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Shrimp aguachiles tostada

Aguachiles

Few dishes are as delicious and easier to make than Aguachiles. I was introduced to it by my daughter Natalia while on a winter vacation in Nayarit.

Pámpano en Escabeche photo courtesy of Sectur Campeche

Hunting Seafood Treasure in Campeche

Imagine a place where you can drive for more than 40 miles between a lagoon and the Gulf of Mexico, where humble houses on the side of the road sell crab meat by the kilo and on the road’s speed bumps you can buy fresh prawns, bags full of green habaneros, or the largest shrimp you’ve ever seen.

seafood roe

Nonfish Roe Producers

Not that much has been written about the lesser-known non-fish roemakers. I’ve learned that crab roe is an essential ingredient in Chinese She-Crab Soup and that since Shrimp roe is carried externally by shrimp, it is often served that way to diners.

history of mexican seafood

The Birth of Mexican Seafood

Díaz del Castillo describes vividly, among other things, the dishes Moctezuma II had at his disposal on a daily basis. He talks about 30 different dishes that were prepared daily in an amount of 300 servings.

seapak lobster and shrimp bites

SeaPak Lobster and Shrimp Bites

Think of the SeaPak Lobster and Shrimp Bites as a crab cake’s smaller cousin. The one that drank coffee as a child and stunted its growth. But that’s fine; SeaPak didn’t make them to be the main entree.

seafood gumbo

Fiery Seafood Gumbo

A gumbo is a Cajun soup that has a roux as a base and uses file (sassafras leaves) and/or okra as a thickening agent. This dish probably has African origins, as the Bantu word for okra is gumbo!

red lobster ghost kitchen

Red Lobster Opens its first Ghost Kitchen

Red Lobster today announced the opening of its first ghost kitchen, located in South Loop Chicago. It marks the first time Chicagoans living in the The Loop, Downtown Chicago, River North, Illinois Institute of Technology, Prairie District, and Near South Side can have the seafood restaurant delivered to their doors. […]