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Dec 10 2009, 9:58 am - by Kayjulia
Private Message	We have been to a few local restuarants that have what look to be local foods listed, but we haven't a clue as to what is what or what to expect. Does anyone have a source that explains the items on the menu, standard spanish menu translators don't work. Julia
	Blog; http://juliasmexicosaga.blogspot.com/

Dec 10 2009, 12:37 pm - Replied by: KenH
Private Message	Yucatecan Food -and- Yucatecan Food
	Enjoy life, it's not a dress rehearsal!

Dec 10 2009, 7:32 pm - Replied by: Yolisto-Khaki
Private Message	Julia - I'll see if I can pull together some pictures, as well as recipes. Probably been needing to do that for a long time anyway. Hang in there... I'll get it all done before the weekend is over.
	Occupation: Research, Write, & Edit

Dec 10 2009, 7:42 pm - Replied by: telchacsusan
Private Message	Read this article in Yucatan Today, and then just try the stuff! Yucatecan Cuisine
	K'ab ... your helping hand in Yucatan

Dec 10 2009, 8:28 pm - Replied by: Yolisto-Khaki
Private Message	I went to the YT article and started using the names of the foods there to search for pictures... and ran up on Los Dos Cooking School's Recipe index - I'd be forced, I do believe, to print this index http://www.los-dos.com/recipes/index.php and keep it in my purse! Its got what everything actualy is right after the name! ...and every single one of these has a free recipe - with pictures - right on their site! Thanks, Los Dos! More to come ... :)
	Occupation: Research, Write, & Edit

Dec 11 2009, 1:43 pm - Replied by: KenH
Private Message	I took the list mentioned above by Yolisto-Khaki and created a Word document out of it: Yucatecan Food
	Enjoy life, it's not a dress rehearsal!

Dec 20 2009, 1:55 pm - Replied by: Kayjulia

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Okay I am no foodie I'll admit, but I have tried some of the Yucatcan food or suposed to be Yucatacan food and ....... well I wasn't pleased. I have had some of their chicken dishes and pork dishes and the meat was dry and tasteless. The beans are okay, not great. I went to one restaurant and they brought out three little dishes of food one was cubed meat and one like pulled pork the othe I swear was canned beefaroni, there were two sauces one I remember was white the othe green putting it on the food or using the bread to dip it didn't improve it.

Have I been led astray? Have I been jaded by Sonoran and other northern and central Mexican foods with spice spunk and fuego? I tried fish tacos in Progresso might as well been eating cardboard.

So where did I go wrong? I tried the tomales in banana leaves two kinds not impressed with either.

Maybe my tongue is broke.

Julia

Blog; http://juliasmexicosaga.blogspot.com/

Dec 20 2009, 7:42 pm - Replied by: Theresa
Private Message	Yucatecan food is nothing like Mexican food in the rest of the republic. It's blander in some respects and uses different ingredients. That said, generally you need to eat at someone's home to get really tasty food, sometimes you can find a good cocina economica. On Mondays, the frijol con puerco on at Doña Tere is good, Calle 47 (I think by C 66) .I have eaten at La Chaya Maya on the corner of C 62 y C 57. Yucatan Living did a restaurant review. If you want to try a range of different dishes try a botanas bar. Our neighborhood favorite is Las Ruinas, the pig's ear in adobo is pretty tasty once you get over it being a pig's ear. The casual restaurant critic reviews it here. It's on Calle 72 and C 69 (I think it's 69 maybe 67) I like the salbutes and panuchos at La Poderosa in San Sebastian, but it's only open from 6 pm on (and probably 6:30 is closer to the truth). I have always like the buffet breakfast at Castellanos they have great cochinita. I also like the chicharon in salsa verde, but I think chicharon is a latin thing. Did you ever eat at the Cuban restaurant? regards, Theresa
	PS:Please check out my blogs. ¿What do I do all day? and Theresa's Cooking Blog

Dec 20 2009, 8:53 pm - Replied by: Kayjulia

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Theresa wrote:

Yucatecan food is nothing like Mexican food in the rest of the republic. It's blander in some respects and uses different ingredients.
That said, generally you need to eat at someone's home to get really tasty food, sometimes you can find a good cocina economica. On Mondays, the frijol con puerco on at Doña Tere is good, Calle 47 (I think by C 66) .I have eaten at La Chaya Maya on the corner of C 62 y C 57. Yucatan Living did a restaurant review.
If you want to try a range of different dishes try a botanas bar. Our neighborhood favorite is Las Ruinas, the pig's ear in adobo is pretty tasty once you get over it being a pig's ear. The casual restaurant critic reviews it here. It's on Calle 72 and C 69 (I think it's 69 maybe 67)
I like the salbutes and panuchos at La Poderosa in San Sebastian, but it's only open from 6 pm on (and probably 6:30 is closer to the truth).
I have always like the buffet breakfast at Castellanos they have great cochinita. I also like the chicharon in salsa verde, but I think chicharon is a latin thing.
Did you ever eat at the Cuban restaurant?
regards,
Theresa
Which Cuban restuarant are you thinking of the one on Montajo? I believe they don't open until late, at least that is what I have heard, but if it is Cuban it ain't Yucatacan. I have had meals at other places in town with the word Habana or Havana and they ain't Cuban by a long shot I don't care how many photos of Havana they have on the walls.

I went to Los Almendros recomended highly by other foreign visitors and Mexicans alike, I tried their sample plate and wasn't thrilled I think it was dumbed down for the American palate. I have had the dumb down thing happen more times than I care to remember. Also the waiter was pushing some liquor he claimed was Yucatacan and good for the digestion I rarely drink hard liquor and never in public he just didn't want to take no for an answer.

I may try some of the places you metioned although I don't like to go into a bar type atmospher just to sample food. I don't like to drink out and most of the time I have a soda, juice or coffee when I am out. If I am alone I don't go into a bar atmosphere. As an old lady I feel out of place and the noise and smoke gets to me, if it is crowded I am out of there as quickly as possible.

So what your saying is I have to find a real Yucatacen to cook a meal for me the way they would do it for their own family so I could get the full flavor of the food. I think that is unlikely. A shame I've waited decades to taste the flavors of Yucatan I had heard about, I guess it is not to be.

Julia

Blog; http://juliasmexicosaga.blogspot.com/

Dec 20 2009, 9:23 pm - Replied by: Theresa
Private Message	I thought you were the person who asked about a Cuban restaurant. Cumbachero is the nightclub on Paseo and it has wonderful music...but I wouldn't go there to eat. Cafe Habana is not particularly good food either. The only Cuban restaurant that I like is Cubanisimo on Avenida Correa Racho. I was just curious if you had eaten there yet. I found a link to it online. There even is a pdf of their menu! As for the botanas bar, you don't have to drink alcohol, you can have soda or lemonaide, it's over priced but that is why the botanas are free so it all works out. I would go with a friend or two, not by myself either. You get a larger variety of botanas to sample that way. Good luck on your search for Yucatecan food. regards, Theresa
	PS:Please check out my blogs. ¿What do I do all day? and Theresa's Cooking Blog

Dec 20 2009, 11:22 pm - Replied by: Kayjulia

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Thank you for the information the next time I am in Progresso I'll see if I can find them and give them a try it would be wonderful if they are Cuban.

Julia

Blog; http://juliasmexicosaga.blogspot.com/

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