The Title of the video “Nica Food” threw me for a second 😂😂😂😂
@romanbg476
9 күн бұрын
Hi, Scott. Good video ! You touched a very important subject. You may remember me from my post back a month ago. You answered very well and made a great video based on my comment. Exactly , food habits and personal diets are very important! Not being able to eat my dishes , that I crave and used to have ,was the second major reason ( the first one was the heat) why Nicaragua is not my retirement choice.
@faithfulmothers
9 күн бұрын
Quesillos from la pasaditas on carretera vieja leon are the best! I can’t eat them anywhere else!
@vivahernando1
8 күн бұрын
I’m half Mex and blk ….. the title got me hooked 😂
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
8 күн бұрын
My Mexican editor made the thumbnail and was probably unaware of how it sounds when read aloud quickly, lol.
@vivahernando1
8 күн бұрын
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog 😂 np
@user-wh3pj8ln4t
9 күн бұрын
My husband and I ate gallo pinto, cheese and scrambled eggs provided free for breakfast at every motel we stayed. The cheese is hard and very salty. I cut mine up in small pieces and mixed it up with the gallo pinto. We also ate a lot of fresh local fruit, watermelon, pineapple and bananas. Waaay more carbs than I would normally eat. Still we both lost weight and my husband's edema disappeared entirely.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
Here is a hint... the cheese varies, but always looks the same. Some is SUPER salty and pungent. Some is really mild like halloumi. The salty pungent is more popular locally. But if you live here or hunt around you'll find places with milder cheese. So you aren't stuck with that variety. My wife likes it mild. I've adapted and I prefer it the Nica way... salty and pungent now. And great to hear about the health improvements on the natural (and cheap) Nica diet!
@user-wh3pj8ln4t
9 күн бұрын
There is a mexican restaurant out on the island Ometepe that is owned by a man from Africa. We were pleasantly surprised by this and the food & tequila shots were great.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
What town? Do you know the name of it?
@dubNoFunkinSoul
10 күн бұрын
I read within a report about Nicaragua that 95% of the food consumed in Nicaragua is grown/produced there. That is a stunning number! I was (pleasantly) surprised with the quality of the meat in Nica, even in supermarkets. Looking forward to trying local sellers soon. During our stay in Granada I sought out Nicaraguan restaurants, well that was what I searched for in Google maps! I enjoyed Indio Viejo, but was a huge portion so couldn't finish it! And of course the Ceviche in SJDS was epic! I stopped ordering tacos after the 3rd attempt as it became clear they are always deep fried, I guessed that's how they do them! I'm a Gallo Pinto fan, especially with eggs for breakfast. Generally the food was good and I still have lots more to try when we return. The only show stopper for me is the oil for deep fried delights. Seed oils like soy, rape or whatever canola is cause stomach issues for me so I avoid fried foods
@christopherhouse7937
10 күн бұрын
I love to eat Meat! 🥩 So Nicaragua meat is high quality! Is the cost of a steak inexpensive?
@dubNoFunkinSoul
10 күн бұрын
@@christopherhouse7937 same, I'm broadminded on the food I eat but definitely want to eat meat. The meat prices are cheaper than Europe and quality looks better. We are moving to Nica in November and will be shopping/cooking after we arrive. Looking forward to buying and cooking the produce
@christopherhouse7937
10 күн бұрын
@@dubNoFunkinSoul Have you found any good gyms in Nicaragua to workout and lift weights?
@dubNoFunkinSoul
10 күн бұрын
@@christopherhouse7937 I'm allergic to gyms! I'm into cycling, so will asses the options to cycle daily when I'm there
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
10 күн бұрын
Nicaragua is food sovereign and a MAJOR exporter of food. And being generally low income, it encourages us to eat local rather than import. Yes, the term "taco" in Nicaragua means a deep fried tortilla item. It'll never be something else without indicating "Mexican taco" or whatever. A Nicaragua would be angry if it was something else as that's what taco means there. And it's sold everywhere, like nearly every block has a fritanga that sells tacos.
@janetsweeney1574
10 күн бұрын
When I lived at Selva Negra for a few months, the first time Ramon ate at the restaurant, he asked "where is the gallo pinto?" It just wasn't right without it, lol.
@janetsweeney1574
10 күн бұрын
Also, I can't even imagine why someone would think that a particular place would have the same food as a different area does, like Mexican food being generally available in Nicaragua. Look at the different food in all of those Asian countries, there are a lot of differences. Plus, if you want Vietnamese, go to Portland, Oregon 😊
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
All of that guy's posts were insane. He went to a small mini mart in Altagracia on Ometepe and was ranting that they didn't sell the kind of bacon he ate. He refused to shop at the super market or the carniceria like Nicaraguans would, and said that since there were lots of vegetarians in the area that this mini mart HAD to have HIS kind of bacon or everything in Nicaragua was a lie. It was such an insane rant where he himself explained why there was no bacon. he basically has an addiction to staying in places totally unsuited to him, having zero common sense, and a cocaine level addiction to bacon.
@jamesmcgowan5933
6 күн бұрын
Cooking with Marcella Gallo pinto. Would be interesting. To try . Taco Bell that is in Canada is horrible wouldn't call it food. Did a timber frame course is north Carolina and on last day the Mexican workers from area 1/2 way between Cancun and Mexico city made some food and was quite good. Think NICA might be to my personal taste. Surprised not spicy since Indian curry is a northern food and Vindaloo is southern India. Was a regular patron at Indian restaurant the owner always made authentic Indian so got to experience food based on the region. I love Indian food. Different topic . Joe Rogan experience his guest was talking about a stone wall in Montana that dates back 30000 yrs. Wasn't built by natives. Way to advanced.
@kfajardo1636
8 күн бұрын
Hi Scott, enjoy your videos, can’t agree with you here by calling Nicaraguan food bland, yes you’re right, Nicaraguans do not deviate from their eating habits or choices but to those concerned about not having their home cooked meals, they can make them at home, there’s an array of fruits, vegetables at a fraction of the price at the open markets, or if you’re too fancy for it, the supermarkets carry just about every ingredient there is foreign and domestic. When you move or visit another country you have to be open minded to new things, food is one of them.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
8 күн бұрын
There are a LOT of ingredients that are essentially impossible to come by. Even scouring the capital, we often ship ingredients from the US to cook at home. Even just lemons were a huge deal, every expat bought them like crazy, the first time that they appeared in the city in over three years. That's a long time to go with no access to lemons, a staple of North American cuisine. But the point isn't about cooking at home. The discussion was really about what food is available prepared because of exactly the reasons you mention - Nicaraguans don't tend to deviate from their diet so the availability of variety in restaurants and prepared food around most of the country is extremely low. We had some folks who watch the channel go completely ape doo doo on us, making videos and swearing up a storm (for real), about how North American food isn't replicated exactly here and they couldn't believe any human would ever live in any place without exactly the North American food that they were used to. but the Nicaraguan diet truly is, bland. Nothing wrong with that. It's quality ingredients, well cooked, healthy. But it is neither spicy nor with a variety of flavors. Bland is the most accurate way that I can describe it. That's not a bad thing, lots of people like bland. Bland isn't bad. It's just how it is. Just like Mexican food is very non-bland. Powerful flavors, lots of them, and spice.
@jasonalba7679
10 күн бұрын
Most common foods that I experienced in Nica : Gallo Pinto, Cheese, Beans, Rice, Repollo, and Plantains (Tajadas, Tostones).
@deanreadman3263
10 күн бұрын
Yuca aswell and fried plantain?
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
10 күн бұрын
Lots of that!
@GenERICexpats
9 күн бұрын
I believe the spicy sauce i bought while doing my generic expats content there was from both costa rica and guatemala haha 😂
@Brent-ox8lk
10 күн бұрын
I'll be really interested to try castillos. I'm a huge fan of pupusas, so if they're anything along that line, I'm in! 👍 The rice and bean combo (luckily) agrees with me and I'm okay with "repetitive" to a good degree. What I did have an issue with living in SE Asia: Very hot weather combined with a lot of oil-soaked fried food. Hopefully, staying away from that won't be too hard. Well, I know it's hot, I mean the deep fried stuff. And, sort of related to the digestive issue thing, in the food vid you really didn't talk about Montezuma's revenge (I guess Nicarao's revenge there lol) or general food safety stuff (eating street food, eating at small Mom and Pop eateries, etc). Other than the staying away from fish info, which was interesting, and a bit surprising. Thanks for another great vid!
@personalprojects-xo2tr
10 күн бұрын
For castillos do you mean Quesillos? Pretty nice snack (I guess)
@Brent-ox8lk
10 күн бұрын
@@personalprojects-xo2tr Ah, yeah I guess it was Quesillos that Scott said. Haha. I know what those are. I though there was something else that was the Pupusa relative. Quesillos don't seem too close, from what I've seen.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
2 күн бұрын
Yes, quesillos
@1stLukecifer
10 күн бұрын
Looking forward to a regular weekend Nacatamale. Happy to hear you will have a meat-minded member to balance out the cuisine.
@MrSabunyc
9 күн бұрын
The best Quesillos are made in Nagarote
@frankdnb1142
9 күн бұрын
Just my 2 cents on your comment; I think you should not call the food “bland”. I know you meant not spicy or lacking of spices, but to me bland is without taste or very little flavor. I would say that Nica food has a lot of unique flavors. Just my opinion.
@user-rj7cj3ig5j
9 күн бұрын
Please decide …..you can’t be a vegetarian and a Pescatarian, so don’t be mad at me because I know this from watching all your Videos…I’m a great Fan of yours,so there’s that!
@user-rj7cj3ig5j
9 күн бұрын
Be a Pescatarian and get lots more Omega 3,s
@user-rj7cj3ig5j
9 күн бұрын
Gravy and French fries sounds yummy
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
Pescatarian is a revisionist term for vegetarian that really arose quite recently. Vegetarian is an OLD word and often meant that you ate fish because fish in old English was a vegetable. I was a vegetarian for a long time before pescatarian was added as a new word. People want to change the meaning of vegetarian now, but it's a new meaning after the fact. And no one agrees on what it would be. Every region has its own definition today. I've been told by Indians that vegetarians can't eat mushrooms (not vegetables.) One-lacto-pescatarian (which is what I am) is really a sub category of vegetarian. Vegetarian is the umbrella term without a strict definition (unlike, say vegan which has a strict definition) and includes the ovoid, lactose, pescas, funghis, etc.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
A LOT easier to find food to eat, too. I was almost vegan for a while. But by eating fish too, it was the difference between sustainable and unsustainable in normal live.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
It can be amazing. In Guatemala I had gravy made with mushrooms for it... best ever.
@ba8898
5 күн бұрын
I still remember assuming that all Latin American food was hot, spicy and taco-like. Other than Mexico, Peru and maybe Guatamala, I don't think chili peppers are much of a thing at all in Latin America (apart from the odd sauce here and there, like the chimichurri, which, in my experience, is extremely mild in heat).
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
5 күн бұрын
yeah. in reality most isn't spicy and tacos are more exotic in most of it than in the US or Canada!
@Lesseodollboy
10 күн бұрын
Hey Scott are u following Reinas Nicaragua?
@Doncheleguapo
10 күн бұрын
What does it have anything to do with Nicaraguan food?
@Lesseodollboy
10 күн бұрын
@@Doncheleguapo I didn't find a better video to ask :(
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
8 күн бұрын
I don't know that account. Is that KZitem?
@edisonarauz6827
9 күн бұрын
What about people who have celiacs an allergy to wheat?
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
A LOT of them find that they aren't allergic here. But obviously that's a huge gamble to take. But gluten free does exist. But you'll find anything like that super hard as diseases like celiacs don't really exist in this part of the world (it's a US and it's ecosystem engineered disease) no one is aware of it, no one is avoiding gluten, and there is little medication available. Allison's Journey vlog talks about this a little - she doesn't have celiac but a related issue that was managed simply by moving to Nicaragua. But with stress, it returned. It's not a perfect fix. Nicaragua told her... because the disease doesn't afflict Nicaraguans they don't have the resources here to treat it well. I do have a close friend who can't eat gluten for other reasons. She's Nicaraguan and she manages. I believe the tortilla which EVERYONE eats instead of bread a lot of the time is gluten free. It's corn masa, which in theory has no source of gluten. You can watch the ladies on the street make it to verify the ingredients of your own source if you want. Celiac is hard in general. Nicaragua isn't the ideal location for it. But it's worth a test. If you react well to local food sources, you may find that it manages things extremely well for you. If not, it might be super hard. Here in Argentina where I'm filming this week, gluten problems exist like in the US and they have gluten free options everywhere because they are aware of it. Fun fact, my high school GF had celiacs, as did one of my company's CEOs long ago. My home town had the highest incidents of celiacs in the world twenty years ago. It was like 15% of the population!
@kevinadams9468
9 күн бұрын
Boy, this video sure brought out the cry babies.... Nicaraguan food is part of Nicaragua. It really is that simple. Yes, it heavily carb-based. The criticism of the fruit being bad? Well, when you leave the US and the treated, gassed, waxed produce and vegetables of our shiny grocery stores, it is a different world - it is actually the REAL world. Americans especially will bypass an apple with a tiny imperfection, they will discard food that looks less than perfect, we hate anything that doesn't let us live a life untroubled by reality. The cost - to both nature and ourselves - to provide 'perfect' foods is staggering. The big business farming that destroyed Cuba over a century ago, is largely absent from Nicaragua (though not Honduras or Guatemala). Nicaragua's only meaningful agricultural exports are coffee, sugar, beef and tobacco. People are too picky. Just my two cents.
@schoolnyc
10 күн бұрын
Intercontinental Hotel has the only edible food.
@Doncheleguapo
9 күн бұрын
What an absurd statement
@healingwithnature999
9 күн бұрын
We were devastated by the food. Especially fruit. Colonialism and mass agriculture is mostly to be blamed for that. United Fruit Company. Blood For Bananas etc etc All the fertile land is taken by monocropping agriculture serving exports for large companies, whilst the locals live off plastic wrapped poison and bread. We traveled pretty far and wide and found pretty terrible fruit no matter where we went. Pretty tragic. Some places have local sustainable eco farms but they are few and far between. The markets sell mostly the same old tired looking bananas, melons and pineapples. Papaya and watermelon huge hit and mess. As for the rest of your time, steak and eggs is about as safe and exciting as it gets. Moldy stinky cheese, beans and rice the rest of the time. I havent ever been a place with worse food
@healingwithnature999
9 күн бұрын
*miss, *been to, (*GMO watermelons I may add. Some were absolutely positively inedible)
@Doncheleguapo
9 күн бұрын
This guy has never been to Costa Rica
@healingwithnature999
9 күн бұрын
@@Doncheleguapo no I haven't. You're correct.
@ScottAlanMillerVlog
9 күн бұрын
Little America, in that way. But such broader food selection.
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