Thursday and Friday food

I've been thinking about a tlayuda (prounounce every letter) for 4 years...the last time we were in Oaxaca!  It's like a pizza:  large tortilla called a blanda, cooked on a comal until a little crispy, a little asciento (good quality lard), beans, a green salsa, locally made string cheese, tomato and various other ingredients.  We ate this on in the food mercado downtown, the Juarez Mercado.  Named for native son, Benito Juarez.  We ate lunch between trips to Chedraui, and needed sustenance!

















Stuart, on a First Day shopping trip.





















Friday lunch at the Llano Park Tiangis...a seasonal, impromptu market. The tiangis sets up very early each Friday in December, Jan 6. Vendors sell everything from pirated cd's to locally made cheese and butter. The food booths serve the best street food. Here, tacos arrachera, with lime, cucumber and salsa. The man sitting next to me had a plate full of tacos buche. A pork dish favored by natives, not so tasty to gringos. Pig stomachs. It's best with guacamole. Our waiter brought me a taco castillo, as a gift, to taste. I ALWAYS ask what a word means and will order anything one time, just to taste it. These tacos, however, are everywhere, and some of our favorites.

We had dinner at a proper restaurant close to the Llano Friday night, and at 7:30, the vendors were still there. I suspect they had set up before sunrise this morning.