$1 Tacos VS $113 Tacos in MEXICO!! Super RARE Mexican Food!!

right now we're in mexico city and we're about to eat the most expensive taco you can find in this country calvin are you ready wow i am so ready in the last two weeks i've eaten real mexican tacos you could not imagine that's all good i'm gonna die to go to heaven there's an ambulance right now tacos filled with cactus that is wild cow face tacos this is not what i was expecting when i woke up this morning to have for breakfast even tacos filled with antics this is also known as the mexican caviar but all that can compare to what we're facing today this is probably the best taco i've ever had in my lifetime today calvin and i are immersing ourselves in the country where tacos were first invented very affordable to the shockingly expensive that is expensive we'll find out which tasty taco gives us the most bang for let's go calvin put her there it's there we're in mexico you are a taquero see i've eaten your taco yes to you what makes a good taco for me taco's all about the ingredients we want freshness we want inventiveness but we want flavor for me it has to exist in mexico tacos are everywhere from high-end restaurants and traditional family eateries to frantic street side stalls selling tacos for only a dollar but what if you're looking for something even cheaper i'm talking just a few pennies for a tortilla full of yum for that you need to look for this [Applause] bikes like these usually with a basket on the back being driven up and down the streets of mexico city with only one mission to serve the most affordable tacos out there it all starts in the taco sellers home sir good morning buenos dias meet hasso gonzalez he and his family have been selling basket tacos for the last 24 years we're just a little bit outside of where you live and we're at your restaurant now is this something that a lot of people do in this city yeah meet our translator his name is gabriel he's fluent in spanish and english plus we couldn't find anyone else how much does it cost for just one taco seven pesos each taco that's very affordable sure preparing the tacos takes about two to three hours when the food is ready it's loaded onto the bike and he hits the streets zigzagging through the roads and avenues until every last taco is sold how many days a week are you doing this seven days a week seven wow this guy's a hardworking guy he is paso sells three taco flavors after filling each tortilla they're laid in a basket topped with onions then a step i did not expect the entire contents of the basket is doused with searing hot pork grease why do you do that they get sweaty the other way that you call them is sweaty tacos that's my nickname in high school this morning we wake up our taste buds with his potato tacos stuffed with a seasoned mashed potato building upon ordering hasso fills it with his spicy green salsa he's like santa claus hey here you go thank you oh yeah that looks good it's just potato but it looks very filling very hearty try it out [Music] such a simple oh it's so spicy it's so spicy i'm trying to maintain the heat right now oh i feel alive a simple ingredient like a potato right with spices and love it becomes something completely different uh yeah have you ever been to india i have the indian food as potatoes and then how can we spice it to just make it taste awesome that's what he's done here incredibly spicy and incredible salsa man that's also hit you like pop it's for you to feel mexico yeah okay i feel it i'm ready for more hazo also sells frijoles or fritos or refried bean tacos now are these pinto beans or black beans canceled in his kitchen he stirs up a huge pot of refried beans with chicken broth lard and epizote to try don't just go for it mmm for me it's consistency with the smoothness of the beans it's a nice wrapped corn tortilla this is a perfect way to stop the morning we have one taco remaining the chicharron chicharrones this is as close as we're getting to some real protein here the other two are basically vegan now we're getting into some real animal territory it's pressed chicharron they pressed it and then they season it with a red sauce okay so this has been pressed and we're about to be impressed try it out oh my god that's so flavorful it's got more animal flavor to it right it's oily it's meaty it's heavy i'm super impressed i didn't know what to expect i mean they're like it's a few cents for tacos and it's like well this is gonna be a disaster they're good sir thank you so much for inviting us into your home and showing us a little bit more about your lifestyle and your food especially tremendous in mexico city one of the most legendary taco sites is the trumpo al pastor tacos shaved off a giant pile of beautifully seasoned meat usually it's made from pork some make it with beef or chicken but our next mad food scientist has completely gone off the deep end chef put her there hello this is chef daniel silva he took the 64 year old family restaurant and added his own wild seafood inventions we're so excited for the food here it's very unique it's unlike anything you've had before here in mexico i guarantee you that kelvin good i cannot wait before we get into the food i must ask you about your mustache it looks like a scorpion a scorpion with a wow can you try to curl mine with that we're here for the octopus the octopus here is so famous you even have it on your chef jacket right here what do you like so much about octopus the meat is delicious and the way it's cooked alfa store is much more delicious now wait alpa store that's usually reserved for pork you can do that with an octopus and you can make it with basically anything trompo de leon he just said that you can make a trumpo out of lion have you done that before see glad all no choice yeah many times does it make you fuerte hold on what's that okay [Music] cooking begins with octopus and pineapple slices how many kilos of octopus do you go through in a month marinating in el paso sauce sientos quilos diarios 300 kilos daily daily it's just explaining the way the alpha story is he explaining to me like i'm a child octopus and pineapple slices on a steel rod the pastor almost fully built now the cherry on top we must seal it with this gee yes okay he wants me to help [Music] check this out this is the most strange type of creation i've seen in mexico pastor with tons of little octopuses this is going to be wild [Music] one guest's order he slices the tentacles and finishes them on the flat top assemble the tacos with fresh pineapple cubes red onions guacamole and even more al pastor sauce this looks incredible we've really leveled up in size and quality and in price this is a little bit over four dollars per taco now in mexico that ain't cheap the average taco here on the street with like plenty of meat and some good salsa it's about a dollar and so this is four times that price but you're paying for this right i have brought pesos thank god okay yeah back to the show i want to get a taste of this octopus look at this dude is there anything better than like a nice long tentacle as it's getting more slender the texture changes continuously it can be like gelatinous on the top it can be crunchy on the bottom and then every shade in between should we try it out i'm ready oh oh that's delicious wow it's so tender but just firm enough the texture of this octopus is so succulent it's almost like biting into scallops but the flavor is on there it looks like it would be really hot it's not spicy at all it's just savory and juicy and juicy oh it's so juicy it looks amazing it looks creepy it's sensational try it out that is good this is the first taco i've had with pineapple here it kind of just explodes with fruity sweetness it goes so well with the seafood they put a lot of love into it and they don't try to go over the top it's very simple everything on that plate you can identify right well hold on one second octopus oh yeah yeah absolutely tacos in mexico are delicious diverse and extremely affordable usually around just a dollar each so how on earth am i going to find high-end pricey tacos in this city i came here to find out hola may i shake your hand meet javier valenzuela one of the chefs here at cornmeal this high-end restaurant specializes in fusing mexican street food with influences from la and new york that means traditional time-tested classics that are elevated using high-end ingredients and high-end techniques we've eaten a lot of tacos today some very unique tacos and it's all built up to this moment i'm fascinated by this idea of street food being elevated i've seen it all around the world but we're here for tacos can tacos be fine dining food yes of course from the technique to their quality of the ingredients you can bring to the highest level where do you get inspiration to make these tacos we're mexican there's always a tackle for everything that is the best answer everywhere i went to a tortilla factory and they put salt on it they're all here salt taco i mean that's basically what we started with today and now we're going to try one of the most luxurious tacos in the place that invented tacos i bet there's expensive tacos in the usa but it's going to be filled with wine lobster cabbage and gold flakes but here they're focused on good quality ingredients and elevating mexican traditions that have been around a long time are you ready calvin i am pumped this is gonna be the best taco of my life today we're taking on a three-course taco journey starting with black beef tacos the unique black color comes from the onions scorched in the oven until they've become as dark as kim jong-un's soul the onion ash what flavor does it provoke it gives the color obviously and it gives a smoky flavor to it now the beef seasoned with something they call pariente then lemon pepper and juice made from lime cumin oregano and garlic now add the onion ash [Music] grill for 20 minutes and finish on the flat top serve with cilantro onions and lime calvin sunny this entire day is built up to this moment so this is our first taco and this is not affordable the quality of meat here is a lot better say what you can find on the sidewalk but is it going to be better in taste we should take a bite without sauce first really savor that meatiness and then because it's also oven [Music] oh my god wow first and foremost the tortilla it is fresh it's so aromatic then the meat the meat has so much that ladle running through that rib eye do you taste the blackness i don't taste the black despite taste the char in the beef i'm just rotating on the thrombo it's getting hit by heat on one side and it really gets these nice charred bits and has a nice smoky mist to it i do think it's mostly about the look it's badass they have a big black drum pull so it stands out it's very unique and absolutely delicious let's try it with some salsa verde okay let's go [Music] incredible fresh meaty delicious when elon musk eats tacos these are the tacos he eats two illah is mexican it's alone i thought he was south african no it's balloon he dropped the p and his hand musk [Music] the second course is a shocker this is called essentially it's a suckling goat a baby that's only ever eaten its mother's milk it only weighs around five kilos around one month of age it's ready for slaughter it's a popular ingredient in iberian and latin american cuisines why do you prepare goat when it's so young for the tenderness of their meat and for the pure flavor of the meat here they cut the kid into big chunks and throw it in a huge pot of lard here it'll comfy slow cooking for the next six hours making it even more tender i can't imagine how soft the child goat is gonna be this is gonna be wild the meat is shredded and tossed on the flat top joined by tortillas slathered in peruvian refried bean sauce to finish it off a few cubes of butter top with avocado and their special salsa garnish with fresa dia tomatoes and parsley first and foremost this taco has been drenched in a sauce it's the enchilada of tacos is the tacos enchiladas what's most special about this i think is about what's inside just like us i have no goats inside it we're about to but first we have to get through to the bottom of it i mean it is soggy already try it out all right oh this coffee baby goat just shreds apart this sauce on here it's like a mexican barbecue sauce and then the meat is just so tender it is like a very moist pulled pork but it's almost like little watery soft supple and sweet it has a sweetness to it people around the world are obsessed with young meat whether it's eating lamb in barbacoa or eating a very young goat here the younger the animal the softer the meat your meat would be very tough it'd be like chewing on an inner tube and that's only halfway how rough i am ladies and men next taco our final and most expensive taco is made with bone marrow oh roasted in the oven it's a bone from the cow then move to the flat top the femur the fever i was like is the bone more tender in the cow joined by wagyu filet mignon the most tender cut of beef seasoned with salt doused with two savory sauces bone marrows gives all the flavor to the dish it gives the punch once you mix it with a fresh meat it gives like a really strong flavor to it melt acetero cheese and top it with a corn tortilla finish with parsley tempura and yuzu sauce our final taco experience right here wow every layer of this is incredible there's a tortilla a crusty cheese on top of that then a thin slice of filet mignon and then the bone marrow even on top of the bone marrow they put some yuzu what's that a japanese citrus japanese citrus and so it's 100 percent authentically mexican or japanese with a touch of japan dull marrow is tricky right because it can easily be too much of a good thing of course like you can't just eat it by the spoonful you're going to literally feel sick it's oily buttery but kind of gritty too i think that's the bone oh i ate too far oh it just plopped out oh i'm gonna spread it now filet mignon is known for having no fat it's the most tender part of the steel they added this extra layer of fat it is a river of fat uh let's take a quick bite okay [Music] oh my god that's good that is wild what the hell man the cheese has a nice layer of texture the fillet cooked beautifully but to top it all off the creme de la creme that bone marrow sunny this is probably the best taco i've ever had in my lifetime this is elevation at its primal peak this is a one-of-a-kind experience this is really incredible i know it's expensive but for this level of quality i think it's quite reasonable i think it's very reasonable to have dinner between two friends at this price point and then the atmosphere the service the people the music we're here with all of our friends [Music] sonny there's no one here dude you're my only friend i didn't think we're that close sonny [Music] calvin sunny we went to three different locations and we paid three different price amounts of money i did not you in particular thank god i want to know which one for you gave you the most bang for my buck the best bang for your buck was the modernized mexican elevated tacos the philippines the bone marrow that might be the best taco i've ever had i hate doing this calvin are we doing the same one here's the thing i enjoyed every single location today with the very affordable tacos i didn't know what to expect because with less money you're gonna get less ingredients and certainly not premium ingredients but i like that a lot in location two extremely unique past daughter on the trumple but i have to agree with you my best value for today is the third location i think it's super reasonable i could have gotten half as much and then shared it with someone who i actually like to hang out with like me don't think just a yes yes great best ever food review show is a small team of independent creators and everything we do here works because of you guys click the link in our description to join our patreon and receive exclusive [Music] oh can you translate because then we don't need this guy at all si muy transisto you're a transistor radio c oh transistor radio this is just taco drippings let me wrap that up boom second taco i feel like i just got a stimulus check even though i'm in the top 1 of earners in the usa you know what i mean i know you mean watch it i don't know you mean but i know what you mean when you go to denny's do you eat the parsley yeah i do i consider that a side salad i'll get extra parsley [Laughter] to make yourself a side salad can i get some ranch uh this plate's not garnished enough can i get even more garnish guys that is the end of the video a huge thank you to my good friend calvin you can go follow calvin right here on his youtube channel become a subscriber and join him in his own fun food adventures he's got a lot of them and a lot more coming even some from mexico otherwise that is it for this one guys we will see you next time uh wait what okay that's this one we'll see you next time wait what oh no i'm broken as a person what do i usually say guys that's it for this one thank you so much for watching for watching i'll see you next time and then what i never know what's the endings

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Keywords: Best ever food review show, befrs, befrs team, sonny side, Mexico, Latin america country, Mexico city, latino, Mexican food, where to eat in Mexico, Aztec culture, Mexican culture, Mexican traditional food, Food Tour in Mexico City, AZTEC FOOD, street food in mexico, cheap food, taco tour, cheap vs expensive taco, CHICHARRON TACOS, OCTOPUS AL PASTOR, BLACK BEEF TROMPO, BABY GOAT CONFIT TACOS, BURNT STEAK TACO W/ BONE MARROW

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Length: 19min 3sec (1143 seconds)

Published: Sun Dec 26 2021

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