If I started a "What I Miss in Mexico Already" list, pollo asado would top it.
I love chicken. Always have.
Several years ago, I started eating it almost exclusively as my protein. I have a pretty good tongue for good chicken.
I cannot recall when I began the habit, but several years ago, I would drive over to Safeway and buy a roasted chicken each week. It would be enough for a meal -- and provide chicken for at least three stir fry dishes during the week. Price: $6.95 (US).
When I moved to Mexico, I found grilled chicken stands everywhere. My favorite -- Pollo Kaliman.
For $85 (Mx), or about $6.80, they provided a chicken, rice, cole slaw, and a bag of chili salsa. A great deal.
That may not sound like much of a deal. After all, the Safeway chicken costs about the same.
The deal is that Mexican chicken tastes a lot -- and I mean a lot in the term of acres, not just meters -- better than any chicken I have tasted north of the border. That includes the much-vaunted organic free-range chickens that spend their afternoons scratching in Seattle coffee bars.
I am not certain why they taste better. Maybe grubs and worms are processed into better-tasting chickens.
All I know is I love the taste, and I will miss it for the next six months.
Until I return, I will need to be satisfied with Safeway pullets and Reser's potato salad.
When I moved to Mexico, I found grilled chicken stands everywhere. My favorite -- Pollo Kaliman.
For $85 (Mx), or about $6.80, they provided a chicken, rice, cole slaw, and a bag of chili salsa. A great deal.
That may not sound like much of a deal. After all, the Safeway chicken costs about the same.
The deal is that Mexican chicken tastes a lot -- and I mean a lot in the term of acres, not just meters -- better than any chicken I have tasted north of the border. That includes the much-vaunted organic free-range chickens that spend their afternoons scratching in Seattle coffee bars.
I am not certain why they taste better. Maybe grubs and worms are processed into better-tasting chickens.
All I know is I love the taste, and I will miss it for the next six months.
Until I return, I will need to be satisfied with Safeway pullets and Reser's potato salad.
