Herrerias...it has so much to offer. Almost everything is on that street. And it smells so good.!! November is almost here. Safe travels. You definitely need to go to La Brasa Roja Grill. It's a must. Thank you for watching, it means the world to us. Have a great day and hope to see you sometime.
the dude pulling the caramel looking taffy candy was pretty cool to watch. Eric are you stuffed?! 😅 That's a lot of food but looks really yummy!
He's like the never ending pit. I have no clue where he puts it all.😆😆
He disfrutado del vídeo.Ustedes son muy agradables Eric -Sandy, caminar tranquilamente por las calles de Cuenca...disfrutando de la comida y de la vida 😊.
Thank you so much. We really do love exploring Cuenca and we can't wait to explore and see more of Ecuador. Thank you for watching our video. Have a beautiful day
Do y’all ever cook at home? I would eat out all the time. Seems cheap enough!
The pastries have me drooling!!!
Yes, we cook at home a lot. But I think I want to do a how much it cost me for a month to cook at home and how much it cost to eat out a month. Of course on the budget friendly version. I've had a veggie burger and a fresh juice at one of my favorite vegetarian restaurants...2.00 total. YUM. Eric loves all of the pasteries out here. Everything is fresh fresh fresh. You would totally love it here.
I have been walking by those signs with the frozen bars, and now I must stop & buy some... they look so delicious. Please do an evening dining tour 😋😋😋
You need to get some of those frozen bars. They are very delicious. An evening street food tour... that sounds like a plan. 😁❤️ Thank you for watching and commenting. We appreciate you.
i agree w you! with all the fresh food, I wondered what they used a freezer for???? Now I know! Buy 12 fruit bars at a time???? !!!! :-)
We really like that you guys try all kinds of food that's the way we love hour videos
Thank you so much. Eric loves to try all new things when it comes to food
Eric, in other videos you self-deride your Spanish speaking skills, but I'm impressed with your transactional Spanish (something both my wife and I are eager to improve). Can you provide some tips-n-tricks (or point us to some resources) that you've used to develop this skill?
Living in Cuenca full-time now we have to ability to use and practice our Spanish daily. And we want it to improve. Sandy and I will take a few minutes to an hour almost everyday and only speak to each other in Spanish. We'll use Google translate or something to help with words or pronunciations. It's helping for sure. But mainly I think it's improving because daily we have the opportunity to apply the skills we're learning. Good question, thank you. And thanks for watching! Have a great day
Wow, that food looked amazing. One day I'm going to manage to get to Ecuador and now have a growing list of all the interesting food places along with historical and interesting shops and outdoor adventures. Thank you for another adventure in Cuenca.
You are quite welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. We appreciate you so much. I hear ya... We had been researching Ecuador for about 12 years and then finally one day we were like .... we are going!!! And we weren't disappointed at all. So glad we finally decided to do the trip. Thanks again and have a wonderful day.
cuanca is my city. She is totally beautiful...?I can't imagine her being 18 years old. I live in New Jersey, USA???
Yes Cuenca is a very beautiful place. We look forward to returning very soon. Have a wonderful day. Thank you 😀👍❤ 🇪🇨
Love the video! Las Herrerías is a great place to try local treats!
It really is! I love that street. There is just so much to see .....and eat😋😋
15:59 The last one is called "alfajor".
Thank you. Those are Eric's favorite cookies. Thank you for watching
All those pastries but no coffee! What is happening? Those peanut candies looked really good, like an Abbazaba.
Can't drink coffee too late or we'll be up until 3am. 😆 That is exactly what it tasted like...I couldn't remember the flavor..I kept saying like the inside of a butter finger..but no flaky stuff...abbbazabba it is. Ding ding ding.... you hit the nail on the head!!! Thank you!
I had a light lunch while watching this video but this video filled me up. mmmm RIBS
Eric usually will pick chicken over pork any day.... so I was very surprised he said he liked the ribs more so than the chicken. I have also heard that the pork is the best tasting here in Ecuador. Thanks for your support and thank you for watching our video. Have a wonderful day
Hi there, Retired US soldier here... I spend a few months a yr in Guayaquil, if you want to visit Guayaquil you r more than welcome to stay at our home in a safe gated community
Hey Jimmy, Thank you for your service. Thank you for your invitation...That is so very nice of you. We will let you know when we get out to Guayaquil. Thank you again for watching, we appreciate your support. Have a lovely day.
From New York i enjoy you video thank you for a great gastronomic tour from Cuenca I am from Quito and I really enjoy your videos God bless you
Thank you for watching our video. We love all the food that we have tried in Ecuador. Muy rico. Many blessings to you and your family for the New Year 🙏
*** WOW*** > '''That''' - makes me want to come there for some of that food !!! -- El Vergel looks like a very desirable area (?) at least to my liking ! -- What is the cost of living there ? Are there reasonably priced furnished frugal places to rent available near all that food ?
Frank, GREAT question. Maybe a video ??? 🙂
The food is so delicious...everything we've evertried so far is spectacular. El Vergel is a desirable place which is why apartments go FAST in this area. The cost of living can vary in a huge way. I've seen apartments go anywhere from 250.00 a month to 1200.00. unfurnished, semi furnished, furnished. I've seen a very nice furnished 1 bedroom apartment in the Vergel area for 480.00. I also just saw a very small 1 bedroom 1 bath furnished with a balcony for 600.00 in the El Vergel area and that was only up for less than a week. (Those 2 apartments also included everything..electric, water, propane and internet) I hope this helps answer your question. Thank you for watching and have a great day
Excellent video friends. Thanks for sharing interesting info about my city and places to visit. Congrats and thanks.
Thank you so much for watching. It means so much to us. We love your city, it is filled with such beauty.
Sandy, you on the camera ? You are doing a great job, gal !!!! You two are a team. Was this recorded after your wilderness escape ? Have you re'adjusted to city life ? the noise of the city will be an adjustment for me (coming off rural Michigan/farm) the River will be the best. soon.
OMG...where have you been? I just told Eric the other night, I haven't heard from Barb in awhile. So glad you are doing good and so glad to hear from you. Yes, I was on the camera, and that little booger is quite heavy after a while...MY ACHING BACK..LOL Thanks for the compliment. Yes, this was after the glamping trip... my goodness what a little paradise that was. Majority of our videos are maybe 2 weeks out. We lived in the country in South Carolina, it was very quiet and very dark...no lights. I really didn't notice much of an adjustment. When we're in our apartment and have the windows closed you can't hear much outside. I think the only thing you will have to adjust to is the noise from the vehicles. When you walk along the river you literally can't hear much of the traffic noise at all. I love hearing the parrots squawk when they fly by. All the birds with their different chirps are delightful to listen to as well. I feel like I'm spoiled with all this nature, even being in the city.
@@ericandsandy lots to share. US State Dept backed up. On GMA, guy explaining, new scanner, new SW. I'm in a race against clock to get documents thru before expire. So much to get rid of , yet. I'm worried about finding a place down there. Sure hope its 'easy'..... How do you like your area? new digs ?
We love the area. It is perfect for us. There are many airbnbs you can stay until you find a place. That is what we did. Fortunately we found our apt within 5 days of being back. ❤
Yummy 🤤 almost everything 🌟👌 the only things that I hate is melcocha the sugarcane toffee thing lol I also don’t like chocolate cake from a whatever-place😅 I like it but next time try it at sweet&coffee cafetería the torta mojada de chocolate that’s good👌 tell them to put tons of the chocolate sauce that’s the secret lol 😝 and At minute 13:30 that thing is aplanchados it’s really really good try it in Quito at Hansel&gretel bakery aplanchados there are the best lol and the best croissant 🥐 in Ecuador 🇪🇨 for me in Quito at Swiss corner 🇨🇭restaurant and omg 😩 I’m so jealous 😅you was drinking guitig ❤I love guitig when is very very super cold 😅👌 but I don’t live there any more by the way I don’t know why here in 🇺🇸 soups , chicken soup 🍲 taste so bad 😢! It’s doesn’t matter if it’s homemade people here always make the soups with flavors taste like can soups 🥫😵💫🤢 lol
Thanks for letting us know about the
Aplanchados 👍. I hear you about the chicken soup lol. All the soups I've had here in Ecuador were very tasty 😋. We'll put those places on our list for when we visit Quito. Thanks for the recommendations 😀. Glad you liked the video. Have a great weekend 😀 😊 😎
you are great you made me feel hungry 😋👍
Thank you very much. The food was so delicious.
Love your food reviews. When I was in Cuenca I was afraid to try the street food - especially the grilled meats, Any advice on what to avoid?
Avoid Salad when you first try street food. Meat is always good.
@@nicopadilla9479 Thats going to be hard for me (do-able but hard!!! ) I'm a salad nut case. Love salads.
All the food that they cook in front of you ... good. I agree with Nico.... no salad...you don't know how long it's been sitting. Get your salad in the restaurants. Salad isn't street food. 😂😂
We agree!!
Hey Barb!!! Salad isn't a street food... hahaha. I don't think we've seen salads as street foods...but I would totally stick to the restaurants for salads.
Keep it up! Hopefully be there next spring.
Thank you Scott. Safe travels. We love it here. Thank you for watching and commenting. Have a great day
What part of the South are you guys from. My husband and I are both born and raised Southerners. Doing an Exploratory Trip to Loja next week for about a month. New to your Channel and am Enjoying it very much! 😊😊
Hey 👋.. South Carolina..upstate. We love Loja...it's very tranquilo. Have a great time there. Are you living in Ecuador or still in the states? Thank you for watching our videos and hope to meet you soon.
We are living in Ecuador. We've already been to Loja on our Exploratory Trip and are now back to our home base in Ecuador. Sorry we missed meeting you guys!
How did you like Loja? Maybe we can meet up when we get back. Happy Exploring. Hope to see you soon.
Dude, I love how you just go in with a major bite.. Are there any things you have had in Ecuador that you did not like? Personally I am not a fan of the Cui....
Our walk is anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes. Depends on where were walking to.
hey , we need a rating system - pretty good, good, tasty, really tasty, super tasty
I'll go over it with the boss...rating system... I think it's a great idea. 1 outta 10. Put the food on the spot..😂 If you see any changes....thank you in advance. and Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope to chat with you again. Have a great day
Excellent video,keep it going. 😂
Thank you for your kind words and support. We appreciate it Rafael. Have a beautiful day
???How long is your walk to 'el centrol ????
It can be anywhere from 10 -20 minutes...depending on where we're going and how fast we walk..😂
Eric, remember "Para Llevar" means to go.
Thank you so much for letting us know that. That is now in our vocabulary. Everytime we would put " to go" in google translate it was "ir" and that wasn't the correct to go. Thank you for watching it means so much. Have a beautiful day.
Great video. Question: how do you keep your shape eating all this great food. What is the name of the streets you were on? Question: What is the name of the pastry shop you always go to? You mentioned Rene working there.
Calle Las Herrerias is the Street and
Tipico Pande Ambato is the bakery. I stay in shape by going to the gym 3 days a week on average and lifting weights 💪. I love it and have been training for years. It's a big part of my wellness and life balance regime. As well as lots of walking, getting good sleep, keeping the stress level low, having quality relationships with good people, and I mainly eat very healthy for the most part. Whole foods, lots of fresh fruits and veggies, lean proteins, carbs mainly from brown rice and potatoes. I rarely eat processed foods. Because I do all these things as a part of my lifestyle it allows me to have fun and enjoy myself at times, like the street food videos. Thanks for watching and have great day!
Thanks very much for your reply. Love your channel.
Eric could you tell me if you had to have any immunizations to enter Ecuador? I'm coming from U.S.
Nope, we didn't need anything like that. Just a passport 😁👍
I live on solano but where is these pakces?
Basically everything in the video was on Las Herrerias in El Vergel. Thanks for watching 😁👍
Please tip them. Its so much work to make these dishes. Please don't pretend you don't know that.
Who said we didn't? 😁 We have over 20 years experience in the hospitality industry and know exactly when and what to do 🙂👍. Thanks for watching and your comment. And another thing, gratuity (tips) are earned by providing exceptional service. It's not an entitlement just because you're there. No free handouts in this world. Go above and beyond the exceptions of the service being provided to earned gratuity and gratitude of others. That's what we always had to do. 👍🙂
Hey budy. You make me hungry...
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I like your videos. But nothing in this video qualifys as food to me. Just unhealthy carbs.
The last place we went in this video I had grilled chicken and ribs. Thanks for watching
Everything looks very yummy. I love it when you go to the bakeries . Try quimbolitos y umitas you will love it. There's a place in Cuenca that has been doing it for a long time. Thank you.
Thank you... I am going to look up and try to find the place that you are speaking of. I have put quimbolitos y humitas on our list to try. Everything we've ever tried so far has always been muy delicioso. Thank you for watching and for your support. We appreciate you. Have a beautiful day