Mauritius Miracle: This Meal Changed Everything 🇲🇺 vA 190

I ride from Mahebourg to Flacq, to go to the biggest market in Mauritius. The place is very lively, full of colors and delicious street food. I finally discover the greatest wonder of Mauritius, the dholl puri. A simple snack that is one of the best things I ever had.
After Flacq, we go to have some seafood next to a quiet lagoon. Mauritius is definitely a very pleasant place to visit.

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(Mauritius) – Morning, my friends! Oh, my butt.
[Screaming from the pain] So today is tomorrow. Ah! And let’s go to Central Flacq,
to the market of Central Flacq, today. And let’s see what we can eat
there! Let’s go, guys! Let’s go to Flacq! On the beautiful bridge
over the river. A big tropical river on a small island. Fan transportation.
Flacq straight ahead. Oh, this is Shiva maybe. So today is gonna be a long day
because it’s 50 km to go to Flacq. So it’s gonna be 50 km to come back.
So 100k today just to eat. And it’s funny
because I feel that my legs are way overpowered
for this bicycle. My legs are too strong, with all the training I have,
but my heart—man! My heart is not ready
to ride an upright bike, because my trike,
the recumbent one… Because you’re lying,
it’s very soft on the heart actually. So it’s really not cardio. My heart barely goes up to 130-140
when I ride up climbs on my trike. But on an upright bike,
because of the position, the heart is pumping,
f*/*/*ing hell, like crazy. Lion Mountain there. So it’s quite funny because I feel that I’m doing nothing in terms
of legs, I’m not pushing at all, but my heart limits me so much. Putain! I found a lovely cycle lane
along the Indian Ocean. I guess that’s for lobsters
or crabs. I don’t know. Ah, putain! And that’s always. Cycle lanes.
Never take cycle lanes. Never ever take cycle lanes because they always finish
in a bad way. I mean, I will take cycle lanes the day people build
cycle lanes that make sense. Look at that. This is the end
there (the end with no exit). I’ll just make a U-turn
to show you. Look at that. Here, they write: start
of the route for bicycles. And as you see, there is
no way to join the route. A cycle lane without an entrance. That’s a wonderful achievement:
building useless cycle lanes. So there is a nice cycle lane
that I cannot join now. Bonjour! – Bonjour. – Bonjour! Oh, it’s good to be able
to push in the hills by standing on the pedals. Oh, guys. I found Anahita
there! Anahita! [Laughter] Anahita—the Persian goddess, for those who have not seen
my very early Italian videos. Beautiful tree. Hanuman. Bonjour. – Bonjour! – I think I arrived at the market.
I think this is the market. Now I need to park. So here we are
in the Wednesday market in Flacq, which is supposed to be the biggest open-air market
in Mauritius. Let’s check it out, guys. Coconuts. – [FR] Thanks! Hey! – Hey!
– Do you want a drink? – How much is it? – 25 and 15. – 25 and 15? – Yeah, this one’s 25.
Do you want one? – Yeah, sure. – Here you go. Two glasses.
Two glasses for 25. Fresh! Here are two glasses
for 25. – Here you go. – Thank you, sir. Here you go. – 25. Half a dollar for a glass
of coconut water. – [FR] Fresh! – Oh, this is so good. There’s a bit of flesh inside.
Very good. – [FR] Fresh! Really fresh! – Perfect! After a long
bicycle ride, that’s perfect. Merci! – [FR] Fresh! – But as you see,
they shout in French. – [FR] Fresh! – So, French remains kind of… French and Creole
are the two main languages here, despite English
being an official language. But… Wow! I’m quite happy as well
because… Where should I go? Oh, the smell of the chilies
and the herbs is fantastic. Yeah, I’m quite happy because I did
40 km in about two hours, so I go roughly at the same speed
with this thing, which is not motorized, as with my tricycle, which is
motorized but with the bags, so… Yeah, it does show me that my evaluation of the effort
I make with my tricycle is correct. It’s roughly the same effort
as riding a normal bicycle without bags. What do we have here? Oh, look at that. Beautiful. Sorry! So I’m not gonna buy anything
because I don’t have… Well, my bag is full already.
Look at this place. Beautiful. It looks
like Middle Eastern bazaars. Oh, and it’s really nice
because you also have all the smells of the curries
at the same time and the colors of the saris and… Oh, it’s beautiful. It’s really funny that I feel
the difference that much. I really feel that my legs
do nothing on this bicycle, and it’s my heart
that does everything basically, while probably on my tricycle,
my legs do everything and the heart just stays lazy
and does nothing. So all the center part
is the vegetables and fruits. Oh, interesting. Look at that.
I’ve never seen that. This is like yellow watermelon. The first time I’ve seen
a yellow watermelon. Oh, some vanilla whiff.
– We can get a smaller one. – Hello! – [FR] Hello! – Hello. How are you?
– I’m good. And you? – Great. Thanks. – Great. How much
do you sell the vanilla for? – The vanilla in a packet? – Yes.
– Normally, this one here has 15 grams. So it’s 300. I make it vacuum-
packed… – 300? – …at home. Yes, that’s 20 rupees per gram. – 20 rupees per gram?
– 20 rupees per gram. I make it vacuum-packed at home.
– In Mahebourg, it was 10 per gram. – Yes, you can even get it for 10 rupees,
sometimes 5 rupees. – Oh, I see. So it depends on the quality,
right? Okay. – Yes, and even… – The quality, you know,
is 100% natural. – I see. – Buy one to one. – So we don’t add
any preservatives. – Buy one to one? – Yes, yes. – So you could do half price?
[EN] You can make it half price? – [FR] Yes, yes. Yes, but you have
to check the quality first. – All right, so it… Excuse me.
– The quality is crucial. – You were saying this is…
– We don’t soak it in water. – Oh, I see. – Yes, yes,
yes. – It dries naturally. – So what’s the difference
between this one and that one? The quality’s not the same?
– The sizes are different. But the quality is the same.
– The quality is the same. – Yes. – So this one is also 20 per gram.
– Yes, yes. – And this one is 300. – No, this one has 30 grams.
– Ah, it has 30 grams. It’s 600. – 15 grams is 300. – All right. 120 grams. – But don’t worry.
I can give you the best price. – She can give you the best price. Yes.
See, the bigger it is, the more pulp… – Okay. – …inside. – Got it. – So
you can use it for longer. – All right. – Also, when you open it,
if you want to store it, put it in a jar,
seal it tight, and keep… – I see. – Keep it
at room temperature. – Keep it at room temperature?
– Yeah, keep it at room temperature. – All right. And how much is this one?
– So this one… – This one is 1,000. – 1,000. And if you give me
a better price, how much would it be? – How many grams? 50. – 50. – 18? – Yeah, 18. 900 rupees. – 900? – It’s quality stuff. You can feel it,
too. I’d say 500 is a fair price. – 500? – You told me half price earlier.
– 750. – 750? – 700, 700. – 700. – 700? 700. All right, 700 works for me. – That’s the best price. – It’s
the best quality in Mauritius. – You can see for yourself. And this,
too, do you see the essence? – Oh, yeah. I see. These is the essence.
Okay. – The quality is good, too. And it’s easy for you to carry
since the packaging is secure. – Yes, that’s why; yes,
because I bought some in Mahebourg, but it wasn’t well packaged. – Here, we make our own products. – All right. – The products come
from here. – Oh, really? Okay. Oh, it’s all made here. Like entirely? Yeah, it’s from the region,
the surrounding areas. – We buy from the locals. – Okay.
– Yes. – Great. – You should visit it. It’s called St Julien. – Here you go. Thanks. Oh, so the vanilla
comes from St Julien. Got it. – So from the eastern regions.
– Eastern regions? Got it. – You can smell how good it is, too.
It’s nice. – Thank you. It smells great. – Yeah, you take a pod, put it
in rum to add flavor. – It’s for… Yeah, it’s for the rum.
– For the rum. Yeah. – So what do you use vanilla for?
Mostly for rum? What else? – Rum. – Mostly for rum? – Sugarcane
production in Mauritius is huge. – Right. – So it’s mostly
for rum. – Mostly for rum. – And also for small cakes
and treats. – Small cakes? Okay. Vanilla-flavored pastries.
– The vanilla. Yeah. – Okay, I see. – The vanilla taste. You know,
Mauritius has Indian influences. – From India? – From Indians.
– Oh, from Indians. Right. – There are a lot of them. – Right. – Every time during celebrations
and all that, when they make offerings,
they use vanilla in the preparations. – Ah, you use vanilla. All right.
So it’s used in pujas and all that. – Yes, all that. – In prayers.
– Yeah, for sweets and all that. – Okay, great. Thanks a lot!
– No problem. Have a great day! – You too. Have a good one. [EN] Okay, I’ve got a bit more vanilla. Dragon fruit, like in Southeast Asia. All the straw bags. More vanilla. Hopla. Pardon. Beautiful, colorful alleyways. It’s funny how the vlogging
becomes so different here compared to Africa. Well, even though technically
we are in Africa, the people don’t… You dropped this.
– Thank you, thank you! – Yeah, in Africa, people
always make you notice that they’ve noticed the camera, so it makes you shy
and you want to hide it somehow, while here, people just
don’t give a shit about the camera. Let’s find some street food. Bonjour. So this is the dodo,
the famous dodo. – Come! Make your video. – Yes. Famous…
– Dodo. This dodo eats too much. A big belly. You see? – This is
a big fat dodo, Mauritian dodo. – Big fat Mauritian dodo. Yeah.
– Thank you very much! Yeah. – Welcome! Bye!
– So you see, they use the… Well, the dodo disappeared
of course. I told you already. It disappeared a long time ago
because the dodo was… Hopla, sorry. Thank you. Yeah, the dodo disappeared
because the dodo was too lazy. And people who are… Animals or cultures
that are too lazy, and that indulge in weakness
inevitably disappear. It’s very funny here because it’s…
Technically, we are in Africa, but… Well, it feels much more
like India than Africa. So I think this is the food corner. – Yes, hello. – Hello! – Dal puri roti.
– This is what? – Roti dal puri. – “Rooti puri”… [FR] What
is it? – Dal puri. – Oh, dal puri. How much is it? [EN] How much is it?
– 20 rupees. – Dal puri—20 rupees. Okay. – Yeah. – Give me one, please. So it’s what?
It’s the parotta with some dal. Chili, chili, yes. Ah, okay. – Water, cold drink, Coca-Cola?
No? – Ah? No, it’s okay. – Okay. – No, no. – For you. There you go.
– Thank you very much! So now, how am I gonna eat this
with one hand? Okay, let’s take it.
There are some tables. Oh, maybe I can sit here. Maybe I can sit here.
Hopla, yes. So this is… So this is dal puri, basically
a parotta with some stuff inside. Oh, it’s so good. So you’ve seen… Sorry, my…
I derailed my… On the way, I derailed. So my hands are dirty, but…
She put four different things inside. It’s very spicy. It’s really good. This is amazing. Yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes, yes, yes. Beautiful. Amazing. It’s really funny
because it’s so different from Africa. In Africa, people stare
at you but talk to you, while Indians stare
at you but don’t talk. So you have silent stares,
which are kind of weird. Oh, this dal puri was… I never thought it was gonna be
that good. That was amazing! [FR] Hello! What’s this?
– Black foam. – La mousse noire? – Yes. And it’s good for digestion.
– Ah, I see. – Tamarind juice. – Oh, it’s tamarind juice. – Yes.
– Got it. – This one is… – Lemon? – Lemon. – Lemon, lemon. All right.
– This one’s orange. – Orange. Okay. I’ll have a tamarind juice,
please. – Yes. – How much is it? – 20 rupees. – 20 rupees. Okay. Hopla, thanks. Here you go. – Here’s your change.
Thank you! – Thanks! – Hopla. Tamarind juice. Oh, that’s so good. And it’s raining
now again. Let’s hide. I still can’t believe how good
the dal puri was. Wow! This is fresh,
a little bit sour, a little bit… Yeah, it’s quite sweet.
A little bit bitter. – [FR] Hello! Biryani… – Hello.
You have biryani here, right? – Right. – It’s huge.
Do you have smaller portions? – Yes. – What’s the smallest one? Sorry? – We can reduce the rice,
but the price stays the same. – Ah, okay. How much is it?
– 135. – 135? Okay. All right, I’ll take one. – Would you like it
in a container or on a plate? – On a plate, please. 100… Hopla. Oh, look at that.
Beautiful biryani. – [FR] Is this enough rice,
or do you want more? – No, that’s fine. – And there’s a salad and chili. Do you want both? – Yes,
I’ll take everything. Yeah, yeah. – Tamarind chili. – Thanks.
– And green chili. – Yeah, both. Yeah, yeah. – We’ll put it
in the corner. – Great! Thanks. Thanks! – The cutlery is over there.
– Oh, the cutlery’s here. Got it. – Bring your plate back
when you’re done. – Excuse me? Oh, I have to return the plate.
Sure, no problem. I’ll eat here. Thanks a lot. Thanks! All right. [EN] Let’s go to eat, guys.
It’s been a while since I had a biryani. Well, in East Africa,
you do have biryanis, but they’re not really good. They’re not like Indian biryanis. Fantastic! I’m eating like a pig. Yeah, it’s good. Not as fantastic as in India,
but it’s still good. The two chili sauces
are really, really good. What is this? I don’t know.
It’s not sweet potato. I don’t know what it is.
Can you tell me, guys, what this is? Ah, it’s insane, honestly,
how easier it is to vlog here compared to anywhere in Africa. It’s insane, the difference. I don’t know why people
are so scared of cameras in Africa. So many people are scared of cameras. Don’t tell me “colonization”.
India was colonized as well. I mean, it’s not in all of Africa,
but in many places. The rice is nothing fantastic. The chicken is good.
The chili sauce is [praising sound]. We have other biryanis here. But I’m quite full and I want
to go to another place to eat. Look at that! Some meat. Bonjour!
[FR] Yeah, but… I’m just looking.
I’m already full. I’ve eaten too much. – See you later. See you later. Yeah. – See you
later. – Thanks. – Hello! – Yeah, I need to keep some space because I’m gonna go
to a seafood place afterwards. I’ve seen something
that looks like sugarcane juice. Maybe that could be good. [FR] Hello! – Hello.
– Do you make sugarcane juice? – Yes. – Are you open or not yet? – In at least 15 minutes.
– 15 minutes? Okay. Let’s wait 15 minutes
near the river, guys. Is it infested by crocodiles? [FR] How much for one glass?
– 50 rupees. – 50? One glass. Thank you. I love sugarcane juice. It’s the first one
I’ve had since Egypt, I think. Wow! An oil juice.
Sugarcane is the fuel here. Both in Reunion and Mauritius, they produce electricity
by burning sugarcane. Ah, it’s so fresh. – [FR] Sir, juice, water, Coke
for you? – No, it’s okay. Thank you. And as you see… Let’s see. Mauritius is supposed to be
the safest country in Africa. Let’s see if my bike is still here. Yes, no one touched it,
while this is easy to cut. It seems it’s safe. Bye-bye to the beautiful market of Flacq. Let’s go to “Poste en Flacq”
now for some seafood. Poste de Flacq. Sorry! – Hey! – Hello! – Hello, how are you?
– Good. How are you? – Good, you? – Nice! – Yeah. – Seafood. – Yeah,
seafood. Real seafood. – Real seafood? – Yeah. – Good one? – Good one.
Yeah, just eat the oyster. You know “oyster”? – Oyster? I know it. Yeah, yeah. – Yeah,
and you will be like this. [Laughter] So here we have one…
Hopla, one seafood [place] already. Let’s see if we can find another one. So, apparently, oysters
are good for sexual power. Okay, let’s put my bike here. The bike—locked. Let’s go
to see if we can eat some… Is there some more seafood there?
My goal is to have some sea urchins. Hopefully, they have some
because I used to eat them, in southeastern France
when I was a kid, but… I think it’s been like 30 years
since I had sea urchins. Look at that.
Jeux des Z’Îles. Interesting. Mauritius, the French territories
in the Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Maldives, Madagascar, Comoros. Salmi. – [FR] There’s one over there,
too. Hello! – Hello! What do you have? – Well… – Oh, that’s the menu. – We have octopus, squid. – Okay. – And mussels. We also have
some shellfish and small prawns. – All right. – And we also make…
– Do you have sea urchins? – Yes, we do. And oysters, too.
– Ah, all right. Okay. – Yeah. – And can you get a mix? A bit
of…? – Of everything? – Yes. – Sure, if you order a dish, it’s 500.
– Ah, a small seafood platter for 500. – For seafood, you’ll get
either fish or octopus. You’ll also get two mussels, two clams and two shrimps,
two small prawns. – Ah, okay. That’s for 500. – The sea urchins and oysters
are extra. – All right. – Yeah. – I’ll take a small platter
for 500. – Okay. – And I’ll get… How much are the sea urchins?
– 25 rupees for sea urchins? – Yeah. – 25 rupees for sea urchins
and 15 rupees for oysters. – Give me four sea urchins
and three oysters. – Okay. And a platter for 500?
– Is that too much? – No, it’s fine. It’s just the appetizer.
– It’s fine? It’s the appetizer. Well, I already had food in Flacq,
though. – But it’s all right. For the 500 platter, do you want
octopus or fish? – Octopus. – Octopus? – Yes. – All right.
– And where do I eat? Can I sit somewhere? – Yes,
I’ll take you to the seaside. – Oh, over there? – Yes.
– I’ll take you. – Okay. All right, great. – Would you like
something to drink? – Do you have
large water bottles? – Yes. – I’ll take a large bottle
of water, please. Beautiful octopus. – Four sea urchins?
– Four sea urchins and three oysters. Do I pay now? – No, later. – Okay. – Three oysters, four sea urchins. Follow me. – Let’s go! Ah, it’s over there. Oh, nice.
– Yes, right there. – It’s there. Okay. Hopla! Yes. [Laughter] – Is this spot good for you?
– Perfect. – Make yourself comfortable. – Thank you. – You’re welcome. – Hopla!
– I’ll bring everything to you. – Great! Thanks. – You can put your bag
on the chair. – Oh, right. And here we go for a seafood feast,
guys, just next to a beautiful lagoon. I have to say that I’m enjoying
Mauritius very much. It’s very relaxed, laid-back.
People are friendly. It’s not… I mean, food is not too expensive,
accommodation is not too expensive, way cheaper
than in Reunion for example. Yeah. Yeah, it’s much better
than France, actually. And people are real. They know
they have to work to get food. In France, many people
have forgotten that. – [FR] Here you go. Enjoy your meal.
– Thanks a lot! Wow, amazing! Thanks! – You’re welcome.
[EN] Awesome! So we’ll start with the starter:
oysters and sea urchins. Oh my god. Yes! Oh, wow. Well, my hands are dirty. Sorry, I’m cycling.
I can’t be clean all the time. I’ve never tried oysters
with Tabasco. Let’s try. So you see, it’s very,
very tiny oysters. Yes. Well, you always have to check
that the oysters are alive because if you get sick from seafood,
from bad seafood, it’s horrible. It’s the worst food poisoning
in the world. Oh, yes. And oysters
have to be alive to be eaten. Okay, this one is still moving.
A bit more Tabasco. Yes, very alive this one. Very good. First time with Tabasco.
It’s awesome with Tabasco. And now let’s try
the glorious sea urchins. Oh, it’s been such a long time. I did not even remember
what it looked like inside. Oh, this is so good. Wow! This is wonderful. Such a treat. And this
is so cheap actually. This whole thing,
this plate, cost me $3. Let’s try one without Tabasco,
cuz I’m gonna destroy my stomach. With a bit of lemon. Fantastic. And just by the table, we have…
You’re fishing? – Yes. – Yes. Can you fish from here? – Hm?
– You… – Yes. – One fish we call “eel”. – Eel? And it comes
very close like this? – Yes, yes. – So! – So. – [FR] So, how was it?
– Very good. – Here you go. – Perfect. – Your utensils. – Thanks.
– Should I clear the table? – Yes, go ahead. Perfect. – Was it
enough? – Yeah, it was good. – All good? – Perfect. It was enough. Ah, my dirty hands. A beautiful seafood plate
to finish our food tour of Mauritius, of southwestern Mauritius. No, southeastern. Star fruit. Oh, it’s acid. It’s funny you find a lot
of the fruits of Southeast Asia here. What the hell? The flies.
Go away! F*/*/*ing hell. I have some flies
in the… Look at that. I have a fly.
My hands are disgusting. I have a fly in the mayonnaise. I don’t know. Maybe I could try
to wash my hands in the seawater. Yes? – All good? – Yeah, all good.
Yeah, yeah. – Need something? – Ah? No, no. I’m just gonna wash
my hands in the seawater. – You can sit over there.
– Ah? – You can sit over there. – Over here? – Yes, yes. – Hopla. The grease is not gonna go away anyway. Hopla. A fried mussel. Very good. Some pulp, octopus. Let’s try this shell. Wow, that’s good. Very good. Very oily. I love seafood. Let’s go for the gambas. I don’t want to open them. Very good. Some bread with some fat on it. – Morning! – Good morning!
– How are you? It’s fine? – Good. Yeah, very good.
How are you? – Fine, good. – Good. – Put it in the bin over there. – In the big blue one?
– Yeah, the blue one. – Okay. – [FR] Did you enjoy your meal?
– Yes. – Thank you very much. – It was delicious. – Thank you.
– How much do I owe you? – One moment. How many oysters
did you have? – Three. – Three. – Three oysters, four sea urchins. The 500-rupee seafood plate
and a bottle of water. – 695. – 695. Here you go. Just five. Thank you! Have a great day!
– Goodbye! – Goodbye. That’s it. We’re done
with the… Oh, I’m so full. I had too much food, but I guess
I should have enough energy to ride back. We’re done with the seafood tour, with the food tour
of southeastern Mauritius. See you for the next adventures!
Ciao, guys. My bicycle. Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles.