Akumal Foodie

Akumal had been a very busy place over the holidays.   However, the Foodies found a wonderful peaceful venue for lunch.  Oscar & Lalo’s is such a place.  Going south on Rt. 307, past Xel-Ha, you’ll come up to the restaurant on the right with a good size parking lot.  Virginia [……]

The Foodies decided that a merienda was in order on a Thursday afternoon.  We knew that La Lunita for champagne and dessert was the place to go.  I ordered the chocolate mousse and my companion ordered the mango mousse.  We split them in and had a delightful combo of sweet [……]

AkumalNow has a new Foodie! So what’s Shirley the New Foodie’s food background?  After a short stint in college, she started working at a department store restaurant, then on to managing the daytime restaurant in a Hilton often working weekends and holidays which soon got old, so she applied for a [……]

The Foodie has the recipe – sort of – for the red salsa served with chips at La Buena Vida in North Akumal. The ingredients are tomatoes, onions, chile serrano, cilantro, and salt.   How much of each you use will depend on your personal preference. What makes this salsa different and special [……]

A great submission from Taverna Akumal. This is a special recipe as the amatriciana sauce was born in the town of Amatrice, Italy. This is the town that was hit very hard by the recent earthquake. Spaghetti All’Amatriciana (serves 4) Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 12 oz thinly sliced guanciale [……]

A nice dessert submission from Taverna Akumal. Fried Sweet Milk Ingredients: 1 quart whole milk 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup sugar 4 eggs, beaten 2 egg yolks, beaten lemon zest breadcrumbs (Panko is good) vanilla bean Canola oil Procedure: Boil the milk, then slowly add the flour.  Stir with a wooden [……]

This month we have a great submission from LolHa. Poblano Chicken Ingredients: 1 chicken breast 40 g manchego cheese 30 g Sausage “chorizo” 40 g roasted poblano chile Panko 1 Egg Oil Salt and pepper Sauce: Walnuts Brown Sugar Evaporated milk Cream cheese Cinnamon Making the dish: We start by [……]

Taverna Akumal has another scrumptious contribution this month. Risotto with Shrimp and Asparagus (serves 8) Ingredients: 1 lb carnaroli Rice 1 lb asparagus 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 large shallot, minced 1 clove of garlic, minced ½ cup of white wine 6 oz of butter, unsalted ¼ cup of [……]

This month we will not only have a menu item in another article, but we also decided to explore some of the under-represented food in the pueblo. You may wonder what exactly the “pueblo” is. In Akumal we refer to the town that is west of Akumal, over the bridge, [……]

This month we have another mouthwatering contribution from Taverna Akumal. Taverna Spaghetti with Clams (serves 2) Ingredients: 1 lb fresh clams, manila or little neck (the smaller the better) 1 tsp chopped garlic ½ tsp red chili flakes 1 Tbsp chopped parsley ¼ c. white wine, dry 2 Tbsp of [……]