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RICHARDH
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Availability of baked- or grill-fish/shrimp tacos
I was just reading a travel guide that mentioned breaded-and-deep-fried-fish tacos. It occurred to me that perhaps it is usual for the fish or shrimp
in Baja tacos to be breaded and deep fried.
So, is it generally possible to get tacos with grilled or baked fish or shrimp (rather than breaded and deep fried)? Is that the usual fare at most
taco stands in Baja?
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JESSE
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A guy ordered a Cesar salad without dressing the other day
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Jesse might fix one for you but don't think any stand will. No grill and no oven.
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comitan
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If you are looking for low fat fish taco's in La Paz right across the street from Jessie's place there is a place that has low fat fish taco's but
better get there before 12-12:30 or they will be out.
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Jesse------
A true story------
We went out to dinner with a friend the other day------he ordered a "Ceasar Salad" (by name) with 1000 Island dressing---------What is the world
coming too????? 
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RICHARDH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
No.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
comitan, I'm a bit confused here as to what "no" means.
So, does "no" mean "Tacos with grilled or baked fish or shrimp _are_ generally available at Baja taco stands?" Or does that mean the usual fare at
most Baja taco stands is breaded and deep fried?
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comitan
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Almost all have deep fried and battered fish & shrimp taco's. One exception that I know is posted above.
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David K
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Right... fish are dipped in batter and grill or deep fried... never had 'breaded' fish in tacos (in Mexico). I did hear of them in New Jersey from
someone once!!??
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jerry
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hea richard you must be just about on your way?? have a safe trip dont worry br happy hope to see ya in loreto ill show you the best fish taco stand
in all of baja
have a good one jerry
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Don Alley
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Gonzalez Bros. tacos in La Paz, the restaurant up the stairs downtown, offers a choice of battered and fried or grilled tacos. The grilled tacos cost
more, 20 pesos. Shrimp, fish.
In Loreto I haven't seen grilled fish or shrimp tacos, just fried.
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jerry
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yup don but del rays will make you forget all about the frying
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RICHARDH
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By "breaded" I meant to include "battered". Nutritionally, they are about the same although I guess the texture is different.
comitan, thanks for the clarification. bajalou too.
So now I'm wondering if trans fat (or even lard) is typically used for the cooking "oil". Albertson's uses crisco (trans fats) for its deep fried
chicken. New York City, I think, has outlawed the use of trans fats for cooking in restaruants. And I've seen other articles in this vein --
something about trans fats at MacDonnald's or Wendy's or something like that.
Trans fats and saturated fats (e.g., lard) are considered by the medical profession to be hazardous to cardiovascular health.
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Hook
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Richard, good luck finding nothing but healthy food on your travels in Mexico. If you're that serious about it, your best bet is buying all your own
ingredients and making your meals. That's a very inexpensive and usually very available option in most parts of Mexico.
Most all cooking oil at the stands in Mexico is vegetable based oil. Too expensive to actually boil stuff in lard.
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comitan
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Richard
If you are watching your Saturated fats etc as I am, I go to the taco stands that have the carne asada BQ'd less fat than the deep fried fish, also go
to a carnitas stand for tacos and ask sin grasa, these are your best bets IMHO.
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RICHARDH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
..., your best bet is buying all your own ingredients and making your meals. That's a very inexpensive and usually very available option in most parts
of Mexico. |
That's a very good use I have in mind for my utility trailer, especially for remote camping. I'm planning to carry lots of canned beans -- and a few
other canned vegitables for variety. Fixing meals ought to be a pretty simple affair and allow more time for exploring wilderness. Taste is pretty
good too.
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If I can't get grilled, then I usually peel/pick the batter/deep-fry-skin off of my fish before I eat it. Removes most of the added artery-clogging
early-death-inducing golden goodness.
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bajajudy
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Richard...here is the deal....fish tacos in Baja are fried. You can find them in restaurants grilled but not the side of the road taco stands that
have THE best tacos. If you put lotsa fresh salsa on them, I figure that they have got to be healthy.
If you go for carnitas as Comitan suggested, ask for lomo(tenderloin) which tends to be leaner.
jerry, have you ever tried the tacos de cabeza at del Rey...yummy and they are not fried 
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jerry
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judy is that the head meat taco i know people really like them and a good mexicano friend of mine used to say (may he rest in peace) try to get the
one with the eyeball its the best
turned me off but i know he has the best fish taco
i got a lot of gutts but i dont want to see them lol
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Hey RICHARDH,
I don't care for deep fried either.... even del Rays... (not to mention the wait most often ~ when he bothers to open...). Just too much oil / grease
for me in deep fried fish or shrimps...
I've a few favorite spots where they have a fire grill / BBQ, and they've done skewered shripms and veggies (onions, pepers, tomatoes) for me, and
then I put them in their warm tortillas with fresh salsa, and voila ! !
Might work for you....
NOW I'm hungry ! !
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