Day 121

One cannot hope to see a more welcoming sign than this. I doubt it even needs much in the way of translation, does it?

Barbecue, baby!

Since they were not open Tuesday, (my actual birthday), and today is Saturday, (the sign, just above, shows a special – one kilo. of assorted meat, with all of the other things, cilantro, onions, tortillas, etc., for three hundred and fifty pesos), so, we got 2 kilos of the mix, (surtida), 3 dozen tortillas, several containers of different salsas, a container, each of cilantro with diced onions, and limes. All in celebration of my birth. Yay for me. This is what it all looked like.

These carnitas are called maciza.
I believe this one is buche, but not one hundred percent.
I can tell you that the left meat was very chewy, but the right one, which was very tender, is called nana. The nana had the most flavor of any of the four meats.
Four different salsas, (L-R) salsa de mango, salsa verde, pico de gallo, and salsa de chile de arbol. Underneath the limes are diced white onions.
A close up of the condiments.

And, last, but not least, is this little gem. Actually, there were three of these, and two of sesos (brains, which were amazing). The photo is of a fried taco, made up of the little pieces of pork that fell to the bottom of the cutting board. You know, those little bits that you cannot throw away, but, as a restaurant, you really cannot sell them either? So, they were included in our order.

This was the best of all of the meats, except the sesos. It was my first time eating brain, but it was served as a paste, almost. It was mixed with a bit of the salsa de chile de arbol, I believe, then deep fried.

We have finished our dinner, and are now at home. It was a long afternoon, but, enjoyable all the same. At the moment, I am recharging my bigger iPad Pro fully, so I can watch something on it.

Until that happens, stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, protect your loved ones.