All cities & towns in Mexico have a traditional local market selling everything from dried chilies to toilet brushes. It's like Walmart...just more authentic and how life used to be. This one is in Mexico City. Let's check it out!
I haven't been to Mexico in decades. This was a wonderful nostalgic trip through the type of market I used to shop in regularly over a period of years. Thank you.
Se aprecia y se agradece de antemano el tiempo que te tomas para observar, buscar y describir cada lugar al cual vas. Es un placer que personas como tú aprecien y quieran a éste país. !Un gran saludo desde Chihuahua!.
Pablo. En los ultimos meses muchos Gringos y de otros paises. estan descubriendo. Que mexico esta muy lejos de las malas noticias que se dicen en el extranjero. Los paisanos deben prepararse a recibir a miles de turistas y futuros Ciudadanos que viviran en mexico. Los retirados(jubilados) Han encontrado que mexico es el mejor lugar para migrar. Bueno/ Bonito y barato. La gente esta siempre feliz y es buena! Mi casa es tu casa!
Love this video of the market! My husband is Polish and last time I took him to San Cosme market and he loved it! We ate a nice "comida corrida" and then, we buy some tea from the herbal man! jajajaja, and at the end we got a homemade yogurt! he absolutely loved it! I did a good job introducing him to the tradional market! XD
Ahhhhhh, you make me drool when you show that wonderful food and treats from the mercados. I can tell you that the weather and the food is the best ever in Mexico.
Paul congratulations, you really show the true mexican reality (at least Mexico City's). Not the false one that show Hollywood movies. Saludos, y como México no hay dos..
i visited my brother in Mexico City the other day and i walked into that market and i was like "this looks very familiar..." and yeah, it was because i saw it in your video lol we went to eat to that coffee shop inside the mercado, they have great echiladas de mole.
Hey! Just discovered your channel I think it's great that you're making videos about the lifestyle in Mexico. I'm mexican and I'm always very interested in other cultures so this is the kind of videos I'm interested in. I have considered doing a channel about Mexico as well, but I realized that it'd be pretty hard to actually show how life is in here, since I don't really live a very mexican life per se… but anyways, glad I found this!
wow, can´t believe I´m actually the first person to comment in your first video!!!!!! Anyway love your videos I know most of the places you show, in fact I live very near to picacho ajusco highway ( when you talked about things mexicans are crazy for ) would be great a video about chapultepec castle or bosque de tlalpan, cheers!!!!!
Nice introduction to a typical neighborhood market. 'Mi Mercado' markets are located all round the city. If you want to visit one of the best markets in town you should go on a weekend to Centro Historico again and visit Mercado de San Juan, a real jewel.
Love the videos. I was born and lived in Mexico City until I was 13. I will be down there in July. I noticed most of the videos are on the south part of the city. How about a video of the Basilica de Guadalupe, Garibaldi, or even downtown.
in Tijuana, Mexico the Blockbusters had a big Christmas sale, they sold every DVD, Blueray and Video game for just a few cents, and the start of the year they closed there Doors for good
The frozen paletas de fruita are the best. My favorites are the ones spiced with chilies, as the sweet with the hot makes a great combo. Looks like the peso is continuing to fall which is good for us American tourists, but I feel terrible for the Mexicans who earn pesos :( Lets' hope the slide stops after our election in November.
This is my mercado!!!! Yes, supposedly Passmar is the "best" coffee in the city. I totally agree with how ridiculous it is that the Blockbuster is still standing. Our neighbourhood is kind of boring (apart from having Poliforum) But you should do a video about la condesa, el centro and ecobicis! I think you're whole project is great and informative to foreigners.
A really old video, that Blockbuster doesn't exists anymore. You have to go back there and get a Passmar cofee inside that market, one of the best in Mexico City, oh by the way I live close there :P
I can see you're a big fan of Formula 1... i also enjoy watching every race. What do you think of the upcoming race there in Mexico City will you be attending? Would be interesting to see a vlog of the circuit and the atmosphere of the fans on that race weekend.
Just something I wanted to point out. Blockbuster is still pretty popular here in Mexico. The reason why, is because people here are still not fully used to the whole digital downloads and/or streaming services, such as Netflix or Hulu Plus. Netflix costs around 90 pesos a month while Hulu Plus is non-existent. Now, people still prefer renting a movie for 20 pesos for a week, rather than a whole catalogue of movies for 90 pesos a month. Also, Blockbuster is partnered with Gamerush, which is a pretty big video game market in some states of the republic. They sale consoles, games, accessories, and a couple of toys. Here in Chihuahua, Gamerush is the only videogame store that still operates. So we expect Blockbuster to stay alive for a couple more years :)
AdanPlays I didn't know Blockbuster was still that popular so thanks for telling me. It's weird how it takes time for people to shift to a new habit (90 pesos for loads of movies for a month) which is clearly a better deal. But people have habbits & there is still something nice about going to a Blockbuster and picking a movie. As a kid in England we had a 'video' shop near our house. It was a converted upstairs apartment. Each room was a a specific section (eg Action) & every bit of wall was coverered by a movie poster.
I do not believe block buster can stand it vs Netflix and on demand packages from TV suppliers. Google movies is also becoming more popular in MX. Do you recall videocentro?
AdanPYosho The reason people in Mexico keep renting movies is Because most people don't have internet service. Another reason is the internet is low speed, so streaming movies in almost impossible. It is amazing anyway that people is renting movies because Mexicans are one of the countries where people buy most Pirate and theft merchandise.
+AdanPYosho To be honest, another important thing is the fake copies of movies that are in sold all over Mexico. One "pirate" movie can cost as cheap as 5 pesos. I am sure Blockbuster will disappear soon.
I like the video. Dude do a video on the virgen de Guadalupe, the main temple I think is in Tepeyac, Right der in Mexico city is in Like a hill Mountain some sort is really cool dude that's wer it all started
esme Happy you liked it! These places are all over Mexico City. They are called 'Mi Mercado'. I often find new ones just to check them out...I like to compare the 'Comida Corrida'
This is the first video I watch and I already subscribed :) have you been to Jamaica market? If you haven't, it's flower market, I think you would like
+True Mexico thanks... I'm sharing your chanel with my wife's family in Germany. we live in California US. thanks for bringing memories sr. why you decided to go to Mexico? show your face some day ..hahaha..thanks for replying
hi the chicken is a little bit yellow in mexico cause they give chicken "zempasuchil "is a flower, unlike in the us the chicken is white, just marketing I guess...
Hi Paul, I'm mexican, ha've recently se en tour videos, and I'm wondering, that there's meny foreigner making videos about México, seems like suddenly everybody is paing atention in mi country, What do you think about us??? And. Why you dont appear in tour videos??
Laura. Felizmente los extranjeros ya no creen la mala imagen que las peliculas y noticias dicen de mexico. Aparte como bajo el peso. Es una exelente oportunidad para explorar e ir a vivir a un bello pais. corre la voz y traten muy bien a los Miles de turistas extranjerosy futuros vecinos. de ustedes queda revertir lo malo a que sea bueno.
The little saint wearing green and white is not Jesus. It is saint Jude, I know this because my mom is catholic and she gets really upset whenever I confuse the two... Awesome video! keep it up ; )
That was San Judas Tadeo or Taddaeous for you not Jesus, if you liked this market you must go to "mercado de JAMAICA" a metro station goes right there, and go to the part of flowers its incredible big and the flower buquets are incredibly beatiful and cheap, the market open all day and all night, if you go there you surelly will be surprised
CHICKEN IS YELLOW BECAUSE IT'S PAINTED WITH VEGETABLE COLORING BY COMPANIES SUPPLYING THIS MARKETS, IT'S BETTER TO GET THE ONES WITH PINK TONE SKIN, AS A MEXICAN IS MY ADVICE
Ooh, Man! You were 0/3 at the end~ That's not Jesus, it's San Judas Tadeo (Jude the Apostle, very popular in Mexico). Those aren't dragons, they're guardian lions (they are Chinese). The cat, however, isn't- it's Japanese (a maneki-neko). Good try though, maybe next time~
+Acatl Xipatli Yo soy de mexico, a donde fue es un mercado. En un tianguis general venden ropa y cosas que no sean comida (aunque comida habra en todos los tianguis).
Hey men good videos congrats. Bout away the religious image you called jesus its excelly called San Judas Tadeo and its a saint, check it out. (Sorry for my bad english)
Es increible como permiten la venta de pollo en condiciones totalmente antihigienicas. Sin Refrigeracion y al descubierto. Quiza mas increible que exista gente que lo compre.
No man! at 10.31 that's not Jesus, that's Judas the Apostle. The cult to this saint is very important here in Mexico, he is almost as popular as La Virgen de Guadalupe, and you can see it the 28th of every month at San Hipólito's church in Mexico City
I am Mexican and live in Mexico, but lived a part of my life in the U.S. And your videos help me learn about my country. Thanks!
All cities & towns in Mexico have a traditional local market selling everything from dried chilies to toilet brushes. It's like Walmart...just more authentic and how life used to be. This one is in Mexico City. Let's check it out!
That’s not Jesus , is San judas Tadeo / Jude Thaddeus..
I haven't been to Mexico in decades. This was a wonderful nostalgic trip through the type of market I used to shop in regularly over a period of years. Thank you.
Miss México City... have not been there in 20 years. Brought a lot of wonderful memories.
Happy to hear.
Se aprecia y se agradece de antemano el tiempo que te tomas para observar, buscar y describir cada lugar al cual vas. Es un placer que personas como tú aprecien y quieran a éste país. !Un gran saludo desde Chihuahua!.
Pablo Martínez Gracias Pablo, es mi gran placer!
Pablo. En los ultimos meses muchos Gringos y de otros paises. estan descubriendo. Que mexico esta muy lejos de las malas noticias que se dicen en el extranjero.
Los paisanos deben prepararse a recibir a miles de turistas y futuros Ciudadanos que viviran en mexico. Los retirados(jubilados) Han encontrado que mexico es el mejor lugar para migrar. Bueno/ Bonito y barato. La gente esta siempre feliz y es buena! Mi casa es tu casa!
Love this video of the market! My husband is Polish and last time I took him to San Cosme market and he loved it! We ate a nice "comida corrida" and then, we buy some tea from the herbal man! jajajaja, and at the end we got a homemade yogurt! he absolutely loved it! I did a good job introducing him to the tradional market! XD
+Graby Gaby Vlog Sounds like a great trip to the market! I ate comida corrida today ;) For me it's one of the great things about living in Mexico :D
I am Mexican and have been most of my life in the US. I hope one day I can go visit
Ahhhhhh, you make me drool when you show that wonderful food and treats from the mercados. I can tell you that the weather and the food is the best ever in Mexico.
+Sandrine Dloch It's an adventure going into Mexican markets :)
Paul congratulations, you really show the true mexican reality (at least Mexico City's). Not the false one that show Hollywood movies. Saludos, y como México no hay dos..
Thanks! Saludos desde CDMX.
i visited my brother in Mexico City the other day and i walked into that market and i was like "this looks very familiar..." and yeah, it was because i saw it in your video lol we went to eat to that coffee shop inside the mercado, they have great echiladas de mole.
+Yannick Fierro Ja, that's great to know. I need to check out those echiladas de mole :)
enmoladas
We need more blogs like your.
I am missing Mexico City so much.
Nice description of the Mexico City. Congratulations True México!.
Pablo Martínez Thank you Pablo!
Thank you for the video! Will be showing it to my high school Spanish class!
Oh my! You did change your voice, a lot! Not complaining, just shocked that I get this oldie recommended today.
Hey! Just discovered your channel
I think it's great that you're making videos about the lifestyle in Mexico. I'm mexican and I'm always very interested in other cultures so this is the kind of videos I'm interested in. I have considered doing a channel about Mexico as well, but I realized that it'd be pretty hard to actually show how life is in here, since I don't really live a very mexican life per se… but anyways, glad I found this!
topiesponja Thanks for this nice comment! Really appreciate it.
vaya muy buena labor!!!!!!
wow, can´t believe I´m actually the first person to comment in your first video!!!!!! Anyway love your videos I know most of the places you show, in fact I live very near to picacho ajusco highway ( when you talked about things mexicans are crazy for ) would be great a video about chapultepec castle or bosque de tlalpan, cheers!!!!!
Going there after being in the states for 20 years. Super exited
Noooooo!. Felicidades Espero que recuperes el tiempo perdido. Pero Despacio!
Nice introduction to a typical neighborhood market. 'Mi Mercado' markets are located all round the city. If you want to visit one of the best markets in town you should go on a weekend to Centro Historico again and visit Mercado de San Juan, a real jewel.
Love the videos. I was born and lived in Mexico City until I was 13. I will be down there in July. I noticed most of the videos are on the south part of the city. How about a video of the Basilica de Guadalupe, Garibaldi, or even downtown.
Armando Hernandez Great to read you like my videos. The next video will be from downtown and the others are great ideas too.
The second piñata the green ALIEN you ask, is from the movie TOY STORY
in Tijuana, Mexico the Blockbusters had a big Christmas sale, they sold every DVD, Blueray and Video game for just a few cents, and the start of the year they closed there Doors for good
Awesome video, i love True Mexico. but that was San Judas Tadeo, not Jesus lol
fruit and veggies are way fresher in these mercados and tianguis cause they cut the middle man,the distribution center and way un expensive too
The frozen paletas de fruita are the best. My favorites are the ones spiced with chilies, as the sweet with the hot makes a great combo. Looks like the peso is continuing to fall which is good for us American tourists, but I feel terrible for the Mexicans who earn pesos :( Lets' hope the slide stops after our election in November.
I was born in mexico and I think I been there with my family.
This is my mercado!!!! Yes, supposedly Passmar is the "best" coffee in the city. I totally agree with how ridiculous it is that the Blockbuster is still standing. Our neighbourhood is kind of boring (apart from having Poliforum) But you should do a video about la condesa, el centro and ecobicis! I think you're whole project is great and informative to foreigners.
undoubtedly I'm happy you are enjoying my videos! I will do videos about the good ideas you gave for sure. Are you from Mexico?!
A really old video, that Blockbuster doesn't exists anymore. You have to go back there and get a Passmar cofee inside that market, one of the best in Mexico City, oh by the way I live close there :P
Ahhh yes Passmar in the market. I have been there and awesome coffee.
I can see you're a big fan of Formula 1... i also enjoy watching every race. What do you think of the upcoming race there in Mexico City will you be attending? Would be interesting to see a vlog of the circuit and the atmosphere of the fans on that race weekend.
I used to live in Mexico City. My favorite mercado was San Cosme. wonder if it's still operating. It was bigger than the one in the video.
I've never been there - I will have to check it out!
What do you think of the overhead wires?
Just something I wanted to point out. Blockbuster is still pretty popular here in Mexico. The reason why, is because people here are still not fully used to the whole digital downloads and/or streaming services, such as Netflix or Hulu Plus. Netflix costs around 90 pesos a month while Hulu Plus is non-existent. Now, people still prefer renting a movie for 20 pesos for a week, rather than a whole catalogue of movies for 90 pesos a month.
Also, Blockbuster is partnered with Gamerush, which is a pretty big video game market in some states of the republic. They sale consoles, games, accessories, and a couple of toys. Here in Chihuahua, Gamerush is the only videogame store that still operates.
So we expect Blockbuster to stay alive for a couple more years :)
AdanPlays I didn't know Blockbuster was still that popular so thanks for telling me. It's weird how it takes time for people to shift to a new habit (90 pesos for loads of movies for a month) which is clearly a better deal. But people have habbits & there is still something nice about going to a Blockbuster and picking a movie. As a kid in England we had a 'video' shop near our house. It was a converted upstairs apartment. Each room was a a specific section (eg Action) & every bit of wall was coverered by a movie poster.
I do not believe block buster can stand it vs Netflix and on demand packages from TV suppliers. Google movies is also becoming more popular in MX. Do you recall videocentro?
AdanPYosho The reason people in Mexico keep renting movies is Because most people don't have internet service. Another reason is the internet is low speed, so streaming movies in almost impossible. It is amazing anyway that people is renting movies because Mexicans are one of the countries where people buy most Pirate and theft merchandise.
Mario Millan Forget Netflix, Mexicans are used to buy pirate and theft merchandise.
+AdanPYosho To be honest, another important thing is the fake copies of movies that are in sold all over Mexico. One "pirate" movie can cost as cheap as 5 pesos. I am sure Blockbuster will disappear soon.
You should visit "Garden Santa fe" is a shopping mall underground
Carlos Dávalos I have been told that a few times. Will check it out for sure.
do you do the narration separately when you edit, or on the spot?
Hola!!! Es San Juditas Wuey!!!
Have you ever broken a piñata? It is one of my best childhood memories. That market is super nice, do you remember the adress?
+Sandrine Dloch I did once actually but in Texas ;) If you put in Mercado Del Valle Mexico City in google maps it will come up.
Because of the poverty in Mexico City blockbusters has a lot of business and seems like it's most likely going to stay great video btw!!!
I did not understand. What's this place all about?
You should go to the Condesa, lots of bars, restaurants; pretty nice.
Thanks for the suggestion! I will check it out. If you have other ideas for videos please do let me know :)
True Mexico Lots of places in mexico city, u could start with the centro historico or coyoacan
Great tips, thank you :)
I like the video. Dude do a video on the virgen de Guadalupe, the main temple I think is in Tepeyac, Right der in Mexico city is in Like a hill Mountain some sort is really cool dude that's wer it all started
Love this one , how did you find this place?
esme Happy you liked it! These places are all over Mexico City. They are called 'Mi Mercado'. I often find new ones just to check them out...I like to compare the 'Comida Corrida'
This is the first video I watch and I already subscribed :) have you been to Jamaica market? If you haven't, it's flower market, I think you would like
+Alejandra Jimenez Happy yo hear! Yes I have been but I wasn't filming then. Hopefully one day I'll film there.
you should go to Garibaldi and Xochimilco...try the Trajineras bro
One day I will make those vids!
+True Mexico
thanks... I'm sharing your chanel with my wife's family in Germany.
we live in California US. thanks for bringing memories sr.
why you decided to go to Mexico?
show your face some day ..hahaha..thanks for replying
ventomk3 Cool! I hope they enjoy it :)
Granted I am just starting you videos. Have you been to El Mercado de Sonora?
+Lula Earle I've been there but have yet to make a video there. I will at some point!
muy buena descripcion. Que pena que no estan los precios!
what do they feed chickens in England then?
On cages with hormones
Friend visita central de abastos !!!!!!!
+Eric Trejo Gomez Yes I will make a video for at some point :)
Nice videos
+Eduardo Benítez Thanks.
6:42 Peppa pig after a bad plastic surgery on the left
hi the chicken is a little bit yellow in mexico cause they give chicken "zempasuchil "is a flower, unlike in the us the chicken is white, just marketing I guess...
Cool, I didn´t know that.
he is bullshting you Paul don't fall for it xp
DaLewis it's true. My mom and my grandma raised chickens and they do feed it that plant.
Luis. the free cage chicken. (Ranch) looks orange. and the industrialized chicken whit hormones raised. looks pink
Certainly you can make an excellent video about mercado San Juan
Salvador Ascencio One day I will :)
mercados y flores bueno si quieres ver mejor esa combinación necesitas ir al mercado de Jamaica
Woooooah...
Wait! So chicken isn't yellow outside of Mexico?
No. Is pink. Because is frozen with hormones!
creo que somos de la misma generacion min 06:21 saudos
mika2931 Creo que si :D
Hi Paul, I'm mexican, ha've recently se en tour videos, and I'm wondering, that there's meny foreigner making videos about México, seems like suddenly everybody is paing atention in mi country, What do you think about us??? And. Why you dont appear in tour videos??
Laura. Felizmente los extranjeros ya no creen la mala imagen que las peliculas y noticias dicen de mexico.
Aparte como bajo el peso. Es una exelente oportunidad para explorar e ir a vivir a un bello pais.
corre la voz y traten muy bien a los Miles de turistas extranjerosy futuros vecinos. de ustedes queda revertir lo malo a que sea bueno.
More videos XD that shoppings are called mercados there are one of them in all the city
George Michael I think they are great especially for 'Comida Corrida'
The little saint wearing green and white is not Jesus. It is saint Jude, I know this because my mom is catholic and she gets really upset whenever I confuse the two... Awesome video! keep it up ; )
+Melissa Perez Salazar Ja, thanks for that. Yes lot's of people have said the same! Oops.
Lol they’re going to take away your street cred card for the “Jesus” comment lol
Ja, I should make a video about my biggest mistakes talking about Mexico. I forgot about this one, on the list!
i would not get the yellow chicken sitting out like that
I like the traditional markets videos compared to the american style shops.
+Anonimato Vato Yes they are more fun and interesting for sure :)
That was San Judas Tadeo or Taddaeous for you not Jesus, if you liked this market you must go to "mercado de JAMAICA" a metro station goes right there, and go to the part of flowers its incredible big and the flower buquets are incredibly beatiful and cheap, the market open all day and all night, if you go there you surelly will be surprised
+parrish6696 Thanks for that info. Yes a few people have told me to do a video there. I will at some point :)
CHICKEN IS YELLOW BECAUSE IT'S PAINTED WITH VEGETABLE COLORING BY COMPANIES SUPPLYING THIS MARKETS, IT'S BETTER TO GET THE ONES WITH PINK TONE SKIN, AS A MEXICAN IS MY ADVICE
Ooh, Man! You were 0/3 at the end~
That's not Jesus, it's San Judas Tadeo (Jude the Apostle, very popular in Mexico).
Those aren't dragons, they're guardian lions (they are Chinese).
The cat, however, isn't- it's Japanese (a maneki-neko).
Good try though, maybe next time~
actually they are Chinese dragons
no refrigerator for the chicken, ouch
it's fresh. Usually they kill the chickens in the morning. It's rare to find frozen chicken
JinXMoon yessss, absolutely fresh never frozen!
They don't have to refrigerate the chicken if you sale everything in the morning xD
Vegas. The Mexican chef reject frozen chicken
Son " Tianguis " no mercados ni bazares.
+Acatl Xipatli Yo soy de mexico, a donde fue es un mercado. En un tianguis general venden ropa y cosas que no sean comida (aunque comida habra en todos los tianguis).
+Acatl Xipatli los tianguis son mercados ambulantes.
Hey men good videos congrats. Bout away the religious image you called jesus its excelly called San Judas Tadeo and its a saint, check it out. (Sorry for my bad english)
jalexqm Good English :) Another subscriber told me about that too, sorry about that!
That shop is not religious but esoteric...
That one isn't Jesus, is Judas Tadeo
hahaha no mames deberías ir a la guerrero o a iztapalapa a la merced o a la central de abastos
+Luis Juárez Quiero hacer un vídeo sobre la central de abastos. He visitado ahí, es muy interesante!
OMG how I miss the food, I'm sorry but British food is shitty, no matter how good it looks it tastes bad! =( I am dying for proper Mexican food.
aleorangekit Ja proper Mexican food is the best...I'm lucky to eat it every day :)
Es increible como permiten la venta de pollo en condiciones totalmente antihigienicas. Sin Refrigeracion y al descubierto. Quiza mas increible que exista gente que lo compre.
El pollo está fresco y se vende al día
+carlosmante Y cuando se cocina se muere todo los microorganismos, no lo comemos crudo.
Carlos obviamente es pocho
+carlosmante Es increíble que existas ¿Quién te inventó?
We squirt our chicken full of hormones that make them anemic and grow hair on their chest
No man! at 10.31 that's not Jesus, that's Judas the Apostle. The cult to this saint is very important here in Mexico, he is almost as popular as La Virgen de Guadalupe, and you can see it the 28th of every month at San Hipólito's church in Mexico City
+janewilde1 Quite a few people have commented about my mistake here. Sorry!
He is not Jesús, is San Judas
MANUEL SALDATE G. He is missing taking the Subway those days(28) so he will absolutely know San Juditas.
Is not Jesús haha is San Judas Tadeo
Carolina Mignon Ja Carolina, believe me a lot of subscribers have mentioned my lack of knowledge here! :)
True Mexico maneki neko, and is originally Japanese. Lucky cat
peppa...
I don't think that's Jesus. It might be St. Joseph.
thats not jesus thats san judas ateo lol
Lol, san judas Ateo?