Isn't it fascinating how Brazilians and Costa Ricans share so much in common, including our daily staple of rice and beans? If it weren't for the language barrier, our countries could have even stronger bonds. ¡Amor desde Brasil a Costa Rica!
Is amazing that most of the places you visited people speak really good English. Hope you enjoyed your visit in our beautiful country Costa Rica 🇨🇷 ❣️ I love your videos.
I was surprised that many Costa Ricans speak English, it is clear that they are a very educated population and not to mention their gastronomy, which goes almost unnoticed in the world but is clearly delicious!!!
Hello Mark ! I am french but my Father is Vietnamese, i lived 9 years in Costa Rica in Atenas 15 minutes away from San Jose , funny thing is that i never went to those places in San Jose! I still LOVE Costa Rica and the people i ve learned to know, what a beautiful Country ❣️❣️❣️Hope that you will there a bit longer before you leave because San Jose is Not the best place to go and tasting Foods. Big fan of you since Vietnam and Thailand food journeys 😁🤗. Thank you for the great work!! 🤗
La gastronomía de costa rica es simplemente deliciosa...estuve en el mercado central de San José...y me anamore de toda su gastronomía es simplemente increíble....eso lo tiene que saber todo el mundo.... usa NY.
Mija, el mercado no es bueno, ni esa soda buena, enrealidad en mi opinión es bastante mediocre y sobre exagerada. Comida típica.. Debes ir más a los pueblitos, Cartago y Guanacaste, acá cocinan con leña ( Dios mio, está gente hace cosas muy buenas). el gallo Pinto es una comida simple para la clase media, es como comer pan con mantequilla, no es gourmet n mucho menos asombroso, es básico. Pero el tico le cogió cariño, debe ser comido con natilla y pan también.
@@tomassanchez4216básicamente publican esto para llamar la atención pero usted y yo sabemos que es jodidamente básica y hasta mala en algunos locales.
@@UnoMas_q yo no diría que mediocre , xq si es buena, pero yo dirìa que en los pueblos encuentra la vara mas tradicional y de buena calidad también..son comidas para el día a día
No es mediocre, es parte de la cultura de CR, así también hay otros sitios con culturas y comidas muy sabrosas, pero el marcado forma parte de esto. No hay que menospreciar. Yo lo invito a ir al Caribe o a santa cruz por unos chupitos jaja
@@chevycamarogmail At the end pinto is mostly associated with CR not Nicaragua, also ours adds culatantro (don't confuse with cilantro), red sweet pepper and the traditional Lizano sauce that is similar to a Worcestershire sauce.
Costa Rican here, just want to clarify what the guy at 30:32 said, gallo in Costa Rica means a small portion of food, usually eaten with a tortilla, but not necessarily. Thanks for coming to my country! you always have such positive energy I think it matches perfectly with our pura vida vibes haha
The only difference is that use coconut in some of their dishes plus the spicey of the panamnian peppers but that also make very very greasy high on saturated fats I can only eat a dish like that once a week so amazing NO you can get the same in other place except with out the coconut taste.
Visited Costa Rica before to film one of our TV show episode and I can vouch this! It's the kind of cuisine that says, 'Let's make the simple spectacular!' Aside from their interesting cuisine where ''satisfaction meets spice', it's full of adventure you'll definitely fall in love with!
Pura Vida! Loved every minute I spent in Costa Rica 🇨🇷. Drove from San Jose to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. What a change of scenery reminded me so much of the Rift Valley region in Kenya but way greener. I’m definitely going back the hospitality was amazing.
Igual, vi todo el video con una gran sonrisa. Cuando salga a vacaciones me voy a llevar a mi mamá a dar una vuelta al mercado central de Chepe, me antojé de ese pinto. Soy de Cartago y nunca se me había ocurrido ir al mercado de chepe jajaja.
As a tica watching I loved all the (correct ) facts that you guys mentioned. Everything was very true to our country and culture, not to mention your descriptions of the foods were also very very accurate. Pura vida mae ! 🇨🇷♥️🫶🏻
Mark, your enthusiasm for exploring local cuisines shines through in every video! Watching you navigate the bustling Mercado Central de San José and savoring everything from the iconic Gallo Pinto to the delightful Cadosas is a treat for any food lover. Your first-time experience in Costa Rica is packed with so many flavors and stories. Thanks for taking us along on this delicious journey through San Jose's street food scene. Can't wait to see where your taste buds take you next!
Helloooo Mark.. Me and my husband have been your fans since long. We are very excited you came to our beautiful country, Costa Rica. Hope you liked it and hope you come back!
Thank you for coming to my country and trying our delicious food. I hope you come back, and truly, thank you for creating this space for the world to get to know my country a little more. God bless you.
Absolutely loved this video. You definitely tried to cover as much as possible and show lesser known dishes, which one really loves even more than the famous ones and that's amazin... you show that it isn't just gallo pinto and casado...one could come with a list of dozens to hundreds of different dishes that capture the essence of my country, at least this one that is mostly the gastronomy of the Central Valley and neighboring regions. I see you made another video about Nicoya (food from Guanacaste province), a different and delicious food tradition, so I'll definitely give it a look. Caribbean food from Limón province would fill another program. I just love the food from my country.
After all these years following you around behind a screen, you've finally arrived in my hometown! PURA VIDA MARK! PS. We briefly met at the Westin in Guatemala during breakfast. Thank you to your family for the time and the picture!
Mark is man!!! I love how he is willing to try anything. He’s very good at explaining what he tastes. We need to to do an episode in Nicaragua 🇳🇮 mark … blessings
Just watched your video on the food in San Jose. You made me so excited to go there. I love your enthusiasm. We’re going there in January next year and I can’t wait try out some of the food at the market. Would be awesome to travel with you!
Mark. You have to be living the Dream. I know behind the seen. Not everything goes smooth. However your always smiling and look so happy .it feels like its always a perfect day for you!God Bless !
CR is not known for its cuisine but you can't complain about her fresh ingredients. I'm looking forward to traveling there again at end of month and can't wait to bite into a Jacote along with with Pejibaye. Holiday tamales might be also start being made which are my favorite.. If you're still there, must try a Olla de Carne soup which every auntie there makes well.
I've been to costa rico before in puerto limon...but I didnt manage to go out because of my ship duties..Thanks for sharing the wonderful foods of Costa Rica .
so happy to see you Mark Wiens. visiting my Country of Costa Rica. I use to go eat seafood at the Mercado Central when I was younger. Now I live in United States. Thank you for visiting Costa Rica.
Pura Vida ! I am really looking forward to the Costa Rica videos. I love the country for the beautiful natur, flora, fauna and very lovely people. I have to admit that I wasnt a huge fan of the food, but maybe thanks to you Mark, I will see another side of the food in beautiful Costa Rica.
After waching the video, I realise some reasons why I am not so entuistactic about Costa Rican food as you: - I rarely eat meat, and I dont eat offals - I dont have 4 guides when I visit and eat - I get normal treatment, and dont get free meals, special attentions, special treatment etc. like you do at some places I dont mean that as a critisms. I like your style and your videos a lot and its normal and well earned that you sometimes get a special treatment. Its just not how us "normals" experience it.
How are you a foodie and rarely eat meat? That eliminates a lot of cuisine from every culture. You don’t have to be a celebrity to get great treatment, if you order a restaurant’s full menu they will treat you well because you’re making them a profit. I ask the owner/manager/chefs basic questions about their cuisine and they will happily explain it to you if they’re proud of their food.
@@Dee0336 Not eating meat often doesnt meant that I cant be a foodie. Food is one of the most important things when I travel. And when its important and really traditional, I will eat meat. And yes, I almost ever get great treatments in restaurants, especially if tell them that I like their food. But still, I am certain that a person like Mark will get another treatment than a normal customer. Thats absolutely okay for me, and I dont mind it. I just wanted to point it out.
@@swissfoodie3542 the amount of different types of fuits and vegetables you can get in Costa Rica is just crazy, there's so many microclimates here, rain forests, cloud forest, dry forest, etc, etc
MyTannedFeet helped me sooo sooo much for my travel to Costa Rica. It's been 2 years, and some how every waking moments I can't stop thinking when I can go back.
Welcome to Costa Rica Mark! I've been waiting for you to come here since I started watching your videos in 2018. Hope you had a great time! Pura vida!!
Hey Mark, great to see you are enjoying delicious food in our country. Gallo Pinto, Chifrijo, Casado, Ceviche, Olla de Carne, Pescado Frito, a great variety of fruits and MUCH MORE. God bless you and have a great time. Pura vida, tuanis mae 🇨🇷🇺🇲
Chifrijo is the best! We will be filming at a hidden gem soda in Nicoya in a couple weeks that looks like it has good Olla de Carne. Can't wait to try it and let everyone know what it's like!
@@TheDufresnes the one with Cubaces (a type of bean similar to red kidney beans) is the best. You should also try Rice and Beans, which is similar to Gallo Pinto but prepared with coconut and panameño pepper; served with caribbean style chicken, salad and fried ripe plantains.
@@BA0777 we're hoping to go to the east coast this coming year. We've been living and filming here in Costa Rica for 6 years and have explored a lot already and eaten a lot of good dishes. But still need to see and film the Caribbean!
My first job was at a shave ice shack and La Sorbetera reminded me so much of it! I would double fist the syrups and pour condensed milk on top. We called it "snow cap" though. We had about a hundred combos and the red one Mark had looked like a popular one called Mustang Sally! What an exciting tour 🍧
Ah man just discovered this channel! I'm in Andorra currently and I haven't discovered the local food yet! I make videos whilst traveling the world but don't do any local food reviews! He's doing this so right! Much to learn
When going from country to country I see that you take part in on the preparing the food and cooking it too.best way to learn about the people is the food, and going from places to places.
Mark, I live in Costa Rica but was just in Guatemala last week and ate chicharrones at La Cindal thanks to another recent video of yours. Amazing to see you made it down here, as well! Pleasantly surprised to see this pop up in my feed today. Pura vida!
Hi Mark, once again a interesting trip. Enjoy travelling with you and your family... I'm starving after watching the entire video. Your passion for good food is awesome. Stay safe and keep up the amazing work. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Love you videos soooooo much, but the greatest benefit from what you do is how you exposed your family( particularly your son) to so many different cultures of living around the world, So, I just wanna commend you brother of being just a 'Family Man". This is really what life is all about, everything else are just secondary blessings and rewards. You are one amongst very few RUclipsrs that travel and records videos of experiences with the family......So just keep doing what you do brother, because your payoff is gonna be beyond your wildest dreams, all because of "The Unit of Family!!@
Thanks soo much for always sharing new cultures with us Mark, your content always brightens my dark days, God continue bless you and your family.🥰♥️♥️♥️🙏🏼✝️✝️✝️
Hey friend, whatever you are going through be sure that it will pass. Things will be better, just give it time. A big hug from Costa Rica, you got this, pura vida!
Hola Mark! Siempre me habia preguntado cuando vendrías a Costa Rica, un pais de paz! He visto tus videos por varios años por todo el mundo. Eres bienvenido a mi pais, pienso que ya lo sabes, Nicoya es una de las 5 zonas azules del mundo, y es mi tierra, nací y crecí en ese hermoso lugar, y ahora jubilada ya voy a regresar a mi tierra, disfruta en grande, las playas y las montañas son muy hermosas en esa zona. 🇨🇷PURA VIDA MARK🇨🇷
Mark , you are always so gracious in your reviews. Even when you don't like the taste of the dessert in this video, you never give a review which you might think be conveyed as a biased review of it. The dessert you had was obviously super sweet and with milk powder, and condensed milk mixed in the ice, and you are known not to like super sweet foods, but you would only say "yeah... its super sweet , but refreshing..."... That's great, and is in line with the person that you are... however, I don't think it's anything bad to sometimes provide a review that , tells the truth about the foods... "it's a little too sweet for me."... You are a food reviewer, and some foods are nice, some are passable, and some really does take some adjusting to it...
I buy the empanda dough from the supermarket. And i put ground beef, lobster and shrimp in mine with mozzarella cheese. You can put anything in an empanada.
So glad for visiting us!!! After watching the video I needed a Gallo Pinto! 😂 Our delicious food! You should visit our beautiful Limon provice, it's out of the world, beaches, food, people...❤ Greetings to your family. 🇨🇷 PURA VIDA🇨🇷
"I can't stop feeling enormous pride for my country and for the gastronomic culture, based on rice and beans, the way it is presented on its channel, I think my country is very sweet, like its personality, I spent some time very nice with your video, thank you very much and may God save my small country Costa Rica, and those who come here, coffee, rice and beans, delicious meats and delicious empanadas, an important part of biodiversity and the best the peace of "don't see soldiers anywhere"
Great Video Mark, it’s awesome that your tour guides in Costa Rica are being honest and showing traditional Costa Rican food like El gallo pinto, the chilera sauce, ceviches, but the chalupa’s and the tomato Chile drink shots are not Costa Rican recipes, they are Mexican recipes that are in high demand in Costa Rica. It’s admirable that the Costa Rican men at the empanada shop are being honest about making Mexican empanada fillings 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and interesting that they are using a tortilladora ( steal tortilla press Mexican invention). I have had Costa Rican friends for over 15 years I have never seen them put food on top of tortillas, that was interesting they rip apart tortillas and pick up food that way.
Poner comida en las tortillas es normal aquí y se llaman "gallos", es super típico. Pero puede pasar que alguien pase mucho tiempo con un costarricense y no lo vea si no es su costumbre. Algunos desayunan pinto con pan francés y otros somos de tortilla, la cual es herencia Nahuatl ya que llegaron al norte del país mucho antes que los españoles, somos mesoamericanos y heredamos mucha de su cultura.
Can’t believe you finally made it! San Jose it’s okay, but CR has so much more to offer. Head to both coasts, then hang out in the mountains. Cartago is gorgeous, and many other places where you can try tacos Ticos,, tamales, olla de carne, and so much more! I hope you stay long enough, or come back! PS Never heard of eating turtle eggs in my life and my entire family is from there. I learned something new! Pura Vida!!!
Ah man just discovered this channel! I'm in Andorra currently and I haven't discovered the local food yet! I make videos whilst traveling the world but don't do any local food reviews! He's doing this so right! Much to learn
Come to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica in Puerto Viejo. You have the try the food on the coast, its different flavors! come try Ron don soup, costilla in salsa caribeno with rice & beans and more I will give you a tour!
Hi Mark: We’re so happy to see you finally come to Costa Rica! We live on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula. (Retired here from Georgia, USA). We love the “Pura Vida” life!
I had a rough time lately and I don’t smoke but the guy with the glasses and beard kinda made me jealous. He’s so checked out and eating good food smiling, I feel away about it! Good for him!😂😂😂
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Isn't it fascinating how Brazilians and Costa Ricans share so much in common, including our daily staple of rice and beans? If it weren't for the language barrier, our countries could have even stronger bonds. ¡Amor desde Brasil a Costa Rica!
Lot of Costaricans speak Portuguese
Come on dude. Rice and beans. Really ?
@@paulnhbtx713 what do you mean, really? I'm Puertorican and we also eat rice and beans.
@@paulnhbtx713exactly lol. Related over beans and rice hahahahaha 😂😂😂
They have no army, so good luck with that! At least, the neighboring countries have one, like Nicaragua.
I think that everyone in their lifetime should visit Costa Rica! Their nature is from another world! Beautiful country
Bello comentario❤
PURA VIDAAAAA MAE❗️
Thanks for loving my beautiful country
Can't wait to return and visit the market.
So trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my grandparents did that and they were adopted by this marvelous country and its people.
He’s so grateful… and humble … that’s what’s so nice about him .
He's making the most out of the ketchup and Mayo chips, bless his heart ❤
Is amazing that most of the places you visited people speak really good English. Hope you enjoyed your visit in our beautiful country Costa Rica 🇨🇷 ❣️ I love your videos.
Was lucky enough to live in costa rica in the mid 90s. Absolutely was the highlight of my life. Will go back some day!
I was surprised that many Costa Ricans speak English, it is clear that they are a very educated population and not to mention their gastronomy, which goes almost unnoticed in the world but is clearly delicious!!!
as a tico, in schools, they teach English nearly as much as they teach Spanish, so thats why, greetings from CR :)
Obvio papi, aquí somos super tuanis, booooboclat!!
Claro, que por supuesto, que yes 😂
So if people don't SPEACK English they not well educated?
I just love the way he talks about everything… he’s so positive and really appreciates all 😍 Costa Rica es el mejor lugar del mundo 🩵🥰
Hello Mark ! I am french but my Father is Vietnamese, i lived 9 years in Costa Rica in Atenas 15 minutes away from San Jose , funny thing is that i never went to those places in San Jose! I still LOVE Costa Rica and the people i ve learned to know, what a beautiful Country ❣️❣️❣️Hope that you will there a bit longer before you leave because San Jose is Not the best place to go and tasting Foods.
Big fan of you since Vietnam and Thailand food journeys 😁🤗. Thank you for the great work!! 🤗
La gastronomía de costa rica es simplemente deliciosa...estuve en el mercado central de San José...y me anamore de toda su gastronomía es simplemente increíble....eso lo tiene que saber todo el mundo.... usa NY.
es pollo y arroz
Mija, el mercado no es bueno, ni esa soda buena, enrealidad en mi opinión es bastante mediocre y sobre exagerada. Comida típica.. Debes ir más a los pueblitos, Cartago y Guanacaste, acá cocinan con leña ( Dios mio, está gente hace cosas muy buenas).
el gallo Pinto es una comida simple para la clase media, es como comer pan con mantequilla, no es gourmet n mucho menos asombroso, es básico. Pero el tico le cogió cariño, debe ser comido con natilla y pan también.
@@tomassanchez4216básicamente publican esto para llamar la atención pero usted y yo sabemos que es jodidamente básica y hasta mala en algunos locales.
@@UnoMas_q yo no diría que mediocre , xq si es buena, pero yo dirìa que en los pueblos encuentra la vara mas tradicional y de buena calidad también..son comidas para el día a día
No es mediocre, es parte de la cultura de CR, así también hay otros sitios con culturas y comidas muy sabrosas, pero el marcado forma parte de esto. No hay que menospreciar. Yo lo invito a ir al Caribe o a santa cruz por unos chupitos jaja
I lived in San Jose for two years. It there is anything I miss about it, it's the food. I still frequently make Gallo Pinto here in the States.
i will get gallopinto on pay day and eat it on your honor
Gallo pinto is originally from Nicaragua not CR .
@@chevycamarogmail No sea tan payaso!
@@chevycamarogmail At the end pinto is mostly associated with CR not Nicaragua, also ours adds culatantro (don't confuse with cilantro), red sweet pepper and the traditional Lizano sauce that is similar to a Worcestershire sauce.
@@SayonaraCommit I find Salsa Lizano to be more similar to A1 Steak Sauce.
Costa Rican here, just want to clarify what the guy at 30:32 said, gallo in Costa Rica means a small portion of food, usually eaten with a tortilla, but not necessarily.
Thanks for coming to my country! you always have such positive energy I think it matches perfectly with our pura vida vibes haha
Next time you visit Costa Rica you need to travel to Limón, it’s Caribbean food is amazing!
En especial el Rice n beans soooo good men
Cierto, ojalá regrese y venga a Limón. 💚
Part #2 in the carribean!!! ❤❤ You need to go, is it an important culinary culture site of Costa Rica.
The only difference is that use coconut in some of their dishes plus the spicey of the panamnian peppers but that also make very very greasy high on saturated fats I can only eat a dish like that once a week so amazing NO you can get the same in other place except with out the coconut taste.
@@bio_CostaRica*RIce and Peas*
Visited Costa Rica before to film one of our TV show episode and I can vouch this! It's the kind of cuisine that says, 'Let's make the simple spectacular!' Aside from their interesting cuisine where ''satisfaction meets spice', it's full of adventure you'll definitely fall in love with!
Pura Vida! Loved every minute I spent in Costa Rica 🇨🇷. Drove from San Jose to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. What a change of scenery reminded me so much of the Rift Valley region in Kenya but way greener. I’m definitely going back the hospitality was amazing.
you're always more than welcome 🇨🇷
Veo a Mark desde hace años y me tomó por sorpresa ver que estaba aqui en MI PAÍS COSTA RICA!! amé este video ❤ gracias amigo puraaaa viddaaaaaa🇨🇷🇨🇷
Igual, vi todo el video con una gran sonrisa. Cuando salga a vacaciones me voy a llevar a mi mamá a dar una vuelta al mercado central de Chepe, me antojé de ese pinto. Soy de Cartago y nunca se me había ocurrido ir al mercado de chepe jajaja.
As a tica watching I loved all the (correct ) facts that you guys mentioned. Everything was very true to our country and culture, not to mention your descriptions of the foods were also very very accurate. Pura vida mae ! 🇨🇷♥️🫶🏻
this makes me so excited for my upcoming trip next week. First thing on my agenda...FOOD!🤗
Mark, I lived in Costa Rica when I was a child and you just made me miss Costa Rica so much more ❤
Costa Rica is fantastic. The biodiversity is beyond amazing
Mmm that plantain with the cheese melted on top looks soooo good!
I can't believe he finally came to Costa Rica, I'm so happy to see him here.
My girlfriend from Michigan retired and moved to Costa Rica,i hope to visit her some day .
Mark, your enthusiasm for exploring local cuisines shines through in every video! Watching you navigate the bustling Mercado Central de San José and savoring everything from the iconic Gallo Pinto to the delightful Cadosas is a treat for any food lover. Your first-time experience in Costa Rica is packed with so many flavors and stories. Thanks for taking us along on this delicious journey through San Jose's street food scene. Can't wait to see where your taste buds take you next!
Helloooo Mark.. Me and my husband have been your fans since long. We are very excited you came to our beautiful country, Costa Rica. Hope you liked it and hope you come back!
Costa Rica seems very cool, wish to have a chance visiting someday
Thank you for coming to my country and trying our delicious food. I hope you come back, and truly, thank you for creating this space for the world to get to know my country a little more. God bless you.
Absolutely loved this video. You definitely tried to cover as much as possible and show lesser known dishes, which one really loves even more than the famous ones and that's amazin... you show that it isn't just gallo pinto and casado...one could come with a list of dozens to hundreds of different dishes that capture the essence of my country, at least this one that is mostly the gastronomy of the Central Valley and neighboring regions.
I see you made another video about Nicoya (food from Guanacaste province), a different and delicious food tradition, so I'll definitely give it a look. Caribbean food from Limón province would fill another program. I just love the food from my country.
After all these years following you around behind a screen, you've finally arrived in my hometown!
PURA VIDA MARK!
PS. We briefly met at the Westin in Guatemala during breakfast. Thank you to your family for the time and the picture!
Pura vidaaaaa
Mark is man!!! I love how he is willing to try anything. He’s very good at explaining what he tastes. We need to to do an episode in Nicaragua 🇳🇮 mark … blessings
Just watched your video on the food in San Jose. You made me so excited to go there. I love your enthusiasm. We’re going there in January next year and I can’t wait try out some of the food at the market. Would be awesome to travel with you!
Mark😍😍Thank you for visit us❤. I'm so glad that you like my country, good vibes and greetings from Puerto Limón, Costa Rica 🇨🇷Pura vida.
I know is a whole different topic, sorry, but Yaha you are so beautiful! 😎😉 Pura vida 🤙🏼And take care. 🇹🇯🇺🇲
I really enjoyed every second of this video. Thanks for sharing our delicious dishes to the world 🫶🏽 Pura Vida 🇨🇷
Mark. You have to be living the Dream. I know behind the seen. Not everything goes smooth. However your always smiling and look so happy .it feels like its always a perfect day for you!God Bless !
CR is not known for its cuisine but you can't complain about her fresh ingredients. I'm looking forward to traveling there again at end of month and can't wait to bite into a Jacote along with with Pejibaye. Holiday tamales might be also start being made which are my favorite.. If you're still there, must try a Olla de Carne soup which every auntie there makes well.
Pejibaye with mayo is a bomb
Que hermosura denpais y gastronomía extraordinaria y su capital San José demasiado bello❤❤
I've been to costa rico before in puerto limon...but I didnt manage to go out because of my ship duties..Thanks for sharing the wonderful foods of Costa Rica .
Looking forward to visiting Costa Rica, and now we know where to go and what to eat. Awesome, thank you!
The energy and excitement makes everything better the food looks amazing ❤
❤ the vibes of Costa Rica. Pura Vida
so happy to see you Mark Wiens. visiting my Country of Costa Rica. I use to go eat seafood at the Mercado Central when I was younger. Now I live in United States. Thank you for visiting Costa Rica.
Pura Vida ! I am really looking forward to the Costa Rica videos. I love the country for the beautiful natur, flora, fauna and very lovely people. I have to admit that I wasnt a huge fan of the food, but maybe thanks to you Mark, I will see another side of the food in beautiful Costa Rica.
After waching the video, I realise some reasons why I am not so entuistactic about Costa Rican food as you:
- I rarely eat meat, and I dont eat offals
- I dont have 4 guides when I visit and eat
- I get normal treatment, and dont get free meals, special attentions, special treatment etc. like you do at some places
I dont mean that as a critisms. I like your style and your videos a lot and its normal and well earned that you sometimes get a special treatment. Its just not how us "normals" experience it.
How are you a foodie and rarely eat meat? That eliminates a lot of cuisine from every culture. You don’t have to be a celebrity to get great treatment, if you order a restaurant’s full menu they will treat you well because you’re making them a profit. I ask the owner/manager/chefs basic questions about their cuisine and they will happily explain it to you if they’re proud of their food.
@@Dee0336 Not eating meat often doesnt meant that I cant be a foodie. Food is one of the most important things when I travel. And when its important and really traditional, I will eat meat. And yes, I almost ever get great treatments in restaurants, especially if tell them that I like their food. But still, I am certain that a person like Mark will get another treatment than a normal customer. Thats absolutely okay for me, and I dont mind it. I just wanted to point it out.
@@swissfoodie3542 the amount of different types of fuits and vegetables you can get in Costa Rica is just crazy, there's so many microclimates here, rain forests, cloud forest, dry forest, etc, etc
Pura Vida!! I love Costa Rica!!🇨🇷
¡Tengo que decirte por qué viniste a Costa Rica!
El primer video me hizo querer verlo.
MyTannedFeet helped me sooo sooo much for my travel to Costa Rica. It's been 2 years, and some how every waking moments I can't stop thinking when I can go back.
Finally you visit my beautiful country!!!! I hope you enjoyed it. I hope you go to Puerto Limon…. Most amazing food from Costa Rica.
Love what sounds like Micah's endorsement of the ceviche!
What a legend. Captain Content Creator. Another amazing episode! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Welcome to Costa Rica Mark! I've been waiting for you to come here since I started watching your videos in 2018. Hope you had a great time! Pura vida!!
Mark quoting Outkast with the "So fresh, so clean" :D
Thank you for such a nice video about the best food and markets in San Jose, Costa Rica 👍
Costa rica street food is amazing 😋
Mark Wiens-Costa Rica beautiful place authentic delicacy,people sound Spanish enjoy the taste of drinks and food nice vlog.
It all looks so good. Now I really want that plantain with cheese!
Hey Mark, great to see you are enjoying delicious food in our country. Gallo Pinto, Chifrijo, Casado, Ceviche, Olla de Carne, Pescado Frito, a great variety of fruits and MUCH MORE. God bless you and have a great time. Pura vida, tuanis mae 🇨🇷🇺🇲
Chifrijo is the best! We will be filming at a hidden gem soda in Nicoya in a couple weeks that looks like it has good Olla de Carne. Can't wait to try it and let everyone know what it's like!
@@TheDufresnes the one with Cubaces (a type of bean similar to red kidney beans) is the best. You should also try Rice and Beans, which is similar to Gallo Pinto but prepared with coconut and panameño pepper; served with caribbean style chicken, salad and fried ripe plantains.
@@BA0777 we're hoping to go to the east coast this coming year. We've been living and filming here in Costa Rica for 6 years and have explored a lot already and eaten a lot of good dishes. But still need to see and film the Caribbean!
And mondongo.
@@robertovalverde9573 cow's stomach soup basically. Good with white rice, tabasco sauce and lemon.
Amo demasiado el acento tico en inglés, gracias por monchar (comer) en el mercado central
My first job was at a shave ice shack and La Sorbetera reminded me so much of it! I would double fist the syrups and pour condensed milk on top. We called it "snow cap" though. We had about a hundred combos and the red one Mark had looked like a popular one called Mustang Sally! What an exciting tour 🍧
Ah man just discovered this channel! I'm in Andorra currently and I haven't discovered the local food yet! I make videos whilst traveling the world but don't do any local food reviews! He's doing this so right! Much to learn
Mark is the GOAT!!!
Greatest Of All Traveler!!!
*Haha never thought I would see the day you came here! Plus with Samantha as your guide.*
The best part of this video was Mark quoting Outkast... "So fresh and so clean!"
This is an amazing video Mark ! Salute from Belgium :D
When going from country to country I see that you take part in on the preparing the food and cooking it too.best way to learn about the people is the food, and going from places to places.
Mark, I live in Costa Rica but was just in Guatemala last week and ate chicharrones at La Cindal thanks to another recent video of yours. Amazing to see you made it down here, as well! Pleasantly surprised to see this pop up in my feed today. Pura vida!
Nice. So happy for My Tan Feet. Can’t wait to get back there in January.
It's just amazing how many different ingredients and different dishes there are all over the world.
Last time I heard this acoustic guitar music was when Mark was in Mexico with Mexipapa and Jeffrey. Nostalgic!
Hey Mark welcome to my country paradise, Costa Rica, enjoy our food and welcome!!!
I certainly didnt expect you to come here but now that your are, I hope you enjoy your stay Mark.
Hi Mark, once again a interesting trip. Enjoy travelling with you and your family... I'm starving after watching the entire video. Your passion for good food is awesome.
Stay safe and keep up the amazing work. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Love you videos soooooo much, but the greatest benefit from what you do is how you exposed your family( particularly your son) to so many different cultures of living around the world, So, I just wanna commend you brother of being just a 'Family Man". This is really what life is all about, everything else are just secondary blessings and rewards. You are one amongst very few RUclipsrs that travel and records videos of experiences with the family......So just keep doing what you do brother, because your payoff is gonna be beyond your wildest dreams, all because of "The Unit of Family!!@
Thanks soo much for always sharing new cultures with us Mark, your content always brightens my dark days, God continue bless you and your family.🥰♥️♥️♥️🙏🏼✝️✝️✝️
God bless
Hey friend, whatever you are going through be sure that it will pass. Things will be better, just give it time. A big hug from Costa Rica, you got this, pura vida!
Yes, I am so glad you finally visited my country. Thank you for such an amazing video. ❤ 🇨🇷
"Ohhh wow, That just melts in your mouth"
Pause!
Great film - lots of great people and brilliant food !
Hola Mark!
Siempre me habia preguntado cuando vendrías a Costa Rica, un pais de paz!
He visto tus videos por varios años por todo el mundo.
Eres bienvenido a mi pais, pienso que ya lo sabes, Nicoya es una de las 5 zonas azules del mundo, y es mi tierra, nací y crecí en ese hermoso lugar, y ahora jubilada ya voy a regresar a mi tierra, disfruta en grande, las playas y las montañas son muy hermosas en esa zona.
🇨🇷PURA VIDA MARK🇨🇷
@@davidchalmers5881 su mama playo
17 years since I left my land 😢, makes me so jealous, I want to stuff myself with all that delicious food we have in Costa Rica
Mark you are the best!! Excellent video
Mark honestly you and Anthony Bourdain are the GOATs of the Food Travelers, Outstanding Videos and Job, keep it up buddy ❤
Delicious costa rican street food thanks Mark♥️
I hv never seen in my life
I love Co-guide Samanta
So cute
Oh my........ Thanks MW for showing us foods around the world.
Great content as usual. Great food, great people! Thanks!!
Thank you for this exposure to these foods !!!!!!
Mark , you are always so gracious in your reviews. Even when you don't like the taste of the dessert in this video, you never give a review which you might think be conveyed as a biased review of it. The dessert you had was obviously super sweet and with milk powder, and condensed milk mixed in the ice, and you are known not to like super sweet foods, but you would only say "yeah... its super sweet , but refreshing..."...
That's great, and is in line with the person that you are... however, I don't think it's anything bad to sometimes provide a review that , tells the truth about the foods... "it's a little too sweet for me."... You are a food reviewer, and some foods are nice, some are passable, and some really does take some adjusting to it...
I buy the empanda dough from the supermarket. And i put ground beef, lobster and shrimp in mine with mozzarella cheese. You can put anything in an empanada.
So glad for visiting us!!! After watching the video I needed a Gallo Pinto! 😂 Our delicious food!
You should visit our beautiful Limon provice, it's out of the world, beaches, food, people...❤
Greetings to your family.
🇨🇷 PURA VIDA🇨🇷
"I can't stop feeling enormous pride for my country and for the gastronomic culture, based on rice and beans, the way it is presented on its channel, I think my country is very sweet, like its personality, I spent some time very nice with your video, thank you very much and may God save my small country Costa Rica, and those who come here, coffee, rice and beans, delicious meats and delicious empanadas, an important part of biodiversity and the best the peace of "don't see soldiers anywhere"
as an Ethiopian i like the coffee mood.❤
Oh I loved to see Jason and Samantha with you!
We're all watching Micah grow up before our eyes!!!
FINALLYY!! I was wondering when the Day will come and its here Mark Wiens in my country Costa Rica, enjoy!!!! (I wish i could run into you one day)
Great Video Mark, it’s awesome that your tour guides in Costa Rica are being honest and showing traditional Costa Rican food like El gallo pinto, the chilera sauce, ceviches, but the chalupa’s and the tomato Chile drink shots are not Costa Rican recipes, they are Mexican recipes that are in high demand in Costa Rica. It’s admirable that the Costa Rican men at the empanada shop are being honest about making Mexican empanada fillings 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 and interesting that they are using a tortilladora ( steal tortilla press Mexican invention). I have had Costa Rican friends for over 15 years I have never seen them put food on top of tortillas, that was interesting they rip apart tortillas and pick up food that way.
Poner comida en las tortillas es normal aquí y se llaman "gallos", es super típico. Pero puede pasar que alguien pase mucho tiempo con un costarricense y no lo vea si no es su costumbre. Algunos desayunan pinto con pan francés y otros somos de tortilla, la cual es herencia Nahuatl ya que llegaron al norte del país mucho antes que los españoles, somos mesoamericanos y heredamos mucha de su cultura.
The chile drink it is not mexican, like he said it pretty similar to bloody mary that was created in NY not México.
Can’t believe you finally made it! San Jose it’s okay, but CR has so much more to offer. Head to both coasts, then hang out in the mountains. Cartago is gorgeous, and many other places where you can try tacos Ticos,, tamales, olla de carne, and so much more! I hope you stay long enough, or come back! PS Never heard of eating turtle eggs in my life and my entire family is from there. I learned something new! Pura Vida!!!
Mark will not do go for an extra mile , going on central market in comfort already provides sufficient amount of clicks
Ah man just discovered this channel! I'm in Andorra currently and I haven't discovered the local food yet! I make videos whilst traveling the world but don't do any local food reviews! He's doing this so right! Much to learn
All the delay in drinking the eggs.. where yu privately praying and simultaneously giving commentary..❤thoughtful
Costa Rica A Beautiful County And The Food Looks So Good
Mark, great to see you at Darling Quarter, Sydney, enjoy your stay...
Come to the Caribbean side of Costa Rica in Puerto Viejo. You have the try the food on the coast, its different flavors! come try Ron don soup, costilla in salsa caribeno with rice & beans and more I will give you a tour!
We really want to go to the Caribbean side and film!
Hi Mark, welcome to Costa Rica. i hope you liked our country and our delicious food. you are great, i watch all your videos. pura vida.
Hi Mark: We’re so happy to see you finally come to Costa Rica! We live on the Southern Nicoya Peninsula. (Retired here from Georgia, USA). We love the “Pura Vida” life!
Mark, my daughter, just returned back to Canada from Costa Rica. She enjoyed herself.
I had a rough time lately and I don’t smoke but the guy with the glasses and beard kinda made me jealous. He’s so checked out and eating good food smiling, I feel away about it! Good for him!😂😂😂
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😂😂😂
What has to do that guy with you don't smoking?
@@ingrid6295 What an innocent creature you are my dear 😂
Amazing to see you here!!! welcome to Costa Rica