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Boshvideo
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Fish Tacos
Here in Philly, the Cheesesteak is the big food item. There is much to be said about where to get the best one and how to order and eat one. I suspect
the same is true for the Baja Fish Taco.
One week from tonight, I'll be in La Paz at the start of my two week journey into Baja. I want my very first Fish Taco to be a positive experience.
Any pointers on how to order or what "toppings" do you guys and gals prefer.
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woody with a view
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tacos de pescado con todo!!!! shrimp (camaron) are usually awesome, also....
have fun---
edit: look for the little cart on the side of the road where there are locals eating. you know if the locals like it, it's good and fresh.
try to stay out of the restraunts for things like a fish taco. best of the carts....
[Edited on 7-24-2007 by woody in ob]
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Boshvideo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
tacos de pescado con todo!!!! shrimp (camaron) are usually awesome, also....
have fun--- |
Many thanks Woddy, thanks for all the help along the way.
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danaeb
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Bosh - after you find your fish taco, walk to the malecon, because next week it will be hot. Find La Michoacana ice cream store across from Carlos n
Charlies. If you like strawberries, try the paleta de fresa, ripe fresh strawberries mashed and frozen into a giant popsicle. Yum, yum, yum.
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madwrktodos
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Bizmark on the malecon - best smoked marlin tacos in the world. Not just my opinion - Mexican and gringo friends all agree - THE best.
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ItsBetterInBaja
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Fish tacos are like women. Each is beautiful in their own special way.
Here is how I prefer mine.
Warm corn tortilla
Fish pieces breaded and fried until crispy
Ample amount of white sauce (kinda like a mixture of milk and mayo)
Some of the green sauce (kinda like thin guacamole)
Lots of cabbage
Squirt of 1 lime
Maybe a little pico de gallo but I prefer without
There it is...my favorite Baja fish taco.
Follow Woody's advise and seek out a roadside cart with locals eating there.
(You guys thought I was heading in a different direction with that beginning line didn't you!!)
Curt
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bajajudy
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Hey BV
Bring me a philly cheese steak sandwich, would you?
Gonzalez Hermanos is the best in La Paz. If you get to San Jose, then we are talking Rossy's!
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Boshvideo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Hey BV
Bring me a philly cheese steak sandwich, would you?
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I'm happy to deliver... it just might be a bit soggy. As with a fish taco, cheese steaks are best right off the grill. Many thanks for all these great
suggestions.
Bob
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Diver
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I still remember our first trip to La Paz.
As we entered town past the whale tale in our camper, we noticed a roadside stand called "Mr. Fish". There were lots of poeple eating and waiting so
we turned back and into their parking lot. Fish and shrimp tacos with all the sides available ! They were a great first tacos in La Paz.
Mr. Fish is no longer located in the same spot but I believe they are still in La Paz. Anyone know ? And are they still as good ?
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CaboRon
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I prefer my fish tacos with the fish grilled ... not breaded and deep fried .... Anyplace in Baja Sur where they do it this way ..... ??
CaboRon
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bajamigo
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Can't beat Pat's Rey de Tacos, Calle Novena y Avenida Passayunko.
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capn.sharky
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"Fish tacos are like women. Each is beautiful in their own special way.
Here is how I prefer mine."
Which---your women or your fish tacos?
If there is no fishing in heaven, I am not going
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bajajudy
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Ron
You can find places that do the grilled fish taco thing but that is not a Baja fish taco. What harm can one or two little pieces of fried fish do.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Ron
You can find places that do the grilled fish taco thing but that is not a Baja fish taco. What harm can one or two little pieces of fried fish do.
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BajaJudy,
 I really do try to keep the fried food to a minimum ... the trouble with a
good fish taco is that I do not have the will power to only have them once a month .....
CaboRon Is the grilled version called the Veracruz taco ??
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vgabndo
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Boshvideo...years ago when I built the expanded GAP store at 5th. and South St. there was a CheeseSteak stand next door. I lived on their sandwiches
for months. Were they any good???  I had nothing with which to compare
being a California boy.
DO NOT neglect the white sauce on your fish tacos. IMO it is as important as the fish!
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PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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bajaguy
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IMPORTANT
Always wash down the fish and shrimp tacos with a COLD Pacifico!!!!!!!!
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Pescador
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| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
Hermanos Gonzalez on Calle Bravo across from Más dept store. It's a stand with limited seating, but they also have a sit-in place on the same street
closer to the Malecon. Fish and shrimp tacos are excellent, and they have a "toppings bar", so you can choose your own. Enjoy!!
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Kate is absolutely right, this is beyond a doubt the finest Fish Taco Stand in all of Baja Mexico. Jonathan Roldan who writes for Western Outdoor
News even did a feature article on this place. There are even some stands that show Hermanos Gonzalez on the side but their taco's do not match the
quality or taste of this place. It would be a sacrilege to go to La Paz and not stop here.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
| Quote: | Originally posted by morgaine7
Hermanos Gonzalez on Calle Bravo across from Más dept store. It's a stand with limited seating, but they also have a sit-in place on the same street
closer to the Malecon. Fish and shrimp tacos are excellent, and they have a "toppings bar", so you can choose your own. Enjoy!!
Kate |
Kate is absolutely right, this is beyond a doubt the finest Fish Taco Stand in all of Baja Mexico. Jonathan Roldan who writes for Western Outdoor
News even did a feature article on this place. There are even some stands that show Hermanos Gonzalez on the side but their taco's do not match the
quality or taste of this place. It would be a sacrilege to go to La Paz and not stop here. |
Kate and Pescador,
Thanks for the tip re Hermanos. I am writing this one down for our next trip to La Paz.
Ken
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bajamigo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
Boshvideo...years ago when I built the expanded GAP store at 5th. and South St. there was a CheeseSteak stand next door. I lived on their sandwiches
for months. Were they any good??? I had nothing with which to compare
being a California boy.
DO NOT neglect the white sauce on your fish tacos. IMO it is as important as the fish! |
Sounds like Jim's. One of the very best.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Boshvideo
Any pointers on how to order or what "toppings" do you guys and gals prefer. |
They are small and cheap, and toppings are usually applied youself at the bar. So not much you need to know. Don't like the first, then get another
and do it different.
I pick off 50% to 80% the deep-fry batter from fish (remaining 20-50% adds the good grease taste), as the pot of oil is usually not the healthiest
oil. Hard to find street stands that sell grilled.
Don't pay too much aattention to recommendations from gringos -- best to look around youself until you find stand that looks good, and use the crowd
to guage popularity. Rule to follow in all foreign lands: don't eat at the stand or restaurant if it isn't getting traffic from locals - and if all
you see are tourists/no locals eating, will be tourist food and prices.
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