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Ensenada, in beautiful Baja California, is famous for many things, and one of Ensenada's claims to fame is the abundance of fish in the nearby Pacific Ocean. Since I was visiting Ensenada, what could be more natural than eating a marisco? Early Monday afternoon, December 6, 2004, found me exploring Ensenada in the vicinity of Ave. Lopez Mateos and Calle Alameda, when I saw what I was looking for, a street vendor advertising mariscos for sale. Mariscos Tata came to my rescue! It was a cold, rainy December day, and I didn't feel like standing out in the rain eating a cold marisco. I asked the vendor if he made mariscos para llavar, and he replied with the typical Mexican reply of "No problema."
Photo: It's a cold, rainy afternoon in early December, but Eduardo and Lupe are open for business. Mariscos Tata is a small operaeion; the whole thing operates out of a trailer that appears to be able to fold up if they care to move. Eduardo and his wife Lupe own and operate the business, and they're on the corner of Mateos and Alameda, 6 days a week, for 10 hours a day. Because of the rain, their business was very slow, and they were ready to call it a day. It seems that I arrived just in time. It was interesting watching them work as a team, as it was Lupe's job to cut up the vegetables, while Eduardo sliced and diced the seafood. The fish in my marisco consisted of very fresh clams, oysters and starfish. Eduardo was proud to hold up the starfish and show it to me, as it was very big! They were wearing what appeared to be dust masks over their mouths and noses, when I asked Lupe why she was wearing a mask, she said for sanitation reasons, because the seafood is raw. I hadn't thought of that...
Photo: Eduardo shows a piece of octopus that he's about ready to add to my marisco, as wife Lupe looks on. When I say fresh, I mean really fresh. Eduardo told me they get the fish off the dock every morning, and it's all locally caught. The type of seafood the receive varies with the season, so their mariscos aren't always the same. To me, that's a good thing, as next time I return to Ensenada I can feast on another marisco and it won't be the same as the one I ate on my last visit. Since their operation is small, they don't have any tables to eat at, but as I was being drenched by pouring rain, the thought of eating outside didn't appeal to me. So, I ordered my marisco to go, carried it back to my motel room, and had a feast. My marisco cost $40.00, quite inexpensive by American standards. In addition to the seafood, it contained avocado slices, diced onions, diced jalapeno peppers and red salsa, with a touch of horseradish. Of course many sliced limes were included and a box of crackers was thrown in for good measure.
Photo: I ordered my marisco "to go," as I didn't feel like eating outside, in the cold, pouring December rain. My delicious marisco, complete with seavood, avocado, salsa and much more. For an outstanding marisco made from the freshest ingredients available, Mariscos Tata can't be beat. Mariscos
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