PUERTO ESCONDIDO: POSOLE

I had never thought of having avocado in a soup, but jeez this was delicious!! Full of chicken, avocado, coriander, squeezed lime, and so forth. Good for the soul indeed!

PUERTO ESCONDIDO: CAFE OLE

Cafe Ole is pretty expensive and not really Mexico fare, but the omlettes are really really delicious, and nicely washed down with a Vampiro Juice (beetroot, ginger and other delicious stuff).

This photo was taken in the courtyard of the hostel attached.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO: HOME COOKING

I always find it amazing what the local kitchens can produce with a few pots and pans. Me? I refuse to cook a stir fry unless I have a good wok. At this little hole in the wall, I purchased a Burrito, but apparently they are not really a Mexican thing: they just make them for the westerners.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO: MORE MARKETS

I was reluctant to go to the Mercado in Puerto Escondido on a Saturday as I imagined it would be something like a suburban Ikea. I could not have been more wrong. It buzzes, and everything is super fresh.

There are aisles and aisles of goodness: taco stands, juice stands, all different types of meat, dried fish, flowers, clothes. I could stay there for days.

This little haul of flowers, avocados, bananas, tomatoes and limes set me back $5. If that.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO: TLAYUDAS @ LAS CABINITAS

It is not a pizza, but a relative, and a delicious one at that. At only three euros, you cannot go wrong. With lashings of vegetables and extra chicken, it was flavorsome and delicious.

For ambiance, like many places in the area, there was a tv on in the background with a Spanish soap opera on, which the owner watched as she prepared the food.

PUERTO ESCONDIDO: GRASSHOPPER TIME

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The thought of eating a grasshopper has me wanting to hurl, but for the sake of my blog I am going to try it. 

I am not going to do it alone though, and have convinced the crazy Frenchman to try it with me.