A short introduction to authentic Mexican cuisine! I absolutely love mexican cuisine!! Unlike the usual tex-mex type of food I'm used to eating at Mad Mex, Baja Fresh or Qdoba (ppl in the US - you know what I'm talking about..), real mexican food is a bit more spicy, with a slightly piquant aftertaste. Almost everything is accompanied with Avocado, Frijoles (Beans), and Tortillas! and the seafood (Mariscos) is to DIE FOR...Here are some pics:    ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Main Meal: Fish, Meat and More... Below are pictures of typical entree dishes served at lunch. Move the cursor arrow over the images to read the descriptions                                              Frying the Pescado                Al Bondegas (rice stuffed meatballs)                                            Ceviche (Seafood Salad)                   Carne Milanase ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Street Food!! Street Food in Los Mochis is awesome! You can get almost anything you want...Tacos are always a favorite and you see a lot of street vendors who solely specialise in making Meat and Fish Tacos. I love eating mexican hot dog, it's stuffed with guacamole, fried onions and everything else you can think of! A picture of a Taco Kitchen      Tacos de Carne (Beef Tacos) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A Mexican Baby Shower On Thursday June 25th, Bebe took me to her niece's baby shower. Surrounded by a lot of women that day was interesting, and it was the first baby shower I had been to. The food I got to eat was served in small portions but extremly good...                                                        The food served was very rich ----------------------------------------------------------------------- El Maviri Food at El Maviri was very unique. Longing to go since I arrived in Los Mochis, I finally got the opportunity to go to the beach, which was interestingly enough very different from other beaches I had been to. Having Ceviche, with Bacca Chelle Blanc, was great when we took a break from our swim, and just before leaving the Topolobampo area we ate chili coconut right out of its shell.      Making the Ceviche                                            Cocunut with Chiles ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Vegetables Included Even though almost everyone is a passionate meat eater in Los Mochis, there are vegetarian options available! One day for Lunch, Tia Sylvia prepared two delicious dishes, one was the Crema de Calabaza (Cream of Zucchini) and the other was Ensalada Nopales (Cactus Salad). We also enjoyed Tamales stuffed with meat and rice, and I contributed by making the dessert or "Postre" for the meal.      Crema de Calabaza                                    Ensalada Nopales      Stuffed Tamales with Rice                               I made this Flan! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch at the "Fish Shack" Lunching with my co-workers, I came across this awesome Fish place situated close to work...We ate in, what can literally be described as, a "Fish Shack". Even though it was hot, I was grateful for the cold beer that was served with the food.                                 The "Fish Shack" where we ate            Camarones Ahogados (or "Drowned Shrimp") ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mariscos in Detail This diagram depicts the complimentary Seafood Platter served to us by the owner of the Fish Shack! Three different varieties of Shrimp, including Octopus, Sea Snail and Crab legs is shown and the dish as a whole didn't have a name, since it was a combination of many entrees. This was a special comlimentary dish given to us by the owner! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Having Brunch A picure of Bebe, Alessandro, Me and Liliana having Saturday brunch at the house. We ate Ceviche, Al Bondegas, Chicharones de Pescado (fish nuggets) with salad, avocado, tortillas and lemon. A Seafood Lunch is always Yummy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch in Mazatlan! For my trip to Mazatlan with two of my co-workers, Flor & Jose Carlos, I enjoyed some of the best mexican food the city had to offer. We went to a popular local place by the name of Panamá and this is what we ate:      Sopa de Pollo con Arroz                            Picadillos      Rollos de Primavera                               Steak Fajitas ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Oysters this time Eating Seafood is the preferred meal, especially at lunchtime since it goes down easy and you can literally eat as much as you want without feeling as if you're going to burst. When we took a trip to downtown Los Mochis for lunch. we ordered a new dish: Oysters. Served with lemon and picante chili sauce, we ate them raw, straight from their shells.                      Oysters! Eaten raw, straight from the shell      Chicharones de Pescado, served with rice