This is not just a food & travel channel ....This is a cultural documentary that makes me appreciate our planet and I will support this channel till I'm an old woman. 👍🥰🥰🥰

@sinepari9160

6 ай бұрын

yes he is living an amazing life

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Nice of you... I am From there

@CockLobster

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing... I guess 😐

@bicgohill8756

Ай бұрын

Bro stop jocking.

I love the woman in the white shirt and head bandana. She’s watching Mark eat her creations and seems so proud that he is loving every bite of her culture! Amazing episode of my favorite place on earth.❤ Hoping Mark goes to Osa.

@healthrestoration7522

Ай бұрын

I agree! She seems like she is very kind!

The older gentleman at the beginning is so cute, his beautiful smile warms my heart

the way people, especially workers react to mark is exactly how I react to him, love the passion he has towards food.

Hi Mark and blessings. My name is Gilbert and I’m from Nicaragua,but I admire my brothers and sisters from this wonderful country Costa Rica. They are very polite and fully awesome 👏🏻 they have been ❤❤❤❤

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

We love Nicaragua, we just filmed there in August and had some Vigaron in Granada. Ometepe island was fun to film at as well, so much agriculture there!

@mitchellflannel2597

6 ай бұрын

Gracias, Ticos educados Amamos la cultura Nica... Un saludo y un abrazo PURA VIDA❗️❗️

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Pura Vida! @@mitchellflannel2597

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Pura vida

Orgulloso de ser costarricense y llevar esta tierra en el corazón. Good vibes and peace 🇨🇷

@danwood2230

6 ай бұрын

Pura vida!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Yo soy Nicoyana que orgullo

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

2 ай бұрын

🇨🇷♥️🙏

I just love Costa Rica. Travelling as a solo woman almost 19 years ago I met some of the kindest people in Costa Rica. And the food was so delicious and was all about the quality of the ingredients. If I could only eat only one plate of food for the rest of my life it would be that breakfast plate.

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

The people here are still the same, stranded on the side of the road you'll have 14 Costa Ricans helping you in the matter of minutes. We've lived and filmed here for over 6 years if you want to see more of what Costa Rica is like now. Pura VIda

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Pura vida

@TheDufresnes

4 ай бұрын

@@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen Pura Vida

Costa Rica sure is a magnificent country. Thanks for giving us an in-depth tour in regards to their traditions and values.

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

It truly is, we love it here!

@YAHAHAMILTON

6 ай бұрын

Thank you❤. I'm so glad that you like my country. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷Pura vida.

85 years old and chopping wood, we have really gone wrong somewhere here in the West...BIG TIME!

@louniingade4577

2 ай бұрын

And it is women

@val6189

Ай бұрын

Yup 😢

@joules_sw

Ай бұрын

My granma chopped wood at 90+ 🗿🤣👍🏻

@lionheart7431

Ай бұрын

West just slow poison you and gives misinformation.

@imeldapalmas8537

13 күн бұрын

her hair still dark too

Im a chef. I really live watching people really go in-depth discussing and debating what they are eating. It really validates a good meal.

So happy to see my favorite KZreadr enjoying my country! Been a fan for YEARS! Thanks for showing the real side of CR ! Beautiful story telling as always 🙌🏽 pura vida 🇨🇷

@OmarDiaz-ox7il

5 ай бұрын

Ojala q los ticos Europeos puedan sentirse mas orgullosos q los ticos GUANACASTECOS, contoda esa gastronomia y hospitalidad q los caracterisa, ellos si son pura vida

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

2 ай бұрын

La vida que me encanta amo mi tierra. Haciendo amigos por aca

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

2 ай бұрын

🙏♥️🇨🇷

Hiii Mark, i lived there, 9 years in a huge property of 4 hectares, did have gardeners helping to maintain the property, they are singing at work and lunchtime in their lunch box, always rice and beans, sometimes with chicken meat but most of the time, nothing else than rice and beans. What i also noticed that they like to clean up their houses even to use a broom to clean their little piece of lawn in front of their house!!! The kids wear uniform to attend schools, so no social discrimination beetwin them 🤗🤗🤗😁😁💔LOVE COSTA-RICA so much, wouldn't have wanted to leave this Wonderful Country if I could have a choice! Happy to see you there ❣️😘

Such a beautiful country. Why wouldn’t you want to live longer when you’re in such a beautiful place. My great grandmother lived in vietnam and survive to 105 years old before she left us. Just imagine how much she loved her country to be able to survive that long

@MarkWiens

6 ай бұрын

That’s amazing, thanks for sharing!

@YAHAHAMILTON

6 ай бұрын

Thank you❤. I'm so glad that you like my country. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷Pura vida.

@mitchellflannel2597

6 ай бұрын

​@@MarkWiensMi amigo, te Falto el 🍷VINO DE COYOL...🍷 No existe en el mundo, una persona que quede Sobria despues de Ver el Sol 🤣😂🤣

@Rain-nw2vk

3 ай бұрын

That is fantastic wow a 105 immortality 😮

Hi Mark ,I love all your programs but to see this one for me is one of the best because I born in a little town from Nicoya call Colonia Carmona Nandayure is about 20 minutes from Nicoya center but lots of my family lives in Nicoya and Nosara , to see all the dishes that my grandma used to make when I was little it take me back to my childhood . I living in Austin Texas for 40 years and to come home from a long day of work and see this on tv it make my day .

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Next time I need to take mark to Yiya's, Costa Rican love put into Marco's burgers!

Welcome to my country😍😍 thanks for showing the real Costa Rica!

@sharinaross1865

6 ай бұрын

What's generally shown

just when you thought Mark has discovered and shed light on every food subculture on the planet, he comes back with yet another beautiful and unique food video. Keep it up Mark this is the greatest food content in the world!

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

truth!

🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷So very welcome Mark to the land of "Pura Vida"(Pure Life),we´ve been waiting for you, enjoy🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Pura Vida Mae!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

they live in paradise. this is the secret to a long life.

Lived in a Blue zone, Loma Linda California. I notice in this clip, no teflon pans, no canola oil, no crisco or hydrogenated oils. My Mother is from Columbia, grew up with similar foods.

Am I the only one to see how clean they prepared their food ❤

@mrcrazzycat

6 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment.

@elviqv

6 ай бұрын

Costa Rica is one of the most cleanest and greenest countries in the world, i guess is part of their culture of cleansy. I get vibes of very educated classy tradicional people with lots of manners. Very impressive

@am4rok995

5 ай бұрын

We used to be called the Central American Swiss that could give you an idea.

@iriamonge1704

4 ай бұрын

it's not like the majority of Indian food

@vant83

4 ай бұрын

The Ministry of Health is pretty strict on the permissions that it gives to places like bars and restaurants. Yoy have to pass a "food preparation" course to be able to work in the sector. The upside is that it will be difficult that you get sick after going to a legal food establishment in Costa Rica. The downside is that we, ticos, get sick all the time when we go abroad and try some other countries' delicious culinary traditions.

I love that style of tin cups and pots. My mexican grandmother had some just like it!

The traditional meal reminds me of the way I ate lunch in Colombia. What I love is the small portions, yet a full meal. I love the music!

Hi Mark We also make this kind of corn tortia in India . Specially in the north Indian provinces like himachal pradesh and punjab .we call it "makki di rotti" . We love to eat with spinach and white butter.

So cool you made it out our way! We love the blue zone and the water here is the best. A lot of our friends who are ticos and ticas don't drink the water anywhere they travel as it doesn't compare to the water here. Next time you come and if we are still here we would love to take you to some hidden gems we've filmed at and not places set up by the tourism board. True authentic experience. Looking forward to filming at some of your favorite spots in Thailand this coming year.

Thank you so much for taking us around the world with you! My mom and I have always found your videos to be so wholesome and enjoyable! We have been watching you since you first started.

@MADGORILLA97

7 ай бұрын

Damn ❤

@Culture_mirror

6 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4l8q5qEpcXQc7A.htmlsi=jeu2XhBAKPcfgCov

@Evilevilmonkeyy

6 ай бұрын

He won’t read this

@maverick-ke6lv

6 ай бұрын

Me too!👍😃

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

My grand ma uses the same grinder here in Africa. It’s actually everywhere. Everybody own one😂😂

Fresh fruit. Amazing tropical temperatures. That alone I imagine does wonders for a person's health both physically and mentally.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Lo mejor

You can tell from the chef's smile that them tamales are full of love!! I can't wait for the other tour's.thank you mark!!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Tamales yummy

Happy people with good homemade food and good music. Capitalism and consumerism has us thinking we need a bunch useless things to be happy but when i see mark travel i all i see is happy humble people while here most are competing and angry/depressed ppl. We need to bring more community/family spirit to the richer western countries.

@jonholland6067

7 ай бұрын

Not surprising that mental health problems are epidemic in western democracies!

@MrAlwaysRight

7 ай бұрын

Capitalism would be perfect if it wasn't corrupted by so much greed.

@PROLIFIC_TRAVELS

7 ай бұрын

I could care less about all the isms😂

@Skateandcreate9

7 ай бұрын

@@mrmines2000most people don’t want to congregate at a church community because most people believe it or not aren’t religious

@earthsoundsuk

7 ай бұрын

Majority are religious

Hello Mark, thank you very much for showing my town of Nicoya to the world, truly a thousand thanks for your work.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Viva mi pueblo saludos a todos desde Kansas

My husband and his family is from Cuba and this looks much like Cuban food.. love it so much😍😍😍

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Si similar algunas cosas❤

Bourdain never made it to Cost Rica, and glad you did. Not a culinary destination - but wholesome good eats.. I still have some old " Tia Florita" cook books my mother used.with traditional Costa Rican recipes. The campesino version of Gallo Pinto has always been my favorite. McDonalds does offer a McPinto which is a pass. ....... Mark, are you missing the spicy heat ? Not a Salsa Lizano fan, but their Tabasco is quite good. When I lived there, I grew Bird's Eye thrived in that soil. which I had to fend off tropical birds. As you, I prefer my tamales with heat and my Thai chili stash.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

This was amazing. I love Costa Rica 🇨🇷 so much! My wife is Tica and her family is from Paquera in Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. I have never been there, but i have lived in Costa Rica for 9 years. What an amazing country… love the people, the vibes, the naturaleza (beautiful nature), the food, the beaches, etc. Un gallo pinto con natilla, pan, huevo, salichichon is my favorite food in the whole world! And a Casado 🤤… I probably never experienced pinto like this in the video. I wish… but I will. Now probably everything is just cooked in oil in San Jose 🤢. Killing us slowly…

This is a absolutely fantastic channel. The subscription has surpassed some of the major US mainstream news networks.

You captured our culture so well! Hope this kind of videos encourages people to visit us! Thank you! 🇨🇷

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Si llegarán mucho más. Yo ya envié gente pa alla

Costa Rica es un paraíso y una esplosion de sabores. .bello país. . usá NY ❤

Love seeing a 97 year old smile like that

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

2 ай бұрын

My town

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

2 ай бұрын

My town

I worked as guide for 3 .5 months in northern Costa Rica, the white (farmers) cheese that we obtained from some local farmers was amazing!

Knowing that when you go to theses places you see a lot great dishes,that shows the value and traditions of that country.

Two things that really stuck out for me regarding Costa Rican cuisine: The cheese and gallo pinto with Lizano sauce. Mmmmm. Oh, and the coffee. Even grocery store coffee was awesome. Brought some home with us along with a bottle of Lizano sauce.

@mitchellflannel2597

6 ай бұрын

La Salsa Lizano para nosotros los ticos es como los tomates y queso para un italiano. INFALTABLE

All blue zones have something in common: socialization! People stay active and above all social. The food is generally healthy but vastly different. It's probably the human factor that keeps people going for so long.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

I absolutely love this place, the people and food. Perfect!

KZread Should host an event where they give awards or trophies to people like mark wein and others that travel and put so much effort on this videos they bring to us

@breadsalt7913

7 ай бұрын

👍💖😍🌹

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

They do, they are called the Streamy Awards

I already visited many places in Costa Rica for our TV show but haven't been here. My friends are always saying that this place is where the waves are high, and the stress levels are low! Love to go back there again.

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Yes come to Samara, chill vibes and good surf near by

@mitchellflannel2597

6 ай бұрын

Cuando vengas NO puedes dejar pasar el 🍷Vino de Coyol🍷 😳☠️🤩😂🤣

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

¡Vino de coyol y sol el día neto!😂🤣@@mitchellflannel2597

I love Samantha, she is so knowledgeable and speaks so good.

Wow! Those thick hand made corn tortillas looked delicious. My grandmother used to make them like that and they came out perfectly round like the ones the nice lady in this video made. When she let me try to make them with her, mine ended up looking like the state of Arizona. Great video Mark!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤ pura vida

Thanks Mark for visiting Nicoya… Nicoya is a very precious place… the history and the culture are very cute and special.

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Also has the oldest church in Costa Rica and the best Guanacaste day celebrations!

Welcome to Costa Rica, hope you enjoyed our food pura vida! 🇨🇷🇨🇷

Recuerdo a mi abuelita cuando yo regresaba del colegio, y tenía fuertes migrañas ella me preparaba huevo con café y a los minutos mi dolor desaparecía. Ya había olvidado esa receta. Es real inmediatamente se te quita el dolor. Tenía un sabor delicioso . Increíble.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤ pura vida

That is amazing! Blue Zones! 👌

If somebody asked me what is on your bucket list.....Id first say hang out with Mark for a few days. YES!!!!😂❤❤❤

Another awesome day fliming and eating with you Mark! :)

PURA VIDA!❤ PROUD TO BE COSTA RICAN

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Pura Vida Mae!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Así es yo también

Guanacaste Costa Rica is something every one. In the world should experience... Beautiful Costa Rica 🇨🇷

What a fantastic experience for you and your family Mark! Wow the just corn tortillas are magnificent, how skilled are they. its such a pleasure to be able to experience these wonderful moments with you Mark, thank you as always

@MarkWiens

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

This is like a dream, mark making videos in Costa Rica 😭♥️ pura vida

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Siii pura vida❤

I just LOVE everything in the video.. Grandma reminds me of the organic ol' school Grandma that I can relate with ❤ .. the personalities and element, so beautiful and deliciousness 😋

Awesome long life food of Costa Rica. That looks delicious. Enjoyed your vlog so much. Thank for sharing Mark.

finally you ate the good good avocados we latinos enjoy. In ecuador they serve it like that. God I miss Ecuador.

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

Just bought some outside the Nicoya Hospital, made the best Avocado toast!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

Seeing the guides is almost as interesting as seeing the food. It's very interesting to hear what they have to say about their local food and food habits. Seeing how it's so localized with very different views on food and consumption habits outside of their country. I've noticed this discrepancy in how the rest of the world eats, as viewed by the guides, a lot more noticeable in the recent Central American videos you've done. Thanks for all the work, great videos.

I have seen many of your videos in many places around the world, and I didn't think you would come to Costa Rica. very happy with all the culture and different food that you give us in your videos. I am from Costa Rica living in another country for a long time. Thank you .

Thank you for having COURAGE standing up against the injustice in Palestine 🙂

Water quality and organic food.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Yes

@vant83

4 ай бұрын

And social bonds, and a good healthcare system.

That's so awesome to watch! So nice to learn about their culture.

@RathanaOfficial-168

7 ай бұрын

❤❤

@RathanaOfficial-168

7 ай бұрын

Hello 🤗

Another unique and awesome place! Holy corn! I think purity of food, joy and GOOD WATER are all recipes for good health and longevity. Also hard work, respect for life and environment as well as MUSIC! ( : The purple corn looks so intriguing. Great vid Mark!

Go to the Caribbean side of the country and try the variations of the traditional dishes, is way different

@bassmann5383

5 ай бұрын

Limon is too beautiful but too dangerous

Love that you did this video specifically about the distinct food from Nicoya peninsula and Guanacaste province, their folklore is considered essential to Costa Rican identity and after this video I am really longing to go back there. 21:00 Culantro coyote is a secret weapon to many dishes in Costa Rica, it tastes amazingly and adds so much to the fragrance of a dish. 24:50 that song is called "Amor de temporada", an amazing song from a Guanacastecan composer.

You are the coolest dude man, for real, your energy is like no other. Don’t ever change man, you a real one!🫡

Mark if it is one thing your videos shows is that food is the one common denominator for people’s happiness. We are all the same, with a rich history and heritage. You are and should would made an ambassador to all countries.

I highly recommend you also go to Limon and try Rice and Beans

Hey Mark I live in the country part of Jamaica. And my mother makes that corn pudding from real grated corn that my father plants, and it is called corn pone. It is made with the coconut milk and other spices, very delicious and fills the stomach.

@Kairochelle84

6 ай бұрын

Nothing beats a nice Jamaican cornmeal pudding!! It’s lovely to see different cultures with similar food

@lorainethompson8573

6 ай бұрын

Very true

@sandrachin-brown1228

6 ай бұрын

Yum

@sandrachin-brown1228

6 ай бұрын

Did you know there is a part of Costa Rico that the people are of Jamaican Descendants...And the Jamaican food ..culture i Can be found there

@lorainethompson8573

6 ай бұрын

No, but I think when I used to work at the Bob Marley Museum my supervisor told me that her mother was born there and came to live in Jamaica as a child. Thanks for sharing.

Looks so delicious, yummy, tasty, gorgeous. Beautiful place and culture and also amazing food and lovely people.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

The best

Quien quiera venir... Siempre bienvenido a mi TIQUICIA🇨🇷

I think Costa Rica is a country as beautiful as a pretty lady.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Yes it is

Hello Mark Wiens !!! Greeting from Cambodia 🇰🇭🙏🏼🙏🏼

I’m salivating through the entire video! Great video

Welcome to my small but beautiful country, hope you enjoyed it a lot, food, weather, people and good experiences, i like a lot your videos im a food lover as well, welcome to Costa Rica

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

Muchas gracias. Aprendí de mi país cosas que no sabía que existían. Muchas gracias. Y espero la siguiente parte.

@JESUS230496

6 ай бұрын

Me pasó lo mismo... No puedo creer que cocinemos con maíz morado... ¡Hay mucho que descubrir de Guanacaste!

@iaquil

6 ай бұрын

@@JESUS230496 Jeje...ni yo. No tenía ni idea.

Pura vida, Pure life. That´s why people live so long happy life. Greetings from the US, proud from my Central American roots.💪👍

I followed your journey when you were only under 80K subs, So happy for your success. You paved a way for many channels to follow with a blue print of how to present the real rawness of authentic foods, culture, food & enjoyment. Huge thanks🙏 the brightness in your eyes is missing its sparkle. I hope your health is ok. Be blessed and healthy.

simple food. simple life. happy life.

Hey Mark, thanks for visiting our country, we appreciate it. The next time you return, visit the Caribbean coast 🌴 and taste its traditional cuisine. You're going to love it. 😋 Pura Vida ✌🏻🐒🐆

@MarkWiens

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, hoping to visit again!

@TheDufresnes

6 ай бұрын

@@MarkWiens Yes come back! To bad we didn't get to show you some of our favorite spots we've filmed at. Yiya's burgers high in the mountains is one of them. We're filming a little hole in the wall Soda in Nicoya on the 8th. Glad you enjoyed your time here! we'll be heading to Thailand in June to film out that way. Pura Vida!

Aaroz and fijao preto is amazing, I had it in Angola while working there. Still remember the taste.

Those Tortillas.......they call it ROTLA in Gujarat India......made of Pearl Millet, Sorghum...Corn etc....can go with many Sabzis....specially Pure Butter...

I love your channel Mark! You are so incredibly down to earth and upbeat just like all the people you visit along the way! And always amazing delicious looking (and I’m sure tasting)food! Thank you for sharing!

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

We have these things in our menu for Trinidadian food. Our traditional Sunday lunch is rice, stew red beans or black beans, callaloo with crab or pigtails, stew chicken, baked chicken or fish, mac pie ,potatoes salad and salad.

we all can learn from our elders.. we just have to sit and listen

Food = life. Our Central American countries have similar culinary cultures. So delicious

That was one of the country that I would like to live.

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

❤

So glad to see they didn’t jump on the “vegetable oil” band wagon which is really highly processed toxic seed oil. That alone probably contributes to their long life. Thank you Mark for showing us the authentic Costa Rica.

Thankyou so much Mark for telling us variety of stories each time you travel. Your channel goes beyond food. Very entertaining and educational. Never been out if the country but it is as if i travelled along with you. Your show truly grasped the idea of what we people need to know.

I was waiting for your video. ❤

One of your best. Slowed down with the emphasis on how and why! Beautiful!

I just love Marks descriptions.😂

Disfrutó todo lo que comió, la comida guanacasteca es excelente ❤ gracias por compartir, pura vida desde Alajuela, Costa Rica 💚

I've seen both video of your Costa Rica series, and dude... I am soooo happy you decided to record this video in Nicoya, one of those not-so-well known gastronomy paradises here in my land... Thank you for visiting and hope you have enjoyed your visit... I cannot believe you are having a Cacique bottle in your hands... hahaha

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Ja ja si el cacicon

I'm so excited to see you traveling my country and specially Nicoya. Thanks for these amazing videos!

The ashes on the tortilla is what strengthens the bones and for this reason older adults have good mobility with their bodies, active happy family, farm life and natural environment is what keeps the brain functioning correctly in adulthood.

Me encanta verle la casa que pone al probar cada bocado 😂😂

I need to go my future wife might be there 😅

@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen

4 ай бұрын

Yes sure