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[*] posted on 2-28-2012 at 10:11 PM
Fish Taco Unofficial State Food... Not Baja, Alaska!


http://www.worldhum.com/travel-blog/item/halibut-taco-alaska...

Nice to see our Baja food culture being embraced in places unexpected- right down to the rice, beans and tortillas (but Flour?). I still like my fish tacos batter-fried on corn tortillas though.

Where's the most unlikely place you had a great fish taco?

"I spent nine days traveling in Southeast Alaska last month, and as I went from one panhandle port to the next, and from bar to pub to restaurant, I noticed something: the halibut taco is everywhere. It’s even outstripping such traditional Alaskan standbys as king crab legs, beer-battered halibut fish ‘n’ chips, and seafood chowder. It’s the new normal.

I’m not World Hum’s designated taco expert, by any means—Jim’s the Mexican food addict around here—but I’ve been intrigued by unexpected Mexican-in-the-sub-Arctic offerings before. And I’m no less intrigued by the halibut taco seemingly conquering the last frontier.
Alaska isn’t a state that most people associate with cutting-edge cultural fusion (though if you spend much time there, you’ll see there’s more to the place than the Discovery Channel lets on), and it seems to me that the taco’s dominance there is just one more sign of our ever-shrinking planet. I say, bring on the tasty and fascinating cultural variations."



[Edited on 2-29-2012 by Woooosh]




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[*] posted on 2-29-2012 at 02:17 PM


There are two Mexican restaurants in Juneau, and two in Petersburg (one, the best of them all, is a trailer set-up next to the hotel). The fact that the Juneau restaurant serves what it calls "wine margaritas" should tell you everything you need to know about them!

We have ceviche tostadas for lunch once almost every week on our boat, between the fresh sushi, soups, fresh baked bread and fresh custom grown vegitables, we do pretty well considering where we are.

First I've heard about fish tacos being that popular, but I get 'em when I can!
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