Our First Time in Mexico City… We Were Surprised 🇲🇽
Our First Time in Mexico City… We Were Surprised 🇲🇽
Notable moments
- 02:27 Cookie Cup Coffee at Deseo Café
Flora and Note try a cappuccino served inside an edible cookie cup lined with chocolate at Deseo Café in Roma Sur. They show off the menu where standard coffees cost around 50 to 110 pesos ($8.81 USD total for two drinks and pastry).
Deseo Café de Especialidad, Mexico City - 08:37 Visiting Huerto Roma Verde Mushroom Market
The hosts wander through Huerto Roma Verde, a community eco-space hosting a special mushroom festival and market. Stalls display medicinal mushroom powders like Chaga and Reishi alongside wild mushroom specimens and mushroom-themed artisan goods.
Huerto Roma Verde, Mexico City - 09:47 Browsing Produce at Mercado El 100
Flora and Note visit Mercado El 100, a Sunday farmers market selling organic produce sourced within a 100-mile radius. Live musicians play violin amidst stalls filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and cooked food vendors.
Mercado El 100, Mexico City - 10:37 Eating Mushroom Pozole in the Park
Flora buys a bowl of vegetarian mushroom pozole garnished with shredded lettuce, radish, and lime at a market food stall. They sit among pine trees in the adjacent park area to enjoy the hot soup together.
Mercado El 100, Mexico City - 13:17 Lucha Libre & Tacos Night Experience
Note and Flora recall their evening Lucha Libre experience from the night before, featuring wrestling masks, tequila shots, and street tacos. Clip snippets show masked wrestlers flying off ring ropes while spectators cheer wildly in Arena México.
Arena México, Mexico City - 14:26 Trying Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit
At a small neighborhood grocery store, Note discovers prickly pear fruits (tuna) and buys both red and green varieties to sample. They sit on the sidewalk street corner peeling and eating the sweet, vibrant fruit while looking up edible seed tips.
Roma Sur, Mexico City - 18:51 Hot Sauce Shopping at Medellín Market
Flora and Note explore Mercado Medellín looking for authentic Mexican hot sauces to take home as souvenirs. A friendly shopkeeper guides them through various habanero and fruit-infused salsas, including an extra picante bottle and fresh habanero peppers.
Mercado Medellín, Mexico City - 22:29 Tacos Al Pastor & Horchata Feast
The hosts sit outdoors at Tacos La Chula, watching the massive vertical al pastor spit topped with pineapple. They sample tacos al pastor, suadero, tripa, and chicken alongside a six-sauce salsa tray and a large glass of sweet horchata for 240 MXN ($13.33 USD).
Tacos La Chula Roma, Mexico City - 29:02 Touring Historic Chapultepec Castle
Flora and Note tour Chapultepec Castle located at the top of Chapultepec Hill, taking in sweeping views of modern Mexico City skyscrapers. They explore the manicured gardens, statues of the Heroic Cadets, royal bedchambers, and intricate stained-glass gallery windows representing mythical goddesses.
Chapultepec Castle, Mexico City - 35:18 Eating Paletas in Chapultepec Park
Flora and Note buy fruit paletas (guava and strawberry popsicles) from a local cart vendor in Chapultepec Park for 20 pesos ($1.11 USD) each. Wearing quirky water-shooting monkey headbands, they sit along the lake shore watching paddleboats, ducks, and egrets.
Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City
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