Mexican food and culture is slowly making its way into the collective European consciousness. I stumble into evidence here and there without even looking for it, including this Frida Kahlo blouse and jacket in a Venice store window, this Mexican restaurant in Venice and a painted sign for a Mexican restaurant in London. After 500 years, it's about time.
We ate these amazing vegan street tacos in Mexico City
Amira and I don’t often eat street food, even in Mexico, but made an exception for these two amazing places. As expected, they were both cheap, delicious and fast. Listen to the Mike Elgan Radio podcast to hear our detailed comments, which we recorded on the streets walking home after eating at these places. (Go to the 28 minute mark to hear just the taco part, and go here to subscribe to the podcast.)
Having mind-blowingly great tacos right now in Mexico City
This incredible taco from a little-known hipster joint called Chetito in the Roma neighborhood contains shrimp, cheese, avocado, crunchy tortilla strips and spicy sauce of some kind. So delicious. It starts out tasting mild, but by the end your mouth is pleasantly burning.
Can't wait to get back to taco city!
I mean Mexico City. Amira and I are returning in a couple of weeks to resume our exploration of the world's most perfect food.
Tacos are perfect because they're endlessly various, and almost always delicious. We've eaten a great many tacos. We've paid 20 cents for a taco; we've paid $20. And everything in between.
Later this month during our Mexico City Gastronomad Experience, we’ll introduce some cool people to the best tacos we’ve ever encountered. We’ll learn to make tacos from scratch from one of Mexico’s most famous chefs. We’ll have tacos at the best restaurant in Latin America — and some killer street tacos. We know a couple of newish spots that are doing some very innovative and delicious things with tacos.
(And, of course, we’ll eat a lot more than tacos — we’ll sample the full range of Mexico’s greatest foods, drinks, wines and more, all in stunning locations.)
Did I mention we’re going to have tacos? Can’t wait!