Im Venezuelan and married to an Ecuadorian from portoviejo. The ceviche and encebollado are my favorites!! Portoviejo is a lovely place. I’ve been there so many times. The food is the best and #1 for me
Excelente!! Esperamos segunda parte. Bienvenidos a disfrutar de nuestra gastronomía deliciosa en todas las regiones del País. Saludos desde Guayaquil Ecuador.
Great Job Ace. I am here in Manabi volunteering at a school. I really like the video about the traditional food. Me gusta que el video fue en español e ingles. Bien hecho amigos....🦘 Peter de Australia
Thanks a ton for checking it out! We do want to do more of these videos and your comment as well as others that support this content show that there is interest in the videos. And I try to have dad in the videos more often but he’s a busy guy but it’s always great to have him!
The most complete video of food in Portoviejo. Also I recommend you Dorilocos, they sell a product like macacos tacos, but with their own recipe, should give it a try. Great video!
Hey Bro...years ago lost 75 lbs on the wonderful Keto lifestyle! So as you know carbs are a no no. Looks like Ecuadorian food is a Keto nightmare lol...not to mention how much food is fried in seed oils. Guess I gotta pack my prep meals before I go haha
It really is difficult to do Keto if you want to enjoy the food they have here that’s for sure. You can definitely find places that sell keto meals but I don’t think they would be considered Ecuadorian dishes, unless the condition for that is being made by an Ecuadorian lol Thanks for checking the video out and hope you stay healthy!
Reamente quisieras que probaras todos los bocaditos y platos que pueda hacer mi ma! Te van a encantar! La proxima vez que hagamos algo te escribo para poder llevarte un poco y que los pruebes! Especialmente la tortilla de maiz (donde yo muelo a mano con el molino) que es muy deliciosa!
Bolon is my favorite, though good empanadas are a close 2nd. learning to cook Ecuadorian food, I made Come y Bebe... and it made me understand people who were crazy for fruit. It was incredible.
Do you go for the chicharrón Bolon or cheese, or a mix of both? Empanadas are so readily available everywhere and you can almost never go wrong with one. I had actually thought to show the pizza empanada they sell at the shopping but since it was in the shopping (didn’t feel as street) I decided to leave it for another day. I had ever known it was called Come y Bebe, I would’ve just called it a “Salad in a cup” lol
@@GMAceM , mixto, obvio! We are heading there in December (Salinas). Plan on making homemade pizza for the family. "In the shopping" is a fun phrase because I know why you say it that way.
You need to tell us more about what is in the Maco Taco.... I feel like all I understand is that there is cheese and chili and you eat a lot of them. LOL!
I wasn’t able to talk too much about the specific ingredients since it’s a secret recipe but the components are basically: Chili, cheese, guacamole, and the cheese sauces they throw on them. LOL man I wish I could eat more, I can almost never stop myself from eating at least two whenever I go but being able to go is definitely a “once every other week” thing.
The Chuzos at the end are looking delicious! Im in Ecuador for a voluntary service. Your videos inspired me! I´m in the highlands. I actually dont t´like the traditional food that much, my stomache makes some problems. Maybe I find the Chuzos here. Thanks for the video!
You have to try the chuzos! The ones my dad makes are the best no doubt. I hope everything is going well with the voluntary service and that the highlands food is treating you well. Thanks for checking the video out!
27:12 Yo vendo los platitos de empanadas sin freir a $1,50 (5 empanadas, $0,30 c/u). Fritas a $0,40 normalmente solo bajo encargos o los fines de semana que salgo a vender a picoaza jaja
After seeing this, it makes me wonder what US street foods don't exist in Ecuador. Do you have hot dogs? Do you have Nachos? Do you have Italian Sausage and Peppers? And are Chuzos marinated meat? Sorry for all the questions. Maybe you and I can do a video! ;)
There’s a lot to talk about in regards to the situation with food tbh and I’m always down to make videos about it but it’s definitely one of the harder videos to make for a variety of reasons. We definitely have to talk about that video!
Oh boy, you’re gonna get the judgy eyes if you ask for that lol Ok but being serious, the server is gonna probably be confused since no one really asks for it like that. I’ve seen people get the funky eye (among friends) for asking for encebollado without onion, no cilantro in your ceviche, or adding too much of a certain condiment.
@GMAceM Thanks Ace. in that case I'll hold off on making that request. btw, my favorite Ecuador street food is cazuela, though I don't see it around as often as I'd like
GM, is it difficult to find food for someone who eats very low carb, like me? Super low carb. High protein moderate fat. I noticed that there doesn't appear to be a lot of fresh beef. I do see quite a bit of pork, which is good. Also, which types of oils do they use for frying?
You can find here a lot of restaurants of grilled meat (asados) if you want something low carb, or also ceviche could be an option too. For fried frood, we use sunflower, palm or soy oil.
100% on board with what Yorezz said. I tend to do low carb at home but if I go out it’s very easy to find parrilladas (basically bbq/grilled food places). We didn’t add it to this video because we wanted to highlight other foods for this experience and it’s pretty tough to make a video like this but I will probably make another video like this at a future date.
