After eating those cricket tacos in Tepotzlan,
eating bugs has become like eating potato chips.

Similar to hanging out with naked people,
almost instantly it feels normal.

If you have been Following me you know
I recently had my first Mole experience

in Huautla de Jimenez and fell in love with the classic chocolate sauce.

If you have not been following me then here is your chance:

Epic Food Journey Through Latin America: A Photo Gallery of the Food of Huautla de Jimenez and the Classic Mole

Meet Arnie. He is from Austria.

When I was moving my backpack from one side of Zocalo
to the other he carried it for me.

Afterwards I asked him to take me where the Mole is.

We were both excited with anticipation for the addictive flavor.

I was grateful to treat him to dinner instead of pay a taxi.

Unlike him, I am happy I am not labeling myself vegetarian.

The place he took me to was basically a food mall.

Since everything in most Latin cities are built on square blocks
that leaves the center of the square blocks to be utilized into a variety of possibilities.

Often they are used as places to house food options of all kinds.

Here, we walk through a liquor store where

they sell tequila to enter the space.

Part of the space has meats,
fresh vegetables,
fresh baked goods then

much of the space is filled with maybe 20 options for mole restaurants.

A couple days before this I was asked if
I have tried a Tlayuda yet.

Of course my first response was, “A what?”.

The description included the word cheesey.
That settled it.

My band of new acquaintances escorted me across Zocalo
to yet another hole in the wall establishment.

To my surprise this little place was full of many people
happily dining on a variety of dishes.

It was highly recommended to me to try
the classic Tlayuda.

When they said cheesey there was no going back.
I complied.

I ate half of it then
carried the other half all the way back

and carefully placed it in the refrigerator for
my inevitable late night munchies.

I’m still sad about how when I returned, with great anticipation,
to get my Tlayuda around midnight
that it was nowhere to be found.

It was gone. I was devastated.

I stood in front of the refrigerator for a long time,
trying to will it to reappear.

It was so yummy.
I was seriously disappointed.

The bugs however, I had many opportunities to eat.

So many flavors and varieties.
I wanted to try them all.

They were sold in the food malls,
on the sidewalks
and open markets.

The Maya people are experts in the craft
of cooking and flavoring this abundant protein.

If you don’t think about it too much

and just pop them into your mouth

the texture and flavor is easy.

Buen provecho!

I highly recommend,
before signing off from this post
you take a look at the post on how I got to Oaxaca

Magical Mexican Tour: Leaving Huautla de Jimenez and How I Got a Black Eye While Hitchhiking Alone Through Mexico

then my next one with a little background
information of this magical city.

Magical Mexican City Tour: The Historic City of Oaxaca With an Introduction to the Sites and History

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Below is a link to my fundraiser.

The money is specifically to be used to pull my infected molar.

I am currently in great pain.

One of the challenges of traveling with the wind
are these little unexpected emergencies.

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