Comfort Food

When eating food in México, you usually think of spicy salsa, tacos y quesadillas. Some (er, many) Mexicanos eat these foods every day. Seriously.

But we are from Agoura, and every now and then need some kind of food to remind us of home. So, two very important words come to mind:

Costco…..Diane…

La Costco Food Court in Queretaro

Diane just whips up turkey burgers,  iced tea, fries and
bread

Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Trifle for Thanksgiving..

Without these 2, we would be eating tacos every night. Costco offers pizza, hot dogs, and everything else American. Especially in the food court, or in Mexico: Soda de Fuentes. And we buy our salmon, pasta, and meat at Costco. Is it less expensive? Depends...Some is, some not. The meat is about the same as the U.S., and the same old “comfort foods” we buy in Westlake are sold in Queretaro. Diane is a beautiful cocinera (chef) and has no problem whipping up a hamburger dinner with salad, salmon with rice, or pasta with sausage.

Or course, the desserts include brownies, oatmeal cookies, and anything else she comes across.

Look what "Import"
Gavin found

Good Ol Mac and Cheese

Gavin and I are blessed for her. Otherwise, we would be eating...you guessed it...tacos y sopes.

Irish Pub menu

And Queretaro is not just tacos y tostadas. There are a variety of restaurants we have tried, including Greek, Indian, German, Italian, Ribs, Brazilian Steakhouses,  French,  and Irish and British pubs. Oh, and a huge Japanese population is moving into the city, so lots of comida de Japon and comida de China.

A typical food court in Mexico. Very American.

Yes, in Mexico City, they have much more variety. There is a deli called Klein's, which sounds great when we visited (there are no delis in Queretaro). So, we went there at 10 at night to order Jewish food, ready for blintzes, borscht and Sky High sandwiches. We met the owner, whose father was Jewish, but the owner was Catholic. Yes, they had regular deli food, but nothing like Brett's or Mort's Deli. It was more like a coffee shop in Encino than a true deli.

A real Deli in Mexico!

Curiosity foods…

Are there repulsive foods in Mexico? Yes, if you consider grasshoppers and crickets a delicacy, then you belong here.

Yikes. Grasshoppers (or Crickets) A delicacy. 

A couple months ago, Gavin and I were walking by a bar when we saw the New York Giants playing football (American).  We stopped in for the 4th quarter. When we started to order food, we decided we were tired of the same old thing, so we decided on something inexpensive and from a pig: "pata." We started to eat it, but it tasted very strange. The waiter told us it was from the pig and was delicious. He motioned toward his foot--we then realized we were eating pig's feet! We politely returned it and ordered tacos.

Such is the way of life of food in Queretaro. 



Any other foods you can't live without? Please comment below!