Some of our favorite food in Barra

One of the best parts of traveling is the food, and enjoying the best that a new place has to offer is often the primary goal of the enthusiast traveler. Whether it's asking the locals or doing the old trial and error technique - it's the hunt and then the find of the perfect dish that is so exhilarating when traveling. We often remember a trip or a vacation by the food we ate - the tastes, the presentation, the atmosphere of the restaurant and the time we spent enjoying it.

Here in Barra, the food is fresh and simple. The flavors stand out on their own and the no-fuss approach to cooking here makes the local cuisine tasty on the palate and easy on the stomach. From breakfast, to lunch, to dinner, some of our favorite dishes here in Barra celebrate the area's abundance of fresh fish, sweet fruits and crisp veggies. If you ever find your self in Barra de Navidad, you must try some of these dishes.

Fresh fruit and veggies from Barra

 

 Banana pancakes are a favorite in our house, so when we saw banana pancakes on the menu at Roosters here in Barra, we knew we had to try them. The banana pancakes at Roosters are made with local bananas and plantains. With the bananas inside and the plantains on top, these fluffy, rich pancakes are so filling and sweet I could never finish them all - although I tried my best.

Fresh ceviche is one of the best dishes to enjoy in Mexico. That is, if you like seafood and the ceviche has been done right. Ceviche is made with either white fish, shrimp or a mixture of seafood. The seafood is marinated in lime juice for a few hours, and the lime juice basically "cooks" the meat. So, in a way the seafood is raw, which is why it is so important that it is fresh and consumed quickly. Once the seafood is marinated, chopped tomato, cucumber, jalapeño and carrot are mixed in and sliced avocado is placed on top, creating a simple dish that is packed with flavor. Ceviche is usually eaten with tortilla chips - totopos in Spanish (one my favorite Spanish words) - or saltine crackers. The best ceviche in Barra is called the Colima Ceviche and it is at the Grand Bay Hotel.

There is nothing like a good taco, and at Ramón's in Barra they make perfect fish and shrimp tacos. Jason and I ate at Ramón's several times during these few weeks, and we would always sit at the the same table and swoon over these amazing tacos. 

Jason explains why the tacos at Ramón's are so good

 

The shrimp tacos

Turner grabbing lettuce while Jason eats his fish tacos