Mexico City - BUGS - Eating Bugs at Casa de las Tacos
VICKI EATING BUGS in MEXICO CITY (the video!!)!!!! WOW - WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!
March 19, 2017 I got to connect with an old buddy from Costa Rica - Martha Rollins that was passing through Mexico City (my new home town [for now]) after her group was doing some IMPORTANT Humanitarian work in Mexico.
I met up with her group at the Pre-Hispanic restaurant CASA DE LAS TACO'S in the beautiful, charming 16th century town•"Delegacion" of COYOACAN (located south of the heart of Mexico City [I think] - where Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera used to live!!! (Frida's house is 4 blocks, Diego's Studio - 10 blocks & another studio is 16 blocks away).
Unfortunately I got there too late to try what everyone else had ordered. Now I can be pretty "adventurous" in life but normally not THIS ADVENTUROUS but my new attitude (turning 60 years YOUNG on 6/9 [June 9] this year) is "Why Not - Por Que NO!!!" so I ordered the BUG COMBO!! (YES - I was totally sober!).
I tried me some Grasshoppers•"Chapulines" (crunchy), 2 kinds of Worms•"Busano's" (tasted kinda like chicken. They live off the agave ) & the green tomatillo sauce with the BIG BUG is "Salsita de Cocopache" (it was a bit hard to bite into at first [a psychological block]) but it wasn't THAT bad.
But my FAV was the . . . Ant Larvae•"Camoles"•huevo de las armigas" (I'm sure all the garlic that was in it helped)!!! The pinkish drink is Pulca & fermented so I got a buzzzz after just a few sips!!! (their website also mentioned these 2 things but I can't figure out which they are - Chinicuiles & meocuiles)
Next time I'll try the SCORPIONS & more!!
They also have some VERY UNIQUE flavors in TACO's from Deer, Wild Boar, Seafood, Vegetarian to a Black Fungi of the Corn.
What an AMAZING EXPERIENCE that I'd do again if any of you come visit me in MEXICO CITY & YOU'RE wanting a TOTALLY NEW experience!!!
OWNERS: Hector Ramos (AWESOME attentive host!! (tell him Vicki - the big bright red head big gringa that had the bug combo said "hola!") & Alejandro Escalante (food writer & author of the book - "La TacoPedia"
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VIDEO: https://facebook.com/VickiSkinner69/videos/10212603205459478
PICTURES: http://SarongGoddess.com/MexicoCity-BUGSEating
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Here are some links to learn more about this AWESOME restaurant & eating bugs & other creepy crawly things!!!
https://facebook.com/CasaDeLosTacos
https://twitter.com/casadelostacos?lang=en
ARTICLES:
http://GoodFoodMexicoCity.com/casa-de-los-tacos.html#
VIDEOS:
https://youtu.be/1qrYvP-b2Ds
https://vimeo.com/145326507
https://es.foursquare.com/v/la-casa-de-los-tacos/53263078498e93d1cd8a8680
https://yelp.com/biz/la-casa-de-los-tacos-m%C3%A9xico
IMAGES:
https://google.com/search?q=La+casa+de+los+tacos+Coyoac%C3%A1n&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF99S0mILTAhXEQyYKHeAoB9oQsAQIVw&biw=1196&bih=795
BOOK BY ONE OF THE OWNERS:
"La TacoPedia" - https://amazon.com/tacopedia-Enciclopedia-del-taco-Spanish/dp/6077663352/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491013534&sr=1-1&keywords=9786077663355
Read MoreMarch 19, 2017 I got to connect with an old buddy from Costa Rica - Martha Rollins that was passing through Mexico City (my new home town [for now]) after her group was doing some IMPORTANT Humanitarian work in Mexico.
I met up with her group at the Pre-Hispanic restaurant CASA DE LAS TACO'S in the beautiful, charming 16th century town•"Delegacion" of COYOACAN (located south of the heart of Mexico City [I think] - where Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera used to live!!! (Frida's house is 4 blocks, Diego's Studio - 10 blocks & another studio is 16 blocks away).
Unfortunately I got there too late to try what everyone else had ordered. Now I can be pretty "adventurous" in life but normally not THIS ADVENTUROUS but my new attitude (turning 60 years YOUNG on 6/9 [June 9] this year) is "Why Not - Por Que NO!!!" so I ordered the BUG COMBO!! (YES - I was totally sober!).
I tried me some Grasshoppers•"Chapulines" (crunchy), 2 kinds of Worms•"Busano's" (tasted kinda like chicken. They live off the agave ) & the green tomatillo sauce with the BIG BUG is "Salsita de Cocopache" (it was a bit hard to bite into at first [a psychological block]) but it wasn't THAT bad.
But my FAV was the . . . Ant Larvae•"Camoles"•huevo de las armigas" (I'm sure all the garlic that was in it helped)!!! The pinkish drink is Pulca & fermented so I got a buzzzz after just a few sips!!! (their website also mentioned these 2 things but I can't figure out which they are - Chinicuiles & meocuiles)
Next time I'll try the SCORPIONS & more!!
They also have some VERY UNIQUE flavors in TACO's from Deer, Wild Boar, Seafood, Vegetarian to a Black Fungi of the Corn.
What an AMAZING EXPERIENCE that I'd do again if any of you come visit me in MEXICO CITY & YOU'RE wanting a TOTALLY NEW experience!!!
OWNERS: Hector Ramos (AWESOME attentive host!! (tell him Vicki - the big bright red head big gringa that had the bug combo said "hola!") & Alejandro Escalante (food writer & author of the book - "La TacoPedia"
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VIDEO: https://facebook.com/VickiSkinner69/videos/10212603205459478
PICTURES: http://SarongGoddess.com/MexicoCity-BUGSEating
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Here are some links to learn more about this AWESOME restaurant & eating bugs & other creepy crawly things!!!
https://facebook.com/CasaDeLosTacos
https://twitter.com/casadelostacos?lang=en
ARTICLES:
http://GoodFoodMexicoCity.com/casa-de-los-tacos.html#
VIDEOS:
https://youtu.be/1qrYvP-b2Ds
https://vimeo.com/145326507
https://es.foursquare.com/v/la-casa-de-los-tacos/53263078498e93d1cd8a8680
https://yelp.com/biz/la-casa-de-los-tacos-m%C3%A9xico
IMAGES:
https://google.com/search?q=La+casa+de+los+tacos+Coyoac%C3%A1n&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF99S0mILTAhXEQyYKHeAoB9oQsAQIVw&biw=1196&bih=795
BOOK BY ONE OF THE OWNERS:
"La TacoPedia" - https://amazon.com/tacopedia-Enciclopedia-del-taco-Spanish/dp/6077663352/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491013534&sr=1-1&keywords=9786077663355
