Lunch in Mexico by Don Sefton/ Events Manager,Catering
We recently escaped Seattle and went to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, for 8 days of rest, sun, and relaxation. The water was blue and beautiful, the people super nice, and the food marvelous! Each day we alternated lunches- either sitting on the beach on a lounge chair under an umbrella or getting tacos from a vendor’s cart downtown next to a park.
After breakfast at the hotel, our beach lunch routine was always the same because it was so darned perfect: swim in the waves of the blue water, order a pina colada or mojito, and a big order of fresh guacamole, liberal amount of hot sauce, basket of chips, and grouper ceviche (photo top left). Nibble, read, sip, nibble, read, sip… so heavenly that it was almost unbelievable!
The taco cart meal was typically the same: several pork tacos and several chicken tacos on small, soft tortillas (photo bottom). The pork was always juicy and tender, and the chicken had huitlacoche mixed in it. Huitlacoche is the smoky tasting black mold that grows on ears of corn and is highly prized in Mexico. The Aztec name translates as “raven’s excrement!” We would take our tacos and bottle of Coke and sit on a bench in the quiet town park and look at the water. The tacos were only about 75 cents apiece.
The Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is incredibly beautiful, peaceful, and mostly tranquil. The people are also very nice, the prices very affordable, and they also greatly need our dollars. Highly recommend a visit; we will definitely return.
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