Stomach in my Stomach
Monday, February 18th, 2008 by adminEver wonder what the stomach of a Grouper fish tastes like?
Me neither, but that didn’t stop me from trying it when I was in Mexico last week. It was my last day there and our driver, Avelino, offered to take me to this little-known local seafood restaurant in downtown Cancun while I waited for my flight.
Avelino knew the owner of the place and was a regular. He didn’t even glance at the menu when we sat down. A football match blared on the TV in the unassuming restaurant. Not a tourist in site–I was excited.
Avelino doesn’t drink, so I wasn’t going to order alcohol but when he heard me ask for a juice he spoke up.
“What?? No beer?” he said incredulously. “Seafood always tastes better with a beer.”
That was all I needed to hear. Read the rest of this entry »