Exotic Foods - Entomophagy - Chapulines - in Mexico City....

(All Photos by Tavarua)

Eating insects are very common in the most parts around the world.

Chapulines (grasshoppers)are hatching in early May until late summer in the region of Oaxaca.  Toasted on a clay cooking surface with garlic, lime juice and salt -  it is a great snack with cold beer. 

I mix them with roasted garlic, peanuts and some guacamole in a corn tortilla.

Where Will Life Take You? Well, at the moment - Monterrey, Mexico...

(Photos by Tavarua)

Located in Northeast Mexico at the foothills of Sierra Madre Oriental it is here I have the most famous and delicious Cabrito.

 Cabrito Asado Al Pastor - have a look of game animal more than goat.

These young baby goats retains their milky hew.

In the kitchen...

... were the famous Cabrito asado al pastor is prepared. 

Baby goat slowly grilled  over firewood for hours after been marinated in a mixture of lime juice, onions, garlic, pepper, and sugar.

  

The dishes in Monterrey still have an influence from the jewish, Spanish and Pre-Hispanic cultures.