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| Nachos! |
I know that the concept of nachos to us, is something we eat at a bar or at home where it comes out of a plastic bag and has boring salsa on the side, and if we wanted to make it exciting, we would add sour cream and guacamole. Well we were served with nachos in the beginning of our meal, the Mexican version of the bread and butter. The nachos tasted so fresh and crunchy, I don't think words are able to describe it. Sometimes we were served with salsa, which tasted so flavorful with the mixture of the citrus lime and tangyness from the tomato and onions and the rich taste of the cilantro. Just yum.
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| The best guacamole I've ever had |
Now avocado, I love avocado, you put avocado with anything and I'll eat it. So it's a given that I would love guacamole, though I never tasted guacamole that was out of this world, I was determined that good guacamole was somewhere out there for me to taste. Mexico heard my calling and I did have the best guacamole, the avocado was fresh and tasted creamy with bits of flavors accompanied with the tomato bits and onions. I am just drooling as we speak.
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| Cerviche |
Another a favourite of mine was ceviche, which is like a mixture of seafood, usually a combination of fish and shrimp that is marinated with citrus juices. I loved the light taste and it was always served in a decent portion, so it was hard not to get sick of the flavours. The fish was always tasted fresh and the lime and lemon taste was so tangy it really added the refreshing element, especially in the hot weather of Cancun.
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| Pollo Enchilado |
Lastly, an unforgettable meal for me was our last day in Cancun, I had the Pollo Enchilado, which is like a burrito, a corn tortilla wrapped up with Pollo (Chicken) goodness and served with a rich tomato sauce over it. There was a cheese sprinkled on top with guacamole...to die for. And also frijoles, re-fried beans. The tomato sauce was paired really nicely with the chicken, the sauce was sweet, tangy, and I loved how thick the sauce was, When I paired the Enchilado with the guacamole, there was just an explosion of flavors, it added a nice creamy element to everything overall.
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| Stone bowl |
As for Michael's turn, one of his favourite meals were served in a stone bowl with a boiling broth of chicken, beef, cactus, avocado, Spanish spicy sausage and cheese. He wrapped all of this yummy goodness in the flour tortilla. He was just nom nom nom and wished he could have more. The meat was cooked very nicely nice and tender, just the way he likes it, except the sausage was too spicy. The cactus surprisingly for the first time, it didn't taste as bad as we thought it would be, just like cabbage but thicker and crunchier. The broth at the bottom was very flavourful and had the aroma of everything on top mixed in together.
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| Seafood stew |
Another favorite of his was a seafood stew (he insists it's a cerviche), squid, octopus, prawns, fish and various seafood. The soup had a tomato broth, it exploded with favour but didn't overpower everything else either. He just kept on gulping away with his spoon.
Michael and I had a wonderful trip together in Cancun, we truly think it's a special city, although we were only there for a short amount of time, we saw a lot and learned a lot. We simply can't wait to go back to explore and eat more.
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