Eating tacos in Mexico!

For our honeymoon we went to Mexico... Playa Del Carmen, Mexico to be exact. Playa is far south, along the Caribbean ocean, about an hour west of Cancun. It is simply gorgeous down there!! The beaches are filled with soft, white sand. The water is crystal clear & blue and pretty warm. We stayed for a week at an all-inclusive resort, and even though they set it up so you don't really have to go off the resort we couldn't resist exploring the Yucatan Peninsula. A short 5 minute taxi ride away from our resort was the town of Playa Del Carmen. I won't go into alot of detail about the town except to say it's got a nice, touristy area near the waterfront filled with little shops and restaurants. But if you venture even 2 blocks away from that area you'll find yourself among the locals, and with alot of options for little taco shops. We tried a few different places, but the one we liked the best we made sure to pay a return visit before coming home to Canada.

All the seating is outside, the few walls in the place were near the back, by the fridges, and they were so bright & colorful. The tacos here, and thruout this area of Mexico are all about simplicity and bringing out the flavors. Alot of times in North America Mexican food is all about cramming as much as possible into your taco or burrito. Down here a taco is in a soft corn or flour tortilla (hand made), with some grilled meat, and a little bit of cheese. On the side they provide cilantro, fresh cut onions, some limes, and some fresh salsa. The simplicity is what made them so tasty!! You can tasty every single ingredient. The grilled meats are succulent and flavor-filled. We had chicken and beef. And once i had a shrimp taco, and while it was super tasty i now believe that i shouldn't have ate it (i'm not telling that story on here).





And of course when in Mexico you get to drink Mexican coke. Trust me, it's better than what we have up here. And usually you'll get it in a glass bottle, which just makes it even better.

Next up... more eating in Mexico!!