I arrived in Mexico yesterday at 5 Am only to find myself hungry and confused. Not much is open at that time, but some fellow students and myself managed to find a restaurant near the main cathedral in down town. The meal was tasty but far from spectacular. It was a Morelian specialty with chips drenched in a spicy chili sauce with two sunny-side-up eggs. The best part was the cafe con leche, which exceeded the american standard for good coffee.
After bumming around town and a two hour midday nap in a small hotel room with eight other students, we went to this small hole in the wall vegitarian restaurant (we were with a vegan, which I don´t understand but nevertheless admire). The food was decent but very strange. Each lunch consisted of many different items which we all had a hard time identifying. I hit gold with dinner though (pictured) as I had by far the best enciladas I´ve ever tasted. That night we went to this bar, ONIX, famous for its martinis which are said to contain a drowned scorpion. I ordered the drink, but alas I did not specify that I wanted the scorpion, so I´ll have to go back.
The good stuff came the next day with all the strange native foods. I´d just met my host family when I was whisked off to a family BBQ to commemorate father´s day. Aside from meeting the whole family, I had the opportunity to try (and the regret of not taking pictures of) some of the best and strangest mexican food. One dish that did not agree with my palate was pork fat on the bone soaked in a lime mixture. There was pig ear, which I decided to leave for another day. I did however try a interesting dish which I later found out was meat cooked in pig´s blood. Needless to say, it wasn´t very kosher. Everything was excellent, from the guac to the pineapples (or piña) that were soaked in lime and chili. Food thus far had been great and I expect it will only get better
After bumming around town and a two hour midday nap in a small hotel room with eight other students, we went to this small hole in the wall vegitarian restaurant (we were with a vegan, which I don´t understand but nevertheless admire). The food was decent but very strange. Each lunch consisted of many different items which we all had a hard time identifying. I hit gold with dinner though (pictured) as I had by far the best enciladas I´ve ever tasted. That night we went to this bar, ONIX, famous for its martinis which are said to contain a drowned scorpion. I ordered the drink, but alas I did not specify that I wanted the scorpion, so I´ll have to go back.
The good stuff came the next day with all the strange native foods. I´d just met my host family when I was whisked off to a family BBQ to commemorate father´s day. Aside from meeting the whole family, I had the opportunity to try (and the regret of not taking pictures of) some of the best and strangest mexican food. One dish that did not agree with my palate was pork fat on the bone soaked in a lime mixture. There was pig ear, which I decided to leave for another day. I did however try a interesting dish which I later found out was meat cooked in pig´s blood. Needless to say, it wasn´t very kosher. Everything was excellent, from the guac to the pineapples (or piña) that were soaked in lime and chili. Food thus far had been great and I expect it will only get better
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