Visitors to Canada are often surprised to see milk in plastic bags. It's an Eastern and Central Canada thing. Although, I've seen it in Uruguay and Argentina and I've read they have it in Eastern Europe, as well. Great video, as always.
@@jwlee6107Si te refieres a mi, si, pensaria lo mismo de cualquier raza mientras no intentara cambiar mis tradiciones culturales en mi pais por las suyas,ademas, todos sabemos a que vienen a españa unos, y a que vienen otros.
Being Spanish I am amazed of how acurately and well explained this is. You have definetly spent your 8 years in spain very well to have been able to capture our culture so well. Great video.
Going to the supermarket in the UK feels like a chore. Going in Spain feels like a party - I love the food selection there and the quality of the products.
@@leod-sigefast The way you write I dont think you could survive here for 6 years, spanish are nice, but not so much to stand you. Thank you for leaving
I don't know why I spent almost half an hour watching a guy from another country exploring the same supermarket I always do my shopping (not the same brand, the same place!), but I loved it!!
A ver, no he llegado a esa parte del video todavía, pero por la frase de "little people from the Congo" supongo que se habra topado con una bolsa de Conguitos. La verdad, no sé como no os habéis percatado antes del origen del nombre. Siempre que veo una bolsa de Conguitos pienso en el anuncio antiguo del ColaCao con la canción hablando de Africa y en como si los Conguitos se tratarán de vender en los estados unidos serían bastante polémicos porque el personaje que sale en todas las bolsas se podría catalogar como lo que ellos llaman "blackface".
Spanish canned food is world top quality. In most countries it is disgusting trash food of the lowest quality, but in Spain you can have a damn good healthy dinner opening a couple of cans of seafood.
Tienes razon. Yo soy de Madrid, y vivo en EEUU con mi chico y la verdad es que este hombre lo explica muy bien. Especialmente para los que no son de España.
Y se ha dejado la sección de verduras, frutas y hortalizas, que es una de las más grandes. Supongo que no ha querido saturar de infomación a los extranjeros jajaja.
I'm Bulgarian and we eat sunflower seeds the same way. At a football game this is the best snack. Enjoy. Thanks for the wonderful video on the Spanish supermarket. Love it.
Aquí hay más españoles que extranjeros, jaja. Es normal yo también tengo curiosidad de que como se ve algo que nosotros vemos totalmente normal, que para una persona que se a criado en otro país.
Una aproximación totalmente legítima a los supermercados y la gastronomía de España. Pronunciación del español perfecta. Creo que lo mejor que he visto en inglés sobre España a este nivel. Guiris: you MUST watch it!
As an Englisher who lived in Spain for 6 years. I always tried to work on my accent. I think a good accent is paramount to being understood, even moreso than perfect grammar. I cringed at some of the English accents I heard in my Spanish class. I like to listen and imitate. I have always liked impersonating people and accents since being young for fun. It seems to have come in handy for later language learning!
Queda claro que se relaciona mucho con españoles. Solo hay que ver a su pareja. Es algo que le ocurre a muchos extranjeros, que apenas se relacionan con gente local y, claro, malamente vas a aprender el idioma.
One of the reasons for the low prices compared to other countries (specially the US) is that most of the food is produced in Spain, the country has a very strong food industries, no import taxes, less intermediates and the food only has to travel a few hundred km from the region it was made to the market.
Also because of the wages here in Spain, that are very low. The average wage per month is around 1200€, while in countries like the US is above 3000€. Poor countries = low prices.
@@Hatsol97 You are wrong, Spain's average wage it's 1.889 €. I also have to point that Spain is not a poor country, is one of the 15 richest countries in the world. You are also wrong about the prices, food is cheaper because it has less transportation costs.
One interesting thing is that on the rural areas of Spain people make their own wine, it's like a family wine. My grandfather used to make it and had his own barrels and stuff because we have vineyards on our garden. However it can be a little bit bitter because it's not over processed but it's really cool. So if you ever go to a rural restaurant here, ask if they have "vino de la casa" (home wine) and you can taste it. Great review and greetings from Spain! 🇪🇦
I mean... He seems very into the culture, everything he said about Spain was started with a ''We'', so props to him for being like that when people in Spain are getting over their heads wanting to go against Spain...
I am a Castilian woman and your pronunciation is better than mine??? You even nailed the particular musicality of the language, You just sound like a Spaniard, born and bred. Jesus. Wow.
Actually Mercadona is known for it's lack of variety, as they have their own brand (as many other supermarkets, Consum, Carrefour, Alcampo, Dia, etc) but don't have many other 1st brands. cheers!
@ True, but as you know Mercadona is a regular supermarket (not like Alcampo, Carrefour, Eroski...) In the means that it only has food and few cosmetics. Doesn't have clothing, electeonics, etc. And it doesn't have the variety in foods as the above mentioned. But, compared to other shops like Consum, Lidl, Aldi brandwise it has no variety. I will say that many products under Hacendado are made by known brands, they just don't pay to advertise them. Cheers!
A trick from a spanish: If you want to know how good a jam is, take the one with the worst looking hand, that means the pig was free and lived in the mountain
I think you missed the cheese section, that's another huge section in Spanish supermarkets, cheese takes a lot of space along with all other dairies (not just UHT milk).
Your pronunciation is perfect. A lot of foreigners struggle with the 'j' and the 'rr' but you just nailed it! It's very good to see someone from another country liking spain so much. ¡Un saludo!
It took me 4 long moths to learn to pronounce the rolling r (rr) sound - but was only successful in pronunciation if didn't thought about doing it. Spanish 'j' and Danish 'h' has almost the same pronunciation , so that was really easy to learn. Danish is much closer in pronunciation to Spanish than English is to Spanish.
Are these things common across all of Spain? We are planning to move in a few years and it seems so great to have so many different options in the shop. It looks really great haha.
The Canned Fish I ate in Spain was on a whole different level. how they pull this off I don't know. but I became quite sad when i ate the last canned fish from my recent trip to Spain. (thank you for all of your videos they really brighten my day!) the selection of food is just absolutely wonderful. Lamb esp. good luck with your recent vegan experiment. olive oil here in florida is 4-5 times more expensive than the prices I saw in Tenerife
I just moved back to England after 6 years in Tarragona (this video is making me sad, missing Spain; my Spanish ex-girl broke my heart too!). I used to drink either Estrella Damm the Barcelona brewery. Or Estrella Galicia. One thing about Spanish lager, those two in particular, are much stronger than UK largers. Estrella Damm being 5.3%, Galicia being 5.5%. You really feel it! In the UK now many brewers have dropped lager and English-style ales to well below 5%. I think government legislation and tax to discourage our heavy alcohol dependencies! So Estrella Damm is now sold in the UK but at a much reduced 4.5%. I much prefer the higher Spanish versions.
I can’t get my head around the willingness to queue for hours to buy a lottery ticket at Doña Manolita! A lot of people are very superstitious, stuff that I’d rather go to a bar have a coffee and buy a décimo there on my way out
@@JackR772 The queue is part of the ritual. I'm sure that if Doña Manolita could serve "décimos" 10 times faster and there would be no queue then many people would drop their intention of buying there.
Been to spain 4x, another short trip in 2 weeks, but I always bring an extra suitcase inside a larger one to bring back Spanish products. IMO, Spain has the best eats in the world.
Best country, best language, best food, most beautiful people, great architecture, best dressed people, best music, best dancers Best weather Best family orientated towards their young and elderly, best people.whats not to like about that beautiful country.. What's
Things certainly have changed since I was a student living in Madrid in the late ‘60s! No supermarkets back then. We had to buy fresh food at the market and visit the local grocer for canned goods. The apartment had a mini-fridge, and most fresh meat and produce were kept cool in bags outside the kitchen window! Ah, the good old days!!!
I lived in Spain for six years. The good restaurants are good but there are plenty of crap tapas bars: the number of cold and old patatas bravas I had was amazing. Bad mejillones etc. Like here, you get what you pay for.
@@leod-sigefast Maybe the problem was you didn´t know to complain... hahaha... If you go to the turistic areas, you will find crap. You have to search a bit more.
3:33 Its usual to eat "sweet ham", which is some sort of bolied ham and they sell it sliced like this. So I guess to add a little bit of variety they decided to do the same product but insead of pork it¡s made from turkey.
Hola!!! Soy una española viviendo fuera de mi país. Me encantan tus videos, reflejas realmente como es la vida en España y nuestras costumbres huyendo de los estereotipos. Un saludo!!!
Las cortezas están buenísimas y para nada producen dolor de estómago. Vivo en Inglaterra y veo que aquí los están empezando a consumir... Son perfectos para acompañar con bebidas sobre todo alcohol. Coincido en que un hipermercado en España es como ir a un museo de comida donde encuentras prácticamente de todo. España es uno de los mejores países para comer casi cualquier cosa con grandísima variedad de productos de mar y de tierra... Buen vídeo.
Lo que pasa también es que las cortezas que hay en Inglaterra (pork scratching) están como más humedas, están suuuuuper saladas y vienen en bolsitas de 60g o así...
@@lordcervecero Serán como torreznos de bolsa entonces. Yo compré una vez unos aquí en España y nada que ver con los torreznos de verdad ni mucho menos con las cortezas. Estaban como humedos y secos al mismo tiempo, un asco.
Your video is delightful!! I've been missing Spain (I'm from Canada) and this is bringing back memories. I try to find Spanish food here in Canada but it is useless and it always tastes soooo good in Spain. Can't wait to return.
No no corazon, you would come over here like immigrant!! U would be welcomed obviously... but don't forget your first denomination: immigrant and then quite faraway ....expat!! How you americans like to believe that are above others!! Hahahaha
Keith Lykens Agreed ! Going to Spain soon and this will be my 12 European country so far (I’m American also). Supermarkets are my absolute favorite to go to when traveling, I could spend hours just looking and shopping lol just left Greece a month ago and it was such an amazing adventure going into their super markets! Different from what I’ve seen in the rest of Europe
@@spainrevealed this is so good James. The Spanish don't realise just how good they have it and need to be told by by someone foreign. Que buena pinta todo!
@@Bea.onthewave algunos dd super mercado son de bastante calidad, no he comprado de jagubo en super, pero si es verdad que en carniceria o directamente re yendo a un pueblo productor de este producto lo encontrarás de una calidad suprema, igualmente para turistas que no están tan acostumbrados a las comidas típicas en el supermercado a mínimo que pillen uno bueno ya van a tener muy buena impresión, ojalá poder invitarle a cosas típicas hechas por gente de toda la vida no se si me explico, una fabada en asturias, una paella en Valencia, cachopos y demás tipos de carne, cecina por la zona norte, este hombre se haría español jajajajajajaja
I've been binge watching your channel for hours and I'm Spanish! I think you really got the authenticity of Spanish culture, unlike other UA-cam channels. Nice one!
Glad to see how people from other places abroad show interest and special appreciation for our food, country and diverse culture. Love your content !! Greetings and blessings from a Spanish guy studying in the US
I live in Germany but went to Madrid for four days and loved it. Now I’m itching to go back but somewhere else in Spain maybe Sevilla or Andalusia. I’d love to learn Spanish one day it’s a beautiful language. ❤️🇪🇸
Start like I did with English...I started reading a novel and translating as I was reading it...I had a pencil and wrote all the Spanish words and circled the English ones I did not know...A lot of work but I even went to college with only nine months of learned English...Not easy though...You can do it in your own time...That's how I started...There is a book titled "500 hundred Spanish Verbs" with its present, past and future forms and all the rest....It is in English and you can find it at Barnes & Noble...or probably at Amazon...
Taryn, Quote you :" I’d love to learn Spanish one day" Take a look at Duolingo, and Memrise. I have Memrise Premium, where one the premium things are that you can hear Spaniards pronounce words and small sentences. Love that.
you could try HelloTalk if you feel comfortable,native people and you can do a videocall and that way you can practise the language with a native speaker
This video is the best I have viewed in a long time , product , price and description . You hardly scratched the surface , well done . Yeh ok I have put Spain on my bucket list .
Como han dicho ya Montxo y Andres... La salsa, tal y como la hacemos por la terreta, es "all (ajo) i (y) oli (aceite)" "allioli" (ajo y aceite / ajiaceite). Aquí a veces hay guerra cuando alguien dice "alioli", no sé cómo pudieron ser tan estúpidos los de la rae para ponerlo así xD NOTA: aunque es un poco de trampa, si no consigues ligar bien el ajo y el aceite puedes poner la yema de un huevo y ayuda mucho a que mezcle bien sin alterar demasiado el sabor. NOTA 2: cualquier cosa que le eches de más al allioli es motivo de destierro inmediato. Echar yogur blanco, leche o cualquier otro derivado, limón, lima o cualquier cítrico que se te ocurra, etc. = muerte o destierro
I love the way you are so enthusiastic and in love with the Spanish culture.... and how you explain with so much detail...😊great job thanks for sharing
Yeah, in the UK I think like the very cheapest olive oil is like £3 for 400ml, probably like £7-8 for 1 litre. So double maybe triple the average price.
Un español viviendo en Londres hace 5 años: Un vídeo buenísimo y muy completo. Interesante para mi también, pues me ha hecho pensar sobre ciertos temas overlooked. Como por ejemplo lo de la cerveza sin. Gran trabajo compañeros! Qué sentimiento tan grande me invade cuando veo las berenjenas en vinagre o el gazpacho o las latas de fabada, callos, almejas, berbes mmmmhhh...
Ugh! those little breakfast muffins used to be my favorite thing to eat on my way to school when I lived in Spain. This video makes me miss Spanish food.
Had a trip to Madrid and Jerez recently. My super smart wife suggested we go grocery shopping. It was actually fun and learned so much like Lenguas de Gatos. 😃 We had fun tapas at Celso y Manolo. Tiny, quiet, off the beaten path
I think you are on point about the potato chips. In the Southern United States it's Barbecue, Vinegar/Salt, and Ranch (dressing) potato chips. In the States the virgin olive oil in a small bottle is 8 dollars. Large bottles would be 12 dollars minimum.
Todo bien, pero en mi nada sibarita opinión, el esnobismo del vino te está traicionando, efectivamente, cuando recomiendas evitar vinos de menos de 10€ para arriba, y especialmente en un país en el que los precios del vino "de calidad" está por los suelos, en comparación con tantos otros; personalmente, estoy la mar de contento con un "simple" tinto Monte Ducay (DO Cariñena de menos de 3€) como vino de diario (Vino que, en mi opinión, le pega veinte patadas en el paladar a tantos riojas de 15€ o más). Y es que, en mi opinión, el mundo del vino es como el del arte: MAMONEO puro, que se ejemplifica fácil si has leído la noticia de hoy en los periódicos que dice que el elegido como "mejor whisky del mundo" por los sabios del Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters es... una botellita que venden a 14euros en el Aldi... :D Saludos, chicos.
@Atelier Iris Lo acabo de repasar, y tienes parte de razón. Quiero decir que efectivamente dice exactamente eso, pero también dice a continuación que "the minute you hit 9,10,12€ you´re gonna drink some really good wine", implicando que por debajo de esa cifra, no se consigue, cosa de que la disiento profundamente, desde mi relativamente ineducada opinión. De hecho, me ha pasado unas cuantas veces comprar un vino "caro" (como regalo, o simplemente por quedar bien, en un contexto social) y acabar atizándome un vino con un grado de acidez y de falta de nobleza en el paladar que un tetrabrick de Cabernet-Sauvignon de euro y medio en el Mercadona, no tiene. En fin, que el paladar de cada cual, es suyo. Pero de que no hace falta gastarse ni diez ni seis euros para tener vino "de calidad", en este país, tengo muy poquitas dudas. Un saludo.
Cierto! Vinos buenos desde 3,5, y 8 euros hay por montones, pero de esas cosas solo saben los locales de verdad.. Enfin.. Que esas recomendaciones las esta haciendo un Americano a otros Americanos.. y bueno que se lo crean y tal es problema de ellos.
@@jesst.354 Ni James es "americano" (ni tan siquiera es de Costa Rica, go figure...), ni informa exclusivamente para otros "americanos", ni deja de ser uno de los youtubers extranjeros mejor informados sobre la cultura y la gastronomía de este país (por no decir el mejor), que yo conozca. Otra cosa es que esté de acuerdo con sus criterios enológicos, que no es el caso. Y yo creo que el único verdadero "problema" aquí es tu comentario, que trata de poner a caer de un burro a alguien que igual tiene bastante más idea de lo que habla de la que igual tú tienes, y que no sólo no demuestra el sesgo racista que tú muestras, sino que trata de hacer todo lo contrario, demostrando y disfrutando las virtudes de este país, para otros extranjeros. Un saludo.
Totalmente de acuerdo. Me he tomado vino sorprendentemente bueno por menos de €3 por botella en España. (Esnobismo?). Al final acabarán con el Castellano y solo utilizaremos palabras Ingleses españolizadas. Que país.
You have seen TV commercials for zero alcohol beer because drinks that contains alcohol can't be show on TV before 10pm. then, the brands use 0,0 beer to announce their brand.
@@polopisto Los supermercados de DIA exportan productos de españa a China. Mi padre era director finaciero de DIA y por su trabajo nos mudamos durante 6 años. Hay muchos productos españoles en china.
Fresh white asparagus are a delicacy here in Belgium.They are normally only available from april until the end of june. They don't taste like the ones in the jars, i think those aren't great either. The typical white asparagus dish is Asperges à la flamande but they are also great with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce. You will find them in jars here but they aren't popular.
So glad we found your tube videos on tapas before going to Madrid. We also tried Tempranillo for the first time in Spain. Now we drink it at home. Inexpensive but you rarely get a bad one. Also now a fan of red Vermouth neat with Ice after trying it for the first time in Spain. Thanks for the good work and keep going with the videos
Que buena pronunciación de la "J" Lo malo de las patatas con sabor a huevo frito, es que al final se te queda un sabor como...a pedo...en la boca jajajajaja
Este video es genial! Realmente refleja la cultura española. Soy madrileña pero vivo en EE.UU, cuando vuelvo a España hacer la compra es mi actividad favorita.
E Hipercor, y Dia, y Eroski, y La Plaza, y AhorraMás, y SuperSol , y Sánchez Romero... Anda que no hay supermercados, unos más caros y otros más baratos. Y estoy hablando sólo de Madrid.
Bella Bianka the differences between those súper markets are the size of the comercial area and the variety of products, mostly. Their selection are made for Spanish consumers in both places.
Great video. The variety of those huge hipermercados is simply amazing. Everytime I take Australian friends to Spain. I take them to those huge megamarkets. Carrefour. Alcampo. Hipercor. Their jaw drops in amazement. One of the best videos you guys have made. A real insight into Spanish culture.
@@thierryrebillard6432 True. Alcampo was originally Spanish but got sold a few years ago. I guess the only true hipermercado left that's Spanish is Hipercor which is part of the largest department chain store in Europe El corte inglés .
Great job James! As spanish expats in the UK we truly enjoyed your pretty unique view of a Spanish supermarket, full of respect and passion for our culture and our gastronomy. I highly recommend watching this video to all my friends and colleagues here in the UK. Keep going mate! Looking forward to your next one. :)
Vivo en Alemania y me entran ganas de llorar de emoción viendo este vídeo. Esa sección de pescadería y esos aperitivos!, por Dios, acabo de cenar y ya tengo hambre.
oml you opened up some nostalgic memories for me with this, ¡ muchas gracias ! i grew up in spain when i was a kid and distinctly remember eating those football cheetos and toasted sunflower seeds. i'm actually so disappointed the uk doesn't do the seeds, i'd love to get a pack again one day. one of my favourite snacks to have as a kid were these dinosaur shaped biscuits called 'dinosaurs' by a brand called artiach. thanks for the video !
¿La fideuá un plato catalán? ¡! ¡No, no, no!!! La fideuá la inventó un cocinero llamado Gabriel Rodríguez Pastor en la década de 1930 en Gandía, en la provincia de Valencia.
´Tanto siendo de Valencia como si fuera de Catalunya la pregunta real es: ¿Porque está en secciones del mundo? ¿Les habrán reconocido la independencia ya? jajajajaja
Eduardo Siquier Cortés La verdad es que no sé de donde se ha sacado que la fideuá es catalana... Si hasta el mismo nombre ya suena a Valenciano de primeras
Hey James! love watching your videos as a preparation for my first trip to Madrid :) the white asparagus is actually a big deal in Germany. Especially in the north where it is cultivated we have a whole season dedicated to it around May/June :D we eat it typically with sauce hollandaise and make a cream soup out of the peel. I hated it as a child but now kind of got into it. Cheers!
here in spain you have either canned white asparagus or fresh(and also canned) green asparagus, also called "esparrago triguero". most white asparagus are canned because recolecting them is really hard, so the fresh ones are only available in areas where they are picked and in the season. So also in may june,
@@pabloboixadell876 Well, they do speak Catalan in Valencia, despite the fact they don't like to call it Catalan(similar to the balearic islands) - so many consider Valencia and the Balearic islands part of Catalonia as well. Agree or disagree, but many think of it like that.
Hi @@oestergaard141 ! You are very well informed, we do speak Catalan in Valencia and we call it Valencià. I was making a point on Valencian dishes not to be mistaken with catalan ones. I'm born and raised in Castellón (Valencian Community) so I should know. Cheers!
@@pabloboixadell876 True, all the regions have their distinct dishes, but if someone call dishes from valencia catalan dishes, at least they are fairly close, my point is just that I think it's an acceptable mistake :) many people in Spain from other parts of Spain aren't even aware of it, they don't even know that the most famous dish from there (Paella) simply refers to the pan they make it in.
@@oestergaard141 I'm from Valencia and there's always a lot of nationalism in pretty much everything that happens in Valencia that's why some people get upset by those mistakes. On the other hand the fact that we call it valenciano instead of catalán is because of tradition. Valencian writers from the Middle Ages used to call it valenciano so we kept calling it the same way regardless of its origin. "...so many consider Valencia and the Balearic islands part of Catalonia as well. Agree or disagree, but many think of it like that." As an advice don't say that when you come to Comunidad Valenciana. People from Comunidad Valenciana are very proud of it and don't really like as a general rule that kind of comments. Ignorance is bliss.
I love so much the "esparragos", white or green... I love them. And i would like to say, that they are white because they are subjected to a procedure in which they are completely buried when they are forming, so that chlorophyll does not occur and that leaves them softer. Then they cook them with salt water, and basically that's the canned product. It's a bit like the matcha tea in Japan, which is shaded for a while ... but in this case they cover it completely with the land itself.
Asparagus white are called the white gold of The Netherlands. When they are fresh of the ground with a buttersauce, ham and chopped boiled egg.. new potato with it and it taste great. But those canned things are not tasty at all. I only like the fresh just out of the ground ones. End of June again😉😉😉
Like a native Spanish I'm in love with the white asparagus, but I seem a fake Spanish couse I don't like things like cocido, morcilla, cortezas and more Spanish stuff
Good Video, but there is a little bit of ''wine snobbery'' going on here, you don't have to pay 6+ euros for a decent bottle of wine, and you can get a really nice bottle for 3 euros, and you can get a good sparkling wine for 3 to 4 euro's in the supermarkets, and if you're making Sangria, then a litre carton of wine for a Euro, filled with Fruit, Orange Juice and stiffened with vodka or gin and lots of ice, will make a very palatable and potent drink for little money as you sit by the pool in the evening. I would suggest you got out of the big cities or the coastal routes, and explore the Spanish countryside, I'm English, and spend a lot of time in Andalucía. Hire a car for a few days and explore, visit little villages (pueblos) the people are very friendly, if you can speak a little Spanish, (say hello and order drinks etc) they appreciate your effort. Parts of rural Spain are like travelling back in time, a slow and peaceful life style, go to a bodegas and buy a case or two, you can get some really nice wines at bargain prices. and occasionally a free wine tasting. Try the Spanish Brandy too it's excellent.
I can see you enjoy visiting Spain as much as I enjoy visiting London why don't you rent my lovely flat in Barcelona so I can go and spend 6 months in London 😉
Fantastic supermarket visit, you have an excellent eye in spotting and explaining the products that would puzzle a non Spaniard! This is so helpful and exactly what I love to do when travelling. In Spain I loved finding products like Pate de Jabali.
Being English we holiday in Spain once or twice a year. I always stock my suitcase with as much tinned sea food as I can get away with. Excellent vid, thanks.
Planning my trip to Spain currently and your videos have already given me so much insight! I’m suddenly excited to visit the grocery store on my trip ☺️
Whenever we used to go on holiday in another country, we always visit the supermarkets to see what the local people eat and how much they pay for it. This is also a good plan if you are thinking of moving to another country, just as we did before moving to Spain. Interestingly and to blow the entire video, here, you are in Carrefour which is a French supermarket in Spain. UHT milk in Spain is nothing like UHT milk in France. The French stuff has a horrible sour taste to it whereas the Spanish UHT milk is not at all unpleasant and can be eaten on cereal without any taste problems which is something one can't do with the French stuff. Spanish supermarkets have all sorts of milk including fresh milk, almond milk, coconut milk, goat's milk, lactose-free, etc. and the whole range of fat levels (whole-, half- and no-fat They also have a wide range of cheeses made from those milks. The fish counter is interesting with, often, live crabs and it is not unusual to see the assistant on the fish counter chasing after a live crab that has managed to drop off the edge of the counter and is trying to make a quick getaway. The coffee with the burnt sugar is to imply a bitterness that some people prefer. Most supermarkets in Spain sell a wide range of foods suitable for those with allergies, e.g. foods without gluten or without lactose, etc. Cheapest wines are about 55 centimos for a litre in Lidl and is fine especially mixed with Casera Limón to make tinto de verano (summer red wine.) which is often drunk throughout the year. Ham - know the difference between jamón and paleta. Jamón is from the hind leg of the pig from where we traditionally get the gammon ham, giving larger pieces of ham, the paleta is the foreleg and the shoulder where the cuts are fattier and the slices are smaller. The ham (both cuts) is always cut very thinly so that no matter what the tenderness of the actual meat, it will always be easy to eat. Unless you are really into drinking olive oil, when you order a plate of sliced ham in a restaurant, be aware that it may come swimming in so much oil to the extent that it is quite unpalateable.
I Love this channel. 💛 Excellent and true reports! I'm an American who lived in Spain as a child nearly 50 years ago. I still go back and forth to this day. The villages and countryside in Spain have wonderful people and I have many friends. You can't expect to see much of anything if you only stay one week And, Don't be thin skinned if you gotta take a little crap for bein an American, you can't help it. 🇺🇸🇪🇸
Yoli y James, al fin estoy de vuelta en España después de 3 años en Bristol, UK. Me ayudásteis a superar un poquiño más la morriña de vivir en Inglaterra y estar lejos de mi tierra y a pesar de haber regresado sigo al pie del cañón con vuestros vídeos. Me encantáis, cómo molaría pimplarnos una cervecilla algún día. Besazo desde Pirineos
Funny video. I do believe most of us watching are spaniards, this means something. We are curious and like gossips xD Love asparagus and the wine "elegido" is for cooking btw ;)
Aunque he de reconocer que el chiste de la Fideuá me ha hecho bastante gracia, en realidad no se trata de un plato catalán, sino valenciano. Concretamente es originario de Gandía, que supongo que conocerás si llevas tanto tiempo viviendo en Madrid ;)
@Danny Panizo _"es originario de Gandía, que supongo que conocerás si llevas tanto tiempo viviendo en Madrid"_ Jajajajajaja.... muy buena esa, me parto...
I always find these videos about supermarket comparisons so wonderful. I am from Mexico and I love Horchata so I need to try the one in Spain. I live in California in the United States and for 1 liter of extra virgin olive oil, the price is $15! But I do agree its absolutely delicious.
you will find it so incredibly different....but it's sooooo good. I paid $45 for 500ml of a specific Tuscan brand that I found at Gelson's....I paid 25 Euros for a liter of the same stuff in Florence.
@@alejandrayalanbowman367 It's pretty easy to tell the real and fake stuff out here just like it is over there. The fake stuff won't have the press/bottle date on it. It also won't have the lot number. But finding Olive Oil from Cordoba or Valencia is VERY tough to find out here.
Spain produces half of the world's olive oil, LITERALLY. It's very cheap. The Italians buy a part of the Spanish olive oil and bottle it as Italian (and, partially, adulterating it a little). Hispania was already the granary of the Roman Empire and Mount Testaccio (the great garbage dump of ancient Rome) was built with millions of amphorae of Iberian oil, which arrived in Rome uninterruptedly for centuries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil
Guys! What's unique about your country's supermarkets? Let us know!
What is the name of the supermarket and it's location? Thanks...
@@julianmontoya8109 Maybe I am wrong but it seems the Carrefour in Las Rozas (Pinar)
Yes, that’s the one!
Carrefour in Las Rozas ! Thanks for watching!
Visitors to Canada are often surprised to see milk in plastic bags. It's an Eastern and Central Canada thing. Although, I've seen it in Uruguay and Argentina and I've read they have it in Eastern Europe, as well. Great video, as always.
Título alternativo: Guiri va a Carrefour y flipa
XDDDDDD
Savage
@@RaggedRomeo jajajaja for real?
@@RaggedRomeo So he is from a very far country yet has way more Spain knowledge than most EU tourists.
he visto el video entero y es una explicacion pormenorizada, no se flipa por nada, solo explica lo que hay, y encima le encanta España
Deberían nombrarte ministro de información y turismo, de España claro. No he visto a nadie vender mi país mejor que tú. Gracias.
Si fuéramos listos lo haríamos
Tal cual
Y encima habla español de una manera aceptable, no con demasiado acento guiri
es que cuando te gusta lo que estás haciendo... jajaja
No hace falta ni ponerlo en venta
Si ese hombre sabe la palabra " litrona " esta preparado para que le den la nacionalidad española jajaj
Correcto y creo que ha dicho tambien calimocho jajaaj
Conoce la palabra Chorizo, en españa podria ser politologo jajajaja.
que le den un oscar a este comentario
Que asco los clichés -_-
Yo soy español, y no se que coño es litrona si tedigo la verdad
españoles todos los días: que pereza ir al carrefour. españoles viendo el vídeo: ostia tu un carrefour que interesante
Jajaj total
Jajaja qué amo
Literal
@@mariab1293 ESPANA PAÍS CHIQUITO
@@betuni2688 ESPANA PAÍS CHIQUITO
I am Spanish but have really enjoyed your video.
It is pleasant to hear you say "we" when you talk about Spain.
I hope you make Spain your country.
I love Spain! And I have certainly made it my country! :)
muy tierno el comentario ;)
@@spainrevealedaqui se dice OLE TUS HUEVOS
🇬🇧👍🇪🇸
@@jwlee6107Si te refieres a mi, si, pensaria lo mismo de cualquier raza mientras no intentara cambiar mis tradiciones culturales en mi pais por las suyas,ademas, todos sabemos a que vienen a españa unos, y a que vienen otros.
Solo escuchar a este buen hombre decir: "litrona" me ha alegrado la vida. Gracias.
Taquitos de pavou Hahahaha vine solo por eso
Being Spanish I am amazed of how acurately and well explained this is. You have definetly spent your 8 years in spain very well to have been able to capture our culture so well. Great video.
Thank you!!
TheSearchingmode. Your English is perfect!
Going to the supermarket in the UK feels like a chore. Going in Spain feels like a party - I love the food selection there and the quality of the products.
_Like_ si estás harta/o de ir al Carrefour local pero aún así estás viendo ésto.
Like si han grabado el vídeo en el Carrefour al que sueles ir xDD
@alodialozano 😂😂😂 Lo mismo.
real
Yo no estoy harto de ir al súper. Me gusta ir al súper y discutir los precios X_D.
Xd la verdad es que podría haber ido al Corte Inglés.
Here not all people drinks Colacao, in fact have a underground war between Nesquik and Colacao drinkers.
A really deadly war.
NESQUIIIIIIIIK!!!!!!
I prefer Swiss Miss (I'm Filipino)
Im more like a oboy kinda dude (norwegian here)
Colacao !!
1. Learn how to write in English.
2. There is no fucking way Nesquik will surpass Colacao. N E V E R.
I am an American., my favorite country in Europe, SPAIN. Salutations from, USA.
If you like miserable rude bastards then yes. Lived there 6 years. Expect people to ram through you on the sidewalk without even a sorry.
Leode Siefast you sound mad my dude
@@leod-sigefast seeing how you are in your comments, man, I would not be surprised if they even spat at your feet. Go trolling elsewhere...
@@leod-sigefast The way you write I dont think you could survive here for 6 years, spanish are nice, but not so much to stand you. Thank you for leaving
@@JackR772 No... We dont...
I love Spain. One of the best places to enjoy life 🥰🤗
I think there are actually more Spanish than English people watching this video (Creo que hay más españoles que ingleses viendo este vídeo)
jeje parece que si!
Si macho
Good litronas
@@spainrevealed Thanks for making me see Carrefour with totally different eyes hahaha Even though I'm Spanish I'm sbscribing to your channel right now
Sííí, gente española!
I don't know why I spent almost half an hour watching a guy from another country exploring the same supermarket I always do my shopping (not the same brand, the same place!), but I loved it!!
@@elpepitobandongo5219 Scandinavia is not an option. So, no, thanks!
@raja how about looking for a job in india
Maybe your hungry?
"Little people from the Congo" soy española y me parto la polla, nunca lo había pensado, me has arruinado la infancia 😂
Isa tal cual, toda la vida oyéndolo y ni se me había pasado por la cabeza
Jajajahaha vaya tela 😂
Joder ya ves
A ver, no he llegado a esa parte del video todavía, pero por la frase de "little people from the Congo" supongo que se habra topado con una bolsa de Conguitos.
La verdad, no sé como no os habéis percatado antes del origen del nombre. Siempre que veo una bolsa de Conguitos pienso en el anuncio antiguo del ColaCao con la canción hablando de Africa y en como si los Conguitos se tratarán de vender en los estados unidos serían bastante polémicos porque el personaje que sale en todas las bolsas se podría catalogar como lo que ellos llaman "blackface".
@@zaek2144 gracias Einstein, de verdad 😂😂😂
You could easily be a Spanish teacher with how well you are at explaining things that have cultural meaning. Cool channel glad I’m here 😎
Spanish canned food is world top quality. In most countries it is disgusting trash food of the lowest quality, but in Spain you can have a damn good healthy dinner opening a couple of cans of seafood.
Totally agree!!
Canned seafood are a staple in the spanish bachelor diet (at least in mine).
It really is very good! I just make sure to buy food preserved in brine or olive oil. Vegetable oil is terrible for your health 😖
Totalmente, mi mayor sufrimiento viviendo fuera era la mala calidad de conservas q había.
Like canned octopus
Soy español y me gusta ver a este hombre hablando sobre cómo es de verdad España , sus cosas , etc..
Gracias Luis! De verdad!
@Nplos Le que dices
@@blanche1935 invadida como tal no esta pero la población musulmana crece 8 veces más que la española en si
Tienes razon. Yo soy de Madrid, y vivo en EEUU con mi chico y la verdad es que este hombre lo explica muy bien. Especialmente para los que no son de España.
@Nplos Le 😂😂😂😂😂
Y se ha dejado la sección de verduras, frutas y hortalizas, que es una de las más grandes. Supongo que no ha querido saturar de infomación a los extranjeros jajaja.
I did film in those sections but yeah, it was all getting too long!
Se le iba a hacer super largo el video si enseña mas cosas
frutas, hortalizas, verduras LEGUMBRES y quesos.
I'm Bulgarian and we eat sunflower seeds the same way. At a football game this is the best snack. Enjoy. Thanks for the wonderful video on the Spanish supermarket. Love it.
The same in Greece! The shells are all over the floors in the main squares 😂
Aquí hay más españoles que extranjeros, jaja. Es normal yo también tengo curiosidad de que como se ve algo que nosotros vemos totalmente normal, que para una persona que se a criado en otro país.
Estoy de acuerdo contigo
“Que se ha criado en otro país” Sí, yo soy uno de tantos. Cuida tu ortografía.
@@andresboza8285 Lo siento Andrés pero soy dixlesico, no lo hago a posta.
@@lasksana3516 Tranquilo, hijo, todos cometemos errores.
@@grammarnazi1868 Gracias
Una aproximación totalmente legítima a los supermercados y la gastronomía de España. Pronunciación del español perfecta. Creo que lo mejor que he visto en inglés sobre España a este nivel. Guiris: you MUST watch it!
Gracias Quique!
As an Englisher who lived in Spain for 6 years. I always tried to work on my accent. I think a good accent is paramount to being understood, even moreso than perfect grammar. I cringed at some of the English accents I heard in my Spanish class. I like to listen and imitate. I have always liked impersonating people and accents since being young for fun. It seems to have come in handy for later language learning!
Queda claro que se relaciona mucho con españoles. Solo hay que ver a su pareja. Es algo que le ocurre a muchos extranjeros, que apenas se relacionan con gente local y, claro, malamente vas a aprender el idioma.
One of the reasons for the low prices compared to other countries (specially the US) is that most of the food is produced in Spain, the country has a very strong food industries, no import taxes, less intermediates and the food only has to travel a few hundred km from the region it was made to the market.
The food is cheaper but the proportion with salaries and taxes make that food in spain is actually far expensive. Even the white brands.
It's cheap for tourists cause our salaries are shit
Also because of the wages here in Spain, that are very low. The average wage per month is around 1200€, while in countries like the US is above 3000€. Poor countries = low prices.
@@Hatsol97 You are wrong, Spain's average wage it's 1.889 €.
I also have to point that Spain is not a poor country, is one of the 15 richest countries in the world.
You are also wrong about the prices, food is cheaper because it has less transportation costs.
No. Because it is massively subsidised by the EU. Spain is a net benefactor of EU funding. Hence their greedy fishermen and farmers get all the help.
One interesting thing is that on the rural areas of Spain people make their own wine, it's like a family wine. My grandfather used to make it and had his own barrels and stuff because we have vineyards on our garden. However it can be a little bit bitter because it's not over processed but it's really cool. So if you ever go to a rural restaurant here, ask if they have "vino de la casa" (home wine) and you can taste it.
Great review and greetings from Spain! 🇪🇦
As a Spanish I can say you pronounced "Alpujarras" really well. You pronounce the Spanish "j" really really well.
Thank you!!! Gracias!
I mean... He seems very into the culture, everything he said about Spain was started with a ''We'', so props to him for being like that when people in Spain are getting over their heads wanting to go against Spain...
Cuándo sale del supermercado y dice "carrito" con la rr pronunciada mejor que muchos locales, casi me he puesto a aplaudir
@Aitor Tilla conoces a Jose de España? De Burgos una pedania ya casi desparecida?
I am a Castilian woman and your pronunciation is better than mine??? You even nailed the particular musicality of the language, You just sound like a Spaniard, born and bred. Jesus. Wow.
No vea el guiri como sabe
Great video! When I visited Spain I only went to Mercadona and I felt like I was in Disneyland, lol... I love Spain!
Haha totally!
Actually Mercadona is known for it's lack of variety, as they have their own brand (as many other supermarkets, Consum, Carrefour, Alcampo, Dia, etc) but don't have many other 1st brands. cheers!
@@ilovesunsets I totally understand the feeling! When I travelled to England I use to love going to Tesco, M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's..... Cheers!
@@daniperez2335, "variety" doesn't usually mean a supply of many brands but of many different products (even if they're all of the same brand).
@ True, but as you know Mercadona is a regular supermarket (not like Alcampo, Carrefour, Eroski...) In the means that it only has food and few cosmetics. Doesn't have clothing, electeonics, etc. And it doesn't have the variety in foods as the above mentioned. But, compared to other shops like Consum, Lidl, Aldi brandwise it has no variety. I will say that many products under Hacendado are made by known brands, they just don't pay to advertise them. Cheers!
A trick from a spanish:
If you want to know how good a jam is, take the one with the worst looking hand, that means the pig was free and lived in the mountain
I think you missed the cheese section, that's another huge section in Spanish supermarkets, cheese takes a lot of space along with all other dairies (not just UHT milk).
There are over 400 varieties of Spanish cheeses
Your pronunciation is perfect. A lot of foreigners struggle with the 'j' and the 'rr' but you just nailed it! It's very good to see someone from another country liking spain so much. ¡Un saludo!
Thank you!!
It took me 4 long moths to learn to pronounce the rolling r (rr) sound - but was only successful in pronunciation if didn't thought about doing it.
Spanish 'j' and Danish 'h' has almost the same pronunciation , so that was really easy to learn. Danish is much closer in pronunciation to Spanish than English is to Spanish.
@@charonstyxferryman nah don't worry,i'm a spaniard and i didn't learn to pronunce the "rr" until i was 5 y/o
@@irene1024 M madre me decía, canta conmigo, ♫el perro de Ramón Rodríguez no tiene rabo porque Ramón Rodríguez se la ha cortado♫.
This is so normal to me but seeing you show us around makes me realize that many things are really only available in Spain
I’m glad!
Soe Diamantis you said it girl I live in Canada 🇨🇦 the hams are expensive we don’t see whole legs ..... (cures)
Are these things common across all of Spain? We are planning to move in a few years and it seems so great to have so many different options in the shop. It looks really great haha.
@@CB-jv6cj Yes, those things are common in the whole country. You won't regret moving here 😁
@@josealbertohocescastro3240 I believe that haha I really can't wait.
The Canned Fish I ate in Spain was on a whole different level. how they pull this off I don't know. but I became quite sad when i ate the last canned fish from my recent trip to Spain. (thank you for all of your videos they really brighten my day!) the selection of food is just absolutely wonderful. Lamb esp. good luck with your recent vegan experiment. olive oil here in florida is 4-5 times more expensive than the prices I saw in Tenerife
Yo creo que en estos vídeos estamos más españoles que extranjeros para ver cómo nos ven desde fuera jajajajaja
Rt JAJAJAJAJA
si xd
Va a ser que si
Estrella Galicia is my favourite Spanish beer. Every Christmas I buy a box of 32 bottles and have them sent from Spain.
static.saludenvidiable.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cerveza-750x375.jpg Estrella galicia best beer in Spain
Oh you don't have to tell me, i know how popular Estrella Galicia is in the whole of spain. It's slowly making it's way here in the UK.
@@mortal16 Votan mahou y cruzcampo mejor que legado de yuste... No tienen ni puta idea.
My american husband loves Cruzcampo!
I just moved back to England after 6 years in Tarragona (this video is making me sad, missing Spain; my Spanish ex-girl broke my heart too!). I used to drink either Estrella Damm the Barcelona brewery. Or Estrella Galicia. One thing about Spanish lager, those two in particular, are much stronger than UK largers. Estrella Damm being 5.3%, Galicia being 5.5%. You really feel it! In the UK now many brewers have dropped lager and English-style ales to well below 5%. I think government legislation and tax to discourage our heavy alcohol dependencies! So Estrella Damm is now sold in the UK but at a much reduced 4.5%. I much prefer the higher Spanish versions.
Tenéis que hacer un vídeo sobre la lotería de Navidad en España, creo que es una de las tradiciones más específicas del país. Pueden flipar.
Muy buena idea! A ver si me da tiempo!
si, la semana pasada he visitado por primera vez y no entendía el lío con la lotería.
I can’t get my head around the willingness to queue for hours to buy a lottery ticket at Doña Manolita! A lot of people are very superstitious, stuff that I’d rather go to a bar have a coffee and buy a décimo there on my way out
@@JackR772 The queue is part of the ritual. I'm sure that if Doña Manolita could serve "décimos" 10 times faster and there would be no queue then many people would drop their intention of buying there.
@@stephaniec.9335 Muchos españoles tampoco entienden: ni el sistema, ni la locura alrededor.
This is so mediterranean, the tea I was drinking while watching this became wine and the spoon a gladius
Been to spain 4x, another short trip in 2 weeks, but I always bring an extra suitcase inside a larger one to bring back Spanish products. IMO, Spain has the best eats in the world.
Best country, best language, best food, most beautiful people, great architecture, best dressed people, best music, best dancers
Best weather
Best family orientated towards their young and elderly, best people.whats not to like about that beautiful country..
What's
@@barbaratg5230 exactly
Things certainly have changed since I was a student living in Madrid in the late ‘60s! No supermarkets back then. We had to buy fresh food at the market and visit the local grocer for canned goods. The apartment had a mini-fridge, and most fresh meat and produce were kept cool in bags outside the kitchen window! Ah, the good old days!!!
The food in Spain is amazing. Been there several times. Wish there was more Spanish restaurants in the UK
I lived in Spain for six years. The good restaurants are good but there are plenty of crap tapas bars: the number of cold and old patatas bravas I had was amazing. Bad mejillones etc. Like here, you get what you pay for.
@@leod-sigefast Maybe the problem was you didn´t know to complain... hahaha... If you go to the turistic areas, you will find crap. You have to search a bit more.
More restaurants and more chip haha
Ruffles sabor jamón, éxito asegurado.
3:33 Its usual to eat "sweet ham", which is some sort of bolied ham and they sell it sliced like this. So I guess to add a little bit of variety they decided to do the same product but insead of pork it¡s made from turkey.
Hola!!! Soy una española viviendo fuera de mi país. Me encantan tus videos, reflejas realmente como es la vida en España y nuestras costumbres huyendo de los estereotipos. Un saludo!!!
Gracias Carmen!! Me alegro mucho!
Las cortezas están buenísimas y para nada producen dolor de estómago. Vivo en Inglaterra y veo que aquí los están empezando a consumir... Son perfectos para acompañar con bebidas sobre todo alcohol. Coincido en que un hipermercado en España es como ir a un museo de comida donde encuentras prácticamente de todo. España es uno de los mejores países para comer casi cualquier cosa con grandísima variedad de productos de mar y de tierra... Buen vídeo.
Lo que pasa también es que las cortezas que hay en Inglaterra (pork scratching) están como más humedas, están suuuuuper saladas y vienen en bolsitas de 60g o así...
@@lordcervecero Serán como torreznos de bolsa entonces. Yo compré una vez unos aquí en España y nada que ver con los torreznos de verdad ni mucho menos con las cortezas. Estaban como humedos y secos al mismo tiempo, un asco.
Soy una española viviendo en el extranjero y este vídeo me está dando mucha morriña...
Me alegro mucho!
Animo siempre estaremos aqui esperandote!!!!
Igual aquí! Que nostalgia que me da!
me pasa igual, ya quisiera tener esa variedad aqui.saludos
Española en el extranjero tb. Yo directamente me he puesto a llorar 😭
Your video is delightful!! I've been missing Spain (I'm from Canada) and this is bringing back memories. I try to find Spanish food here in Canada but it is useless and it always tastes soooo good in Spain. Can't wait to return.
As a future expat from the US, this is just the kind of cultural information this is real-world invaluable. Thanks
Glad it’s helpful keith!
No no corazon, you would come over here like immigrant!! U would be welcomed obviously... but don't forget your first denomination: immigrant and then quite faraway ....expat!!
How you americans like to believe that are above others!! Hahahaha
@@lehaim37 Most Americans do seem to have an entitled attitude...but not this one...I promise, amigo!
Keith Lykens Agreed ! Going to Spain soon and this will be my 12 European country so far (I’m American also). Supermarkets are my absolute favorite to go to when traveling, I could spend hours just looking and shopping lol just left Greece a month ago and it was such an amazing adventure going into their super markets! Different from what I’ve seen in the rest of Europe
lehaim37 What are you talking about? Funny you say we’d be welcomed while leaving such a rude and hateful, quite unwelcoming comment lol
Eres la hostia! Te nombró embajador gastronómico de España .
Gracias tio!
@@spainrevealed jajjajajaja grande, olé tú.
@@spainrevealed this is so good James. The Spanish don't realise just how good they have it and need to be told by by someone foreign. Que buena pinta todo!
Te aconsejo que si quieres jamon de jabugo no lo compres en supermercado..
@@Bea.onthewave algunos dd super mercado son de bastante calidad, no he comprado de jagubo en super, pero si es verdad que en carniceria o directamente re yendo a un pueblo productor de este producto lo encontrarás de una calidad suprema, igualmente para turistas que no están tan acostumbrados a las comidas típicas en el supermercado a mínimo que pillen uno bueno ya van a tener muy buena impresión, ojalá poder invitarle a cosas típicas hechas por gente de toda la vida no se si me explico, una fabada en asturias, una paella en Valencia, cachopos y demás tipos de carne, cecina por la zona norte, este hombre se haría español jajajajajajaja
I've been binge watching your channel for hours and I'm Spanish! I think you really got the authenticity of Spanish culture, unlike other UA-cam channels. Nice one!
Glad to see how people from other places abroad show interest and special appreciation for our food, country and diverse culture. Love your content !! Greetings and blessings from a Spanish guy studying in the US
I live in Germany but went to Madrid for four days and loved it. Now I’m itching to go back but somewhere else in Spain maybe Sevilla or Andalusia. I’d love to learn Spanish one day it’s a beautiful language. ❤️🇪🇸
It’s a wonderful country and language! I hope you get back!
Start like I did with English...I started reading a novel and translating as I was reading it...I had a pencil and wrote all the Spanish words and circled the English ones I did not know...A lot of work but I even went to college with only nine months of learned English...Not easy though...You can do it in your own time...That's how I started...There is a book titled "500 hundred Spanish Verbs" with its present, past and future forms and all the rest....It is in English and you can find it at Barnes & Noble...or probably at Amazon...
Sevilla is in andalusia, in fact it's the capital of Andalusia
Taryn, Quote you :" I’d love to learn Spanish one day"
Take a look at Duolingo, and Memrise.
I have Memrise Premium, where one the premium things are that you can hear Spaniards pronounce words and small sentences. Love that.
you could try HelloTalk if you feel comfortable,native people and you can do a videocall and that way you can practise the language with a native speaker
This video is the best I have viewed in a long time , product , price and description . You hardly scratched the surface , well done . Yeh ok I have put Spain on my bucket list .
Awesome, thanks Bob!
He is 100% right about fuet being addictive lol
Totally!
lmao true,they say it even in the ad,and they aren't wrong "lo empiezas por una cuerda y lo terminas por la otra"
Here in Canada international foods are becoming more popular because we have many awesome cultures. Spanish is one of my favorites 😊
Me parece bastante deprimente la total falta de alioli en este video.
jaja
all i oli
All i oli al morter, lo del super es mayonesa de ajo.
@@andressevillagregori6873 sense ou!!
Como han dicho ya Montxo y Andres... La salsa, tal y como la hacemos por la terreta, es "all (ajo) i (y) oli (aceite)" "allioli" (ajo y aceite / ajiaceite). Aquí a veces hay guerra cuando alguien dice "alioli", no sé cómo pudieron ser tan estúpidos los de la rae para ponerlo así xD
NOTA: aunque es un poco de trampa, si no consigues ligar bien el ajo y el aceite puedes poner la yema de un huevo y ayuda mucho a que mezcle bien sin alterar demasiado el sabor.
NOTA 2: cualquier cosa que le eches de más al allioli es motivo de destierro inmediato. Echar yogur blanco, leche o cualquier otro derivado, limón, lima o cualquier cítrico que se te ocurra, etc. = muerte o destierro
I love the way you are so enthusiastic and in love with the Spanish culture.... and how you explain with so much detail...😊great job thanks for sharing
Thanks Ambar!
Our extra virgin olive oil is about $17.00 USD per liter😔 in Kentucky United States
Ouch! Come to Spain Kathryn!
Here you can buy like 5 litres with 16 €
Wait until you see the price of gas here and you'll be happy to pay 17 usd for olive oil where you live.
Yeah, in the UK I think like the very cheapest olive oil is like £3 for 400ml, probably like £7-8 for 1 litre. So double maybe triple the average price.
I only buy extra Chad olive oil
Loved the video!!! I am a fan of Carrefour supermarket. I didn't know there was such a large one in Madrid. Thanks 🎉😊
Un español viviendo en Londres hace 5 años: Un vídeo buenísimo y muy completo. Interesante para mi también, pues me ha hecho pensar sobre ciertos temas overlooked. Como por ejemplo lo de la cerveza sin. Gran trabajo compañeros! Qué sentimiento tan grande me invade cuando veo las berenjenas en vinagre o el gazpacho o las latas de fabada, callos, almejas, berbes mmmmhhh...
Si no metes una palabra en inglés como "overlooked" implosionas.
Eres muy Pantomima Full.
Mola mucho ver productos del día a día a ojos de alguien que no está acostumbrado! Me ha gustado mucho el vídeo.
Gracias Antonio!
Bueno, no "estaba" acostumbrado ... yo creo que ahora si. :)
@@enekoeneko69 si, el entrecomillado está bien puesto jajaja. No sabía que tenía tantos vídeos!
verdad? me doy cuenta que paso olimpicamente de muchas secciones y en realidad hay cosas guapas alli
Ugh! those little breakfast muffins used to be my favorite thing to eat on my way to school when I lived in Spain. This video makes me miss Spanish food.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Kaylie!
Had a trip to Madrid and Jerez recently. My super smart wife suggested we go grocery shopping. It was actually fun and learned so much like Lenguas de Gatos. 😃 We had fun tapas at Celso y Manolo. Tiny, quiet, off the beaten path
I think you are on point about the potato chips. In the Southern United States it's Barbecue, Vinegar/Salt, and Ranch (dressing) potato chips. In the States the virgin olive oil in a small bottle is 8 dollars. Large bottles would be 12 dollars minimum.
Wow quite expensive
Todo bien, pero en mi nada sibarita opinión, el esnobismo del vino te está traicionando, efectivamente, cuando recomiendas evitar vinos de menos de 10€ para arriba, y especialmente en un país en el que los precios del vino "de calidad" está por los suelos, en comparación con tantos otros; personalmente, estoy la mar de contento con un "simple" tinto Monte Ducay (DO Cariñena de menos de 3€) como vino de diario (Vino que, en mi opinión, le pega veinte patadas en el paladar a tantos riojas de 15€ o más).
Y es que, en mi opinión, el mundo del vino es como el del arte: MAMONEO puro, que se ejemplifica fácil si has leído la noticia de hoy en los periódicos que dice que el elegido como "mejor whisky del mundo" por los sabios del Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters es... una botellita que venden a 14euros en el Aldi... :D
Saludos, chicos.
Facts
@Atelier Iris Lo acabo de repasar, y tienes parte de razón. Quiero decir que efectivamente dice exactamente eso, pero también dice a continuación que "the minute you hit 9,10,12€ you´re gonna drink some really good wine", implicando que por debajo de esa cifra, no se consigue, cosa de que la disiento profundamente, desde mi relativamente ineducada opinión.
De hecho, me ha pasado unas cuantas veces comprar un vino "caro" (como regalo, o simplemente por quedar bien, en un contexto social) y acabar atizándome un vino con un grado de acidez y de falta de nobleza en el paladar que un tetrabrick de Cabernet-Sauvignon de euro y medio en el Mercadona, no tiene.
En fin, que el paladar de cada cual, es suyo. Pero de que no hace falta gastarse ni diez ni seis euros para tener vino "de calidad", en este país, tengo muy poquitas dudas.
Un saludo.
Cierto! Vinos buenos desde 3,5, y 8 euros hay por montones, pero de esas cosas solo saben los locales de verdad.. Enfin.. Que esas recomendaciones las esta haciendo un Americano a otros Americanos.. y bueno que se lo crean y tal es problema de ellos.
@@jesst.354 Ni James es "americano" (ni tan siquiera es de Costa Rica, go figure...), ni informa exclusivamente para otros "americanos", ni deja de ser uno de los youtubers extranjeros mejor informados sobre la cultura y la gastronomía de este país (por no decir el mejor), que yo conozca. Otra cosa es que esté de acuerdo con sus criterios enológicos, que no es el caso.
Y yo creo que el único verdadero "problema" aquí es tu comentario, que trata de poner a caer de un burro a alguien que igual tiene bastante más idea de lo que habla de la que igual tú tienes, y que no sólo no demuestra el sesgo racista que tú muestras, sino que trata de hacer todo lo contrario, demostrando y disfrutando las virtudes de este país, para otros extranjeros.
Un saludo.
Totalmente de acuerdo.
Me he tomado vino sorprendentemente bueno por menos de €3 por botella en España.
(Esnobismo?).
Al final acabarán con el Castellano y solo utilizaremos palabras Ingleses españolizadas.
Que país.
You have seen TV commercials for zero alcohol beer because drinks that contains alcohol can't be show on TV before 10pm. then, the brands use 0,0 beer to announce their brand.
Love this video!! What a great way to show a cultural insight into Spain. I'm planning on moving there soon after 15 years in Russia as an Englishman.
Cola Cao, I remember when I was a small kid in China, this used to be my favorite drink. I didn't know that it came from Spain.
amazing that you drink cola cao in China, hahahha. It's crazy
@@polopisto Los supermercados de DIA exportan productos de españa a China.
Mi padre era director finaciero de DIA y por su trabajo nos mudamos durante 6 años. Hay muchos productos españoles en china.
Fresh white asparagus are a delicacy here in Belgium.They are normally only available from april until the end of june. They don't taste like the ones in the jars, i think those aren't great either. The typical white asparagus dish is Asperges à la flamande but they are also great with smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce. You will find them in jars here but they aren't popular.
So glad we found your tube videos on tapas before going to Madrid. We also tried Tempranillo for the first time in Spain. Now we drink it at home. Inexpensive but you rarely get a bad one. Also now a fan of red Vermouth neat with Ice after trying it for the first time in Spain. Thanks for the good work and keep going with the videos
Thanks Steve! Glad to hear you had a great time!
Que buena pronunciación de la "J"
Lo malo de las patatas con sabor a huevo frito, es que al final se te queda un sabor como...a pedo...en la boca jajajajaja
@@JackR772 🙅🙅🙅
Este video es genial! Realmente refleja la cultura española. Soy madrileña pero vivo en EE.UU, cuando vuelvo a España hacer la compra es mi actividad favorita.
Gracias Gema!!! Suerte y felices fiestas!
Carrefour in fact is a French supermarket, here we have Mercadona
Would really like to know.. is there a price difference Between these too supermarkets Carrefour & Mercadona?!
E Hipercor, y Dia, y Eroski, y La Plaza, y AhorraMás, y SuperSol , y Sánchez Romero... Anda que no hay supermercados, unos más caros y otros más baratos. Y estoy hablando sólo de Madrid.
Bella Bianka the differences between those súper markets are the size of the comercial area and the variety of products, mostly.
Their selection are made for Spanish consumers in both places.
I love a good mercadonna when I'm in Spain. ..I could spend hours looking at all the produce. ..
Verdad
Great video.
The variety of those huge hipermercados is simply amazing.
Everytime I take Australian friends to Spain. I take them to those huge megamarkets.
Carrefour. Alcampo. Hipercor.
Their jaw drops in amazement.
One of the best videos you guys have made.
A real insight into Spanish culture.
Carrefour et Alcampo ( Auchan ) marqua Francèses
@@thierryrebillard6432
True.
Alcampo was originally Spanish but got sold a few years ago.
I guess the only true hipermercado left that's Spanish is Hipercor which is part of the largest department chain store in Europe El corte inglés .
ElZorro / Carrefour Francèse ....... Alcampo Origine aussi français ... Auchan ... désolé fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcampo fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auchan
@@elzorro8787 Mercadona is 100 % Spanish.
@@EsperanzaBarcoAlonso
The most popular supermarket in Spain.
I just loved your supermarket tour of all the great products of Spain. ❤❤🇪🇸🎄🤗
Great job James! As spanish expats in the UK we truly enjoyed your pretty unique view of a Spanish supermarket, full of respect and passion for our culture and our gastronomy. I highly recommend watching this video to all my friends and colleagues here in the UK. Keep going mate! Looking forward to your next one. :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
The spanish blood sausage “con aroz” with rice, is incredible. Far better than our british black pudding
We call-it morcilla de arroz
@fan8281 mejor la burguesa 😂
Morcilla
I would compare it to the Scottish Haggis
Black pudding varies quite a lot in the UK, some is delicious! I have never tried some from another country though, I'd be keen to sample
Vivo en Alemania y me entran ganas de llorar de emoción viendo este vídeo. Esa sección de pescadería y esos aperitivos!, por Dios, acabo de cenar y ya tengo hambre.
oml you opened up some nostalgic memories for me with this, ¡ muchas gracias ! i grew up in spain when i was a kid and distinctly remember eating those football cheetos and toasted sunflower seeds. i'm actually so disappointed the uk doesn't do the seeds, i'd love to get a pack again one day. one of my favourite snacks to have as a kid were these dinosaur shaped biscuits called 'dinosaurs' by a brand called artiach. thanks for the video !
Ricas galletas
The biscuits still exist, they are called Dinosaurus though
¿La fideuá un plato catalán? ¡! ¡No, no, no!!! La fideuá la inventó un cocinero llamado Gabriel Rodríguez Pastor en la década de 1930 en Gandía, en la provincia de Valencia.
´Tanto siendo de Valencia como si fuera de Catalunya la pregunta real es: ¿Porque está en secciones del mundo? ¿Les habrán reconocido la independencia ya? jajajajaja
@@markds5223 Bueno, España es parte del mundo, ¿no? 😜 Al fin y al cabo no dice "comidas del extranjero". 🤣
Eso como valenciano me ha dolido y mucho, casi tanto como el día que vi en Londres una paella con chorizo...
Eduardo Siquier Cortés La verdad es que no sé de donde se ha sacado que la fideuá es catalana... Si hasta el mismo nombre ya suena a Valenciano de primeras
@@Javirovik Eso digo yo, por dios, fideuà es valenciana.
Hey James! love watching your videos as a preparation for my first trip to Madrid :) the white asparagus is actually a big deal in Germany. Especially in the north where it is cultivated we have a whole season dedicated to it around May/June :D we eat it typically with sauce hollandaise and make a cream soup out of the peel. I hated it as a child but now kind of got into it. Cheers!
here in spain you have either canned white asparagus or fresh(and also canned) green asparagus, also called "esparrago triguero". most white asparagus are canned because recolecting them is really hard, so the fresh ones are only available in areas where they are picked and in the season. So also in may june,
Only €6-7 for the “good wine”?! I’m so excited to visit this spring now 😂
Fideuá isn't a catalan dish. Its origin is from Gandía (Valencia)
It's true. My error!
@@pabloboixadell876 Well, they do speak Catalan in Valencia, despite the fact they don't like to call it Catalan(similar to the balearic islands) - so many consider Valencia and the Balearic islands part of Catalonia as well. Agree or disagree, but many think of it like that.
Hi @@oestergaard141 !
You are very well informed, we do speak Catalan in Valencia and we call it Valencià. I was making a point on Valencian dishes not to be mistaken with catalan ones. I'm born and raised in Castellón (Valencian Community) so I should know. Cheers!
@@pabloboixadell876 True, all the regions have their distinct dishes, but if someone call dishes from valencia catalan dishes, at least they are fairly close, my point is just that I think it's an acceptable mistake :) many people in Spain from other parts of Spain aren't even aware of it, they don't even know that the most famous dish from there (Paella) simply refers to the pan they make it in.
@@oestergaard141 I'm from Valencia and there's always a lot of nationalism in pretty much everything that happens in Valencia that's why some people get upset by those mistakes. On the other hand the fact that we call it valenciano instead of catalán is because of tradition. Valencian writers from the Middle Ages used to call it valenciano so we kept calling it the same way regardless of its origin.
"...so many consider Valencia and the Balearic islands part of Catalonia as well. Agree or disagree, but many think of it like that."
As an advice don't say that when you come to Comunidad Valenciana. People from Comunidad Valenciana are very proud of it and don't really like as a general rule that kind of comments. Ignorance is bliss.
After 20 years in Spain, I am on the white asparagus wagon!
Ok! I’ve got a few years to go!
what do you think about artichoke bottoms?
I love so much the "esparragos", white or green... I love them. And i would like to say, that they are white because they are subjected to a procedure in which they are completely buried when they are forming, so that chlorophyll does not occur and that leaves them softer. Then they cook them with salt water, and basically that's the canned product.
It's a bit like the matcha tea in Japan, which is shaded for a while ... but in this case they cover it completely with the land itself.
Asparagus white are called the white gold of The Netherlands. When they are fresh of the ground with a buttersauce, ham and chopped boiled egg.. new potato with it and it taste great. But those canned things are not tasty at all. I only like the fresh just out of the ground ones. End of June again😉😉😉
Like a native Spanish I'm in love with the white asparagus, but I seem a fake Spanish couse I don't like things like cocido, morcilla, cortezas and more Spanish stuff
Good Video, but there is a little bit of ''wine snobbery'' going on here, you don't have to pay 6+ euros for a decent bottle of wine, and you can get a really nice bottle for 3 euros, and you can get a good sparkling wine for 3 to 4 euro's in the supermarkets, and if you're making Sangria, then a litre carton of wine for a Euro, filled with Fruit, Orange Juice and stiffened with vodka or gin and lots of ice, will make a very palatable and potent drink for little money as you sit by the pool in the evening.
I would suggest you got out of the big cities or the coastal routes, and explore the Spanish countryside, I'm English, and spend a lot of time in Andalucía. Hire a car for a few days and explore, visit little villages (pueblos) the people are very friendly, if you can speak a little Spanish, (say hello and order drinks etc) they appreciate your effort.
Parts of rural Spain are like travelling back in time, a slow and peaceful life style, go to a bodegas and buy a case or two, you can get some really nice wines at bargain prices. and occasionally a free wine tasting. Try the Spanish Brandy too it's excellent.
Cant go wrong with boxed don simon of youre using it for sangria
I can see you enjoy visiting Spain as much as I enjoy visiting London why don't you rent my lovely flat in Barcelona so I can go and spend 6 months in London 😉
Fantastic supermarket visit, you have an excellent eye in spotting and explaining the products that would puzzle a non Spaniard! This is so helpful and exactly what I love to do when travelling. In Spain I loved finding products like Pate de Jabali.
Being English we holiday in Spain once or twice a year. I always stock my suitcase with as much tinned sea food as I can get away with. Excellent vid, thanks.
Thanks for that!
Planning my trip to Spain currently and your videos have already given me so much insight! I’m suddenly excited to visit the grocery store on my trip ☺️
Eyy no seas golosa corazon!!! Don't be gourmand!!! Hahahaha
Whenever we used to go on holiday in another country, we always visit the supermarkets to see what the local people eat and how much they pay for it. This is also a good plan if you are thinking of moving to another country, just as we did before moving to Spain. Interestingly and to blow the entire video, here, you are in Carrefour which is a French supermarket in Spain.
UHT milk in Spain is nothing like UHT milk in France. The French stuff has a horrible sour taste to it whereas the Spanish UHT milk is not at all unpleasant and can be eaten on cereal without any taste problems which is something one can't do with the French stuff. Spanish supermarkets have all sorts of milk including fresh milk, almond milk, coconut milk, goat's milk, lactose-free, etc. and the whole range of fat levels (whole-, half- and no-fat They also have a wide range of cheeses made from those milks.
The fish counter is interesting with, often, live crabs and it is not unusual to see the assistant on the fish counter chasing after a live crab that has managed to drop off the edge of the counter and is trying to make a quick getaway.
The coffee with the burnt sugar is to imply a bitterness that some people prefer.
Most supermarkets in Spain sell a wide range of foods suitable for those with allergies, e.g. foods without gluten or without lactose, etc.
Cheapest wines are about 55 centimos for a litre in Lidl and is fine especially mixed with Casera Limón to make tinto de verano (summer red wine.) which is often drunk throughout the year.
Ham - know the difference between jamón and paleta. Jamón is from the hind leg of the pig from where we traditionally get the gammon ham, giving larger pieces of ham, the paleta is the foreleg and the shoulder where the cuts are fattier and the slices are smaller. The ham (both cuts) is always cut very thinly so that no matter what the tenderness of the actual meat, it will always be easy to eat. Unless you are really into drinking olive oil, when you order a plate of sliced ham in a restaurant, be aware that it may come swimming in so much oil to the extent that it is quite unpalateable.
I Love this channel. 💛
Excellent and true reports!
I'm an American who lived in Spain as a child nearly 50 years ago. I still go back and forth to this day.
The villages and countryside in Spain have wonderful people and I have many friends.
You can't expect to see much of anything if you only stay one week
And, Don't be thin skinned if you gotta take a little crap for bein an American,
you can't help it.
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first time i came to spain i have lays campesinas looooove the even now after 14 years
Riquisimas!!!!!
Jamon Ruffles are the most addictive substance known to mankind
La lays campesinas también
COLACAO IS SO GOOD
i had it when i visited spain last year and it's amazing
American girl here and I LOVE white asparagus!
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Spain is definitely your country jajaja 😁 white asparagus, wild asparagus that is delicious grilled, etc
Yoli y James, al fin estoy de vuelta en España después de 3 años en Bristol, UK. Me ayudásteis a superar un poquiño más la morriña de vivir en Inglaterra y estar lejos de mi tierra y a pesar de haber regresado sigo al pie del cañón con vuestros vídeos. Me encantáis, cómo molaría pimplarnos una cervecilla algún día. Besazo desde Pirineos
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Funny video. I do believe most of us watching are spaniards, this means something. We are curious and like gossips xD
Love asparagus and the wine "elegido" is for cooking btw ;)
Haha yes, lots of locals watching which is great!
Aunque he de reconocer que el chiste de la Fideuá me ha hecho bastante gracia, en realidad no se trata de un plato catalán, sino valenciano. Concretamente es originario de Gandía, que supongo que conocerás si llevas tanto tiempo viviendo en Madrid ;)
Es verdad Danny! Me he dado cuenta después. Pero gracias por el comentario y me alegro de que te parecía gracisoso al menos :)
A tope con Gandía
@@spainrevealed A mi no me parece gracioso.
@@pcdequant Callate tonto
@Danny Panizo _"es originario de Gandía, que supongo que conocerás si llevas tanto tiempo viviendo en Madrid"_
Jajajajajaja.... muy buena esa, me parto...
My first Thanksgiving here I found solomillo de pavo in Cortés Inglés. I rolled it up with herbs inside.
Thank you for saying " we eat a lot of that in Spain".Thank you for we
Of course :)
I'm Spanish and I've seen the entire video. It's quite interesting see what he says about our supermarket stuff. Nice video.
Gracias Jordi!
I always find these videos about supermarket comparisons so wonderful. I am from Mexico and I love Horchata so I need to try the one in Spain. I live in California in the United States and for 1 liter of extra virgin olive oil, the price is $15! But I do agree its absolutely delicious.
I'd love to go to Spain. I bet some things about it might be familiar to Californians like us (weather, topography, etc...)
you will find it so incredibly different....but it's sooooo good.
I paid $45 for 500ml of a specific Tuscan brand that I found at Gelson's....I paid 25 Euros for a liter of the same stuff in Florence.
BUT what you are buying in CA is NOT Extra Virgin olive Oil, it is only labelled as such to get more bucks out of you.
@@alejandrayalanbowman367 It's pretty easy to tell the real and fake stuff out here just like it is over there. The fake stuff won't have the press/bottle date on it. It also won't have the lot number.
But finding Olive Oil from Cordoba or Valencia is VERY tough to find out here.
Spain produces half of the world's olive oil, LITERALLY. It's very cheap. The Italians buy a part of the Spanish olive oil and bottle it as Italian (and, partially, adulterating it a little). Hispania was already the granary of the Roman Empire and Mount Testaccio (the great garbage dump of ancient Rome) was built with millions of amphorae of Iberian oil, which arrived in Rome uninterruptedly for centuries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil
I worked in Spain for 6 months. My office was in El Sotto De La Morelaja. I used to have lunch from Carrefour . Lovely memories