Food, Eating & Bebidas

I was going to add a movie of the preparation of the soup to the blog but it crashes each time I try to upload the thing!!

Since it is near the New Year we decided to jump on the bus and get into Puerto Vallarta. On the way to and from we did some Geocacheing of the virtual sort and for lunch ended up at a favorite place, La Distileria. This was where, last year several times; the group of the moment slurped some of the best Margaritas and had items off of the wonderful menu.

La Distileria has a fantastic view of the old section of beach and the bay (Banderas) as well as a large segment of the malecon!! It is a second floor affair and the seating maximizes the view. You can sit and watch the whales and dolphins while the boats of various descriptions pass by. That would include the parachute pulling boats… something for the bucket list for some, I am sure. Anyway, I decided on the soup on the menu shown to be a Classic, Oyster Soup prepared at the table. After observing the preparation the taste was more than I could believe!!!!! This was incredible; truly. The follow up for me was the ceviche (on the menu as, “Cebiche”) and it was TDF. Sandy’s chicken cordon bleu was melt in your mouth tasty and Mary stuck to her beef tostadas which were very good as well. This is the sort of place that you do NOT want to leave as the day melts away toward sunset, but we had to leave despite our reluctance. It really would be possible to have lunch there and sit waiting around for the even meal too.

You would think that it would have been enough to have had a spectacular meal but, Noooo!! When we got back to the boat in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle it was suggested that we head for Tacos on the Street… another sought after establishment. We had missed them several times last year because they only open a few days per week. They are open more often this year but the proper days had eluded us until that moment. After quick showers and a radio call to arrange for cocktails on New Year’s Eve (the next day) we were off to discover why Tacos on the Street was so popular. Whoa! It is because they are beyond expectation. There are only three things on the menu. You can have a rib eye soft taco, a rib eye quesadilla, or a rib eye hard shell taco; just specify how many of each. This can be followed by a home made flan that is very tasty indeed. In the time it took to get seated, about a half an hour we were sated and ready to get back to the boat for a round of Mexican Train dominoes that Mary has found to be her game of choice.

Something else that is in better supply this year is the Bohemia Obscura (dark beer) that I remember from years ago. It had all but disappeared for the last 15 years, in fact. All I can say is, “yum,” for that! There are lots of Mexican beers that I like but the few that really get the job done are the seasonally available Bock, the ever present Pacifico, the Negro Modelo, Dos Equis Amber and several others as we come across them from time to time.

All-in-all, it was a satisfying day of eating the local stuff. Have I mentioned I am starting to lose weight again? Everything here is so fresh and prepared without so much of the garbage fillers used in the States. It is much easier to find things that have zero bad things in the ingredients.