Tasty options in Baja
Posted on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 @ 10:01 AM
There are lots of options you can choose from to make your trip to the Mexican state of Baja California unforgettable. These options go from extreme sports to cultural activities, but there is no doubt that one of the biggest awards given to this part of the world is the now traditional and singular Baja-Med cuisine. This particular style combines seafood with products introduced by the Europeans like wines and olive oils. This is the reason why we recommend you ask for the dish that is special in each of the places you visit; you will find lobster, artisan cheeses, wine, regional beers, just to mention some.
So let’s talk about options you cannot miss. Starting with the beautiful port of Ensenada in which the fish tacos become a tradition making it a dish that all tourists enjoy. Drink the famous “Margarita” cocktail created in this port; also you can visit the cheese cellar in the “Real del Castillo” village and taste the exquisite wines from the different vineyards located in the wine valleys of Guadalupe, Santo Tomas, San Antonio de las Minas, and many more.
Puerto Nuevo offers you a delicious lobster dish with rice, beans and handmade flour tortillas, using the original fifty years recipe. And what can we say about Tijuana? A well known dish famous around the world is the Cesar’s Salad which saw its first light in Tijuana. You will also find the Tijuana brewery that despite of being a small scale company it has a wide options you can enjoy.
Thanks to the high quantity of immigrants in the 19th century the city of Mexicali offers tasty Chinese food, where you will have no problem to find a restaurant of this type, they are throughout the whole city. But is not all about Chinese food in this town, in 1923 it was founded the Mexicali brewery that is well known because of its taste and the alcohol concentration in its drinks.
If you really enjoy eat authentic Mexican sweet bread, the city of Tecate offers you delicious options. This city has conserved the old preparation cooking method, and it is the house of the national recognized Tecate brewery.
Baja offers you plenty of options to choose from and its cuisine will make your trip unforgettable.