Molcajete on the malecon, and then some

So, Andrew was picked up by Arturo's cab at 4:30 am, got his flights, and is safely home. Before he left we had what was my first disappointing meal in Ajijic. It was at La Nueva Posada, a lovely place to stay and a great place for a drink. It's housed in an ancient building but with lovely rooms, and a new annex overlooking the lake, but with very boring food. Seriously, if you go to Ajijic you must visit it, just don't eat there. Oh, you can have a snack.

__________________________________________________________
Sunday 9 February

All this was made up for on Sunday. First we had to exchange some of the napkins and indivuales [place mats] we had got for Diane. That actually took most of the morning since, as it turns out, the shop didn't open till 11:30. Fortunately, I had explained to the señora that when I sent my wife the photos I might have to come back and exchange the patterned individuales for plain ones. She said, "Sí, siempre la patronessa." [Always the boss.]

One thing I had promised Andy was a trip to the Chapala malecon and a comida [late lunch] of molcajete.   This is a molcajete, and it is always used for making guacamole. However, it is also used as a serving and cooking dish for certain specialties.

One such specialty is a dish called, oddly enough, molcajete. Various carnes and mariscos [meats and seafood] are put in the bowl with onions, mushrooms, slices of green and red pepper, and then topped with cheese.The whole thing is put in an oven, and served when it is so hot the cheese is bubbling. It comes out looking like this:

And you eat it by putting some on a taco along with fresh salsa, guacamole and salsa roja, like this:

Boy, did that do us in! It's really enough for four and, no, we could not finish it.

That night we had planned to go to Bruno's for steak, but we quickly realised there was no way that was going to happen. We called Sandy who was coming to Bruno's with us and changed our plans. Instead, we went to Memo's [may-moes] for Zoplole Roja.

And had a grand time.

Now I am in Guadalajara, and that's going to be a different post.