| Pages:
1
2 |
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13049
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
Asuncion's 1st Burro BBQ
Last Saturday the very first Asuncion Burro BBQ was held at Coyote Ranch just outside of town. It was an epic event that I’m sure will become a
tradition here. The Mayoral family hosted a dozen visitors who were enchanted with their ranch and entertained by the many family and friends who
helped make it a success. Guests were from Canada, California, San Ignacio, San Lucas Cove and Pta.Chivato. It was a true cultural immersion
experience with the guests and families blending nicely and enjoying each other’s company.
The ranch was beautiful, clean and quiet with burros and cows hanging around. We enjoyed walking around the area and were intrigued by the ranch’s
watering trough for the cattle and burros they raise for meat, which was a panga! They also grow organic vegetables there and fruit trees.
Our guest Nelson was worried about the gathering because he didn’t speak spanish Turns out he was the center of attention and a real favorite of the
vaqueras, cooks and all the kids as he played hide and seek and tag with him. He said it was the best night of his life EVER!
The Burrito was absolutely delicioso…they first served up a heaping platter of ribs, homemade tortillas, salsa, salad and frijoles followed by taco
style chopped meat. Everyone was pleasantly surprised how succulent it was...dont knock it till ya try it amigos!
It was all you can eat and everyone ate till they were stuffed and applauded the cocineros.
Afterwards they lit a nice campfire and we had a lovely evening together.
The day was a huge sucess and our hosts are looking forward to having more visitors to the ranch. You can camp there or just go for a
BBQ...yellowtail, beef or burro or maybe a pig roast would be fun. Who's in for the next one?
Many thanks to Don Jorge Mayoral, Roberto and their families for making this day a truly memorable one.
Here is a little slide show of the event.
http://s385.photobucket.com/albums/oo295/blowhole1/Asuncion%...
[Edited on 10-21-2009 by shari]
[Edited on 10-21-2009 by shari]
|
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
Oh my word........You would cook and eat the ancestors of the mount that carried the Holy Mother of Jesus to their manger in Bethlehem?
I'm speechless.
|
|
|
mulegemichael
Super Nomad
Posts: 2310
Registered: 12-24-2007
Location: sequim,wa. and mulege
Member Is Offline
Mood: up on step
|
|
i also, am speechless...save me some ribs, amiga; we'll be there in two weeks
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
|
|
|
Paulina
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3812
Registered: 8-31-2002
Location: BCN
Member Is Offline
|
|
Shari,
Thanks, sounds like a great adventure and brief look into the ranchero life. By the way, in the first photo, the burro on the far right, with the dun
striping is beautiful. Maybe you could adopt it before it goes from burro to burrito?
Dennis,
I just love your commentary.
P<*)))>{
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
|
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
burro to burrito
P<*)))>{ |
That's it. No more of those Dobbin Delites for me. To this day I never equated the ingredients of the bloated Burrito to the mother-ship Burro that
gave her familys life to the cause.
Noble and No-Bull at the same time.
Dalai Lama gives three thumbs down.
|
|
|
Sharksbaja
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5814
Registered: 9-7-2004
Location: Newport, Mulege B.C.S.
Member Is Offline
|
|
But Dennis, it's a "cultural" thang.
You know, like a clitoridectomy is in some parts of Africa
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
|
|
|
BirdDog
Nomad
Posts: 182
Registered: 3-9-2007
Location: Iowa
Member Is Offline
Mood: Desperate to move to Baja
|
|
Wow that looks like a blast. Can't wait to get the chance to try some of that meat.
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13049
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
Paulina...you can adopt that burro for $100!!! But no worries...the mama and papa burros are for breeding...although may turn into machaca too which
is the most sought after machaca. This ranch raises cattle and burros for meat and the best tasting sweet ones are well....lets say...akin to lamb and
sheep.
Burros are much more ecologically appropriate than cattle as they are desert animals that require very little water and eat cactus that other species
dont. The elders tell stories about their diets before cattle were introduced...which was predominately burro, pronghorn, deer, snake and rabbit. They
all say it is medicinal and provides a long lasting strength.
Cattle and goats have devastated much of the desert fauna but burros hardly leave a trace of damage AND the meat is much tastier than beef....trust
me....have I ever done you wrong amigos?
|
|
|
bajabass
Super Nomad
Posts: 2016
Registered: 10-4-2006
Location: La Paz,BCS
Member Is Offline
Mood: Want to fish!!!
|
|
Baby Burro Burritos !! It is these types of gatherings and experiences
that have kept me so interested in Baja since 1974. The culture, traditions, and the variety of foods are as interesting to me as the fishing. This
report only makes me want to head south and never come back! Thanks Shari, for sharing all of the events down there. Between your posts and the
stories of the great people and fishing from my friend Derek, whom I think you know, Asuncion has moved up a couple notches on the to do list.
|
|
|
Pompano
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8194
Registered: 11-14-2004
Location: Bay of Conception and Up North
Member Is Offline
Mood: Optimistic
|
|
Nice Old-time Baja post, shari.
That was a great report on a great Baja event. It looks like you had a ball with good fellowship, the stuff that makes Baja so special to us all.
Thanks for sharing your burro fiesta.
We've feasted well over the last 40 years at many a fine burro barbeque. I got hooked after my first Christmas dinner in Baja in 1973..featuring
roast goat and burro. Delicious and very country. This coming winter we'll have our own burro barbeque again.
Here's another burro photo for you.
We came across this free-ranger yesterday when it was trying to cross the highway near the Grand Canyon. Thankfully, there was very little traffic
and it managed quite well. Quite a few of these guys running around the high country.
.
.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
|
|
|
LancairDriver
Super Nomad
Posts: 1603
Registered: 2-22-2008
Location: On the Road
Member Is Offline
|
|
I'm sure the Japanese could make the same comments about eating your beloved Grey Whales.
|
|
|
durrelllrobert
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7393
Registered: 11-22-2007
Location: Punta Banda BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: thriving in Baja
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Oh my word........You would cook and eat the ancestors of the mount that carried the Holy Mother of Jesus to their manger in Bethlehem?
I'm speechless. |
 It's
was just some hot ass
Bob Durrell
|
|
|
Heather
Nomad
Posts: 370
Registered: 10-31-2002
Location: National City, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
My hubby is a big fan of Machaca de Burro...says it's even better than machaca de manta raya! (it all kind of grosses me out!).
Looks like a great party, Shari! Think we'll be down in BCS for New Years...maybe Tio Juan will have some burro for our New Years Party! Saludos,
Heather
|
|
|
Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
I guess I need to get out more often, as I've never eaten burro meat. I do find it interesting, though, that different cultures and different
religions have their own taboos about what may be eaten. For instance, Hindus do eat burro, but won't go near cattle. I do wonder if the eating of
burro in Mexico may be traced back to its indigenous population, inasmuch as Catholic countries have never exhibited a predisposition for eating
horse or horse family meat. In fact, Pope Gregory III, in 723, indicated that eating horses was a filthy and abominable practice. In addition, there
has never been a commercial market for such meat in the US, and the last commercial slaughterhouse that basically shipped horsemeat overseas was
closed in 2007.
Looks like a great party, however.
|
|
|
bajalou
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4459
Registered: 3-11-2004
Location: South of the broder
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Oh my word........You would cook and eat the ancestors of the mount that carried the Holy Mother of Jesus to their manger in Bethlehem?
I'm speechless. |
If they ate the ancestors of the mount you mention, it was realllllly old. Of course
the decedents might be younger and tenderer.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
|
|
vandenberg
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5118
Registered: 6-21-2005
Location: Nopolo
Member Is Offline
Mood: mellow
|
|
The burro meat being barbequed doesn't show any particular cut, but looks similar to the Mexican cuts from 20 years ago. We used to call them "Hatchet
Cuts". Like the poor animals was disected with a couple of double bladed axes and a chain saw.
|
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
If they ate the ancestors of the mount you mention, it was realllllly old. Of course the decedents might be younger and tenderer.
|
Yeah..you're right. Got that backwards. Oh well....
|
|
|
mtgoat666
Select Nomad
Posts: 19940
Registered: 9-16-2006
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
Mood: Hot n spicy
|
|
I don't eat burros, horses, whales, dogs, cats, monkeys or pandas -- or anything cute or comon pet -- gots to be un-pet-like meat. i may eat a
raabbit, as long as it doesn't look like a rabbit and i don't have to see the cute version pre-skining/dicing.
i think burros are cuter than horses, so i rank burro eaters lower than horse eaters, about equal with cat eaters, but better than dog eaters
|
|
|
capt. mike
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8085
Registered: 11-26-2002
Location: Bat Cave
Member Is Offline
Mood: Sling time!
|
|
on eating hoofed animals.....
i say cows are innately as smart as horses. ditto the lowly burro/donkey and mule.
ergo - why not raise and consume horse as a meat source?
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
www.facebook.com/michael.l.goering |
|
|
Sharksbaja
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5814
Registered: 9-7-2004
Location: Newport, Mulege B.C.S.
Member Is Offline
|
|
Why not, it's a cultural thang. The French love it. Plenty of free-range horses here to slaughter. Can't have wild mustangs roaming the countryside
trying to find food and water. Damn nuisance animals, they should just move on or commit suicide. They aren't wanted here.
I saw the last roundup. Starving? I think not. Overgrazing? Hmmmm? Trespassing? Most likely on BLM land.
Hey, who's up for a cougar feast?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
