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1) Acapulco, Guerrero:
Acapulco is famous for their beaches and tourism, but for me, it is famous for its hardworking people and their delicious seafood and drinks. When you arrive at Acapulco, you have the urge to listen to Cumbia or I don't know maybe Thalia's Piel Morena, but you also want to go eat seafood despite the fact that it is 10 p.m. (who cares, you're on vacation, right?). Well, that's actually what my parents and I did! You bet I ordered a shrimp cocktail and a michelada (even though I don't drink beer..), and to make the scene even more perfect, Elvis Crespo's Suavemente was playing in the background. My vacation had officially begun.
Micheladas were basically all I drank when I ate out. My favorite michelada was one that I drank at a Canta-bar. The drink was called the "Go-michelada" which is a michelada mixture of beer and tomato juice with tajin and gummy worms and gummy bears at the top of the drink. There is a picture of the drink above. The truth is that I did not finish drinking it, I only drank half and ate the gummy bears and gummy worms of course.
Note: I recommend drinking a michelada (or beer) with every food you eat since the alcohol will kill the bacteria of any street food that may make you sick. Save a Pepto tablet and drink a Michelada.
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Cuando comÃa en la calle, casi todo lo que tomaba eran micheladas. Mi favorita michelada fue una que tomé en un Canta-Bar. Se llamaba "Go-michelada," que es una mezcla de cerveza y jugo de tomate con tajÃn y gomitas de gusanos y osos encima. Hay una foto de la bebida arriba. La verdad es que estuvo tan grande que solo me tome la mitad, y claro me comi las gomitas.
Nota: Recomiendo tomar una michelada (o cerveza) si comes en la calle porque el alcohol mata la bacteria que se encuentra en la comida (a veces si hay y aveces no, pero es mejor estar seguro) que te puede hacer mal. En vez de tomar una tableta Pepto, toma una michelada (deberÃa ser un anuncio).
I lied! Not only did I drink micheladas, I also love drinking Yoli's! Yoli is a lemon-flavored soda that is only sold in the state of Guerrero. Yoli is my favorite drink from Acapulco (at least, non-alcoholic drink).
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Mentira! No solo tome micheladas, me encantan también las Yoli's! La Yoli es una refresco de sabor limón que venden solo en el estado de Guerrero. Es mi bebida preferida de Acapulco (bueno, bebida sin alcohol).
The markets in Acapulco are full of people that sell a variety of fish, fruit, clothes, shoes, etc. (I sound like a tv ad). In the picture above is one of the stands where they sell fruit, it was one of the most aesthetically pleasing stands in the market. My favorite thing to buy at the market besides fruit is natural coconut water. The vendors prepare the coconut water in front of you as they cut open the coconut and pour the water into a bag along with its bits. Later on, you can enjoy those coconut bits with lemon and hot sauce.
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2) Jalisco (El rancho y Guadalajara):
At Jalisco, if you don’t hear Mariachis or someone singing in the street, you will most likely hear Vicente Fernandez or rancheras on the radio. It is in Jalisco where I had the pleasure of visiting my family and meet family friends. I went to a lot of parties, including two weddings. The most popular dish at parties is birria with rice and beans. It’s delicious to eat birria especially in Mexico, but since I am semi-vegetarian, I don’t enjoy eating meat every single day. When my aunt decided to make enchiladas one day, I offered to help her and that is how I learned how to make hand-made tortillas. The first tortillas I made fell apart easily but when I got to the fifth tortilla, I started to get the hang of making well-done tortillas. When we finished, my aunt told me that I was now ready to marry a ranchero of Jalisco. Oh dear.
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When I arrived in Guadalajara, I was very lucky to have the chance to go on one of the Tequila tours. I got to go on the short Tequila tour, which only lasted five hours. This tour was about 300 pesos (15.80 dollars). The longer tour, which lasted eight hours, cost about 500 pesos (26.33 dollars). As you see, the tours are at a good price, and it included a tour of a tequila factory (or three factories for the long tour) and transportation to and from the place. I purchased my tickets with my aunt and mother by the cathedral in the center of Guadalajara. If anyone is interested, you can find any tour-related information right by the cathedral.
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Cuando llegué a Guadalajara, tenÃa mucha suerte porque tuve la oportunidad de ir en unos de los tours a Tequila. Yo fui en el tour de un recorrido corto de cinco horas. El precio de este tour era un estimado de 300 pesos (15.80 dólares). El tour largo duró ocho horas y su precio era 500 pesos (26.33 dólares). Como pueden ver, los tours tienen buen precio, y eso incluye un tour de una fábrica de Tequila (o tres fábricas si tomas el tour largo) y la transportación al lugar y de regreso. Yo compre mis boletos con mi tia y mi mama en frente de la catedral en el centro de Guadalajara. Es en el centro donde dan toda la información de turismo, a lado de la catedral.
In the Tequila tour, I received a tour of the factory, Las Tres Mujeres. The people on the tour were a total of twelve, including me. I’m not going to get very specific since I would like to dedicate a post on my experience to Tequila later on. I am going to tell you guys that I did drink 4 types of Tequila. We started from the strongest tequilas to the ones that didn't have as much alcohol This was the order: “blanco,” “reposado,” “añejo” and “extra añejo.” I had the opportunity to buy Tequila candy which I finished that same day since I shared it with my family. If you go to Tequila, I recommend you buy Tequila there since it is cheaper in comparison to the Tequila being sold in the U.S. and in other places in Mexico, I imagine After the tour, we went to the actual town of Tequila, where I enjoyed the enchiladas of “mole dulce” with chicken. I’m even starting to crave them as I write this. As you see, I highly recommend the enchiladas of Mexico.
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En el Tequila tour, nos dieron un tour de la fábrica, La tres mujeres. Eran doce de nosotros en el tour. No voy a platicar mucho porque quiero hacer otra entrada más extensiva de mi experiencia en Tequila. Pero si les voy a decir que probe 4 tipos de Tequila. Empezamos probando la Tequila más fuerte. Primero probé el Tequila “blanco,” y después el “reposado” que no estuvo tan fuerte como el “blanco” y después el añejo y extra anejo. Tuve la oportunidad también de comprar dulces de Tequila, que me acabe en un dia porque compartà con mi familia. Y si vas a Tequila, aproveche y compre Tequila allà porque no esta tan cara la tequila en comparación si estas en los Estados Unidos, y creo que tambien en Mexico. Después del tour, fuimos a el pueblo actual de Tequila, y disfrute unas enchiladas de mole dulce con pollo. Hasta se me antojan cuando escribo su nombre. Deberas que si recomiendo las enchiladas de México.
Before leaving to Mexico, one of the drinks that my friends recommended me was tejuino. I tried it for the first time in Tlaquepaque. I loved the ice cream but after it melted, the drink was a little too acid to drink. I also tasted the famous “tortas ahogadas.” They are tortas full of meat in which you put in tomato soup, hence the name “ahogadas.” You can fill them with lettuce and tomato or hot sauce. You can easily find these tortas in locals nearby. I tasted the ice cream of “garrafa” in Chapala. The bottom of the cone was full of lemon ice cream and the top part was of strawberry. The ice cream was not too sweet but it certainly was fresh. To be honest, I did like the cone more than the ice cream though.
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Antes de ir a México, unas de las cosas que me recomendaron de Guadalajara fue el tejuino. Si lo probe cuando fui a Tlaquepaque. Me encanto con la nieve pero después que se derrito, estaba un poco ácido para continuar tomándolo. Tambien probe las tortas ahogadas. Son tortas con carne y las pones en jugo de tomate. Le puedes poner salsa picante o lechuga con tomate. Puedes encontrar las tortas ahogadas en varios locales alrededor de Guadalajara. Probé la nieve de garrafa en Chapala. La que probé era de limón y la parte de arriba era de fresa. No estuvo tan dulce, pero si estuvo fresca. La verdad es que me gusto mas el cono que la nieve.
One famous snack in Guadalajara is the "Tostilocos" which are bags of Jalapeño flavored Tostitos full of many toppings such as clamato juice, pork-skins, Japanese peanuts, fruit, and hot sauce. You can basically put whatever you want as a topping on those. My bag is the one to the left (it only contained pork-skins and lemon, I was afraid of adding so many things), and my aunt's is the one on the right that has basically everything (fun fact/irony: she's a nutritionist).
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