Nicaraguan STREET FOOD TOUR of Rivas Central Market!! Best Nicaraguan Food in Rivas, Nicaragua!

My day exploring the city of Rivas continued with an epic visit to a local street market! Join me as I try authentic Nicaraguan street food at Rivas Central Market in Rivas, Nicaragua!

Rivas Central Market is an amazing, lively market where you’ll find tons of vendors, foods, and more. Right away, we came across a woman making fresh juice and selling gum-flavored ice cream in a bag, or helado en bolsa!


The ice cream was bright blue and tasted like bubblegum. But it was icier than ice cream, more like an ice pop. It was really tasty and refreshing on this hot, Nicaraguan morning, especially for just 5 cordobas!

Next, we passed vendors selling clothing, hats, shoes, and kitchenware. Then, I met a woman selling achiote, the spice mixture they use to marinate many types of meat in Nicaragua!

She also sold melons, lemons, pineapples, potatoes, chilies, bananas, broccoli, and even some strange-looking avocadoes. I tried a small chili pepper, which was so hot I had to run across the street to get some fresh orange juice in a bag!

I was dying from the chili pepper and the juice helped so much! Instead of drinking out of the straw, I bit a hole in the corner of the bag and chugged it! It cost 25 cordobas.

Next were vendors selling nail clippers, toothbrushes, combs, locks, and more. I even saw some vendors selling cool piggy panks, including a Minion, a penguin, and a rooster. They cost 200 cordobas total, or about $7 USD!

I had too much stuff, so I needed to buy some extra luggage. I found a suitcase for 1,250 cordobas/roughly $35 USD, but I was looking for second-hand luggage.

Next, we found a vendor selling tamales without meat. I bought 3 for 10 cordobas and then found vendors selling pork rinds, pork meat with fat, and even pork brains! I bought some pork brains and some sweet yotamales.

I posted up at a table in the market to eat. The tamale was okay by itself, but you’re supposed to eat it with the pork. The pork was nicely marinated and had a bit of spice. It went well with the tamale.

The yotamal, or sweet tamale, was soft, sweet, and crumbly. I liked it more than the other one. It was great with the tender, crispy pork!

Next, I drank some water out of a bag and then followed it with the brains. They also contained corn and was amazing! I loved eating it out of the bag. It was exotic, but good, but I got a bit of an ear, which had a lot of cartilage in it!

I loved it with the yotamal. Then, we continued exploring. I wanted to support the locals. We came across some sweets, vendors selling cheese, which was nice!

We jumped in a tuk-tuk and headed down the street, which is very busy and isn’t pedestrian friendly. There are cars, bikes, tuk-tuks, as well as pedestrians! Luckily, the police helped us get through quickly.

Our ride cost 40 cordobas, and then we saw someone selling the base for a sweet that wasn’t ready. Finally, we finished at the same place we started, at the lady with the bubblegum ice cream!

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My name is David Hoffmann. Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have traveled to over 1,300 destinations in 91 countries to experience and document unique cultures on my YouTube channel, travel blog, and social media.

I highlight culture and historical sites, but my passion is food! I love to experience and showcase the different flavors each destination has to offer, from casual street food to gourmet restaurant dining.

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[sandragomez]

I love how Friendly your are it’s so nice feel your self as Home . I love the video

[sonyaballard]

I am really loving this series of Nicaragua. I have never considered this country at all until now. I am really looking to visit there. Awesome video David.

[knoppmaxx]

Please support David’s channel which is very informative and very different in terms of places he visits and a great family man and great dad

[mariawren]

You that you are making so much money, take your time to bless the humble people. Nicaraguan people are very smart, and brave. I will go to Nicaragua when the airline’s ticket go down.

[SigmaHailey]

Everything looks so fresh. the fruits all natural also the markets filled with beautiful merchandise... looks like an awesome place so earthy natural to visit....Another awesome one of your videos, Thanks David and safe journey.

[Robertius]

Nicaragua seems wonderful. Thanks David and Carlos!

[simoneserrao]

Your videos of Nicaragua have been enjoyable to watch. ❤

[kathyr]

I think it hits different in bolsas lol, colder easier to eat, good energy and vibes

[mariawren]

David, I love your videos, beautiful people.

[tonybermudez]

Great video!! I have not been there in a very long time so seeing your video just brought me a lot of great memories and some melancholy as well.

[atri]

As Always Pretty Nice Market Tour and Using the Most Favorable Transport System !!

[engrviki]

my best bro david chicken wings are awesome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your cousin viki 💙

[maritzasaravia]

No se si ese Guia que traes sea nicaraguense por que no sabe explicar bien solo sabe decir amazing el yoltamal se come con queso y frijoles fritos chancho frito lo puedes acompañar siempre con tortillas recien salidas del comal yummy 😋 riquisimo amo mi pais ❤️ y su gastronomia

[jeaninatijerino]

Very nice, excelente job de el compañero showing him just about everything, except for next time you need to explain what are the difference between the tamales, what's cebada, and all the other things so they know what are they're make of.

[Dano.book-em]

It just cracks me up every time you get food in a bag and then you comment on it "todo la comida en borsa!" I guess because we're so not used to eating food out of a plastic bag in the U.S. and for Nicas it's their way of life 🤣

[yesyoucanTellme]

those mangoes look delicious. Я хочу это

[RMS]

A dedicated job and sharing
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[Mars-byyr]

thank you for videos from Nicaragua, all it saw delicius👍👍

[kathyannlumchan]

I love your videos David. Thanks for visiting my country trinidad and Tobago.

[FoodieMeatsFood]

3:26 was the moment when David knew he messed up 😂