Cinco De Mayo en Mi Casa

For Cinco De Mayo I made langostino tacos. I'd had some iffy experiences with shrimp from Trader Joes and when I saw the Langostinos from Chile I thought: these are expensive enough they if they taste off, I will be motivated to bring them back for a refund. Yes, this is how I shop.

They were a hit with the kid too, until I explained that langostino isn't Spanish for shrimp. They are related to lobster, but in a different order than spiny or Maine lobsters. In fact, they are more akin to a crab. They walk on a bunch of legs and look like a crawdad to me. But they taste great. I marinated them in muchas lima y limon, garlic, chiles, and then I cheated and used half a pack of taco seasoning. Oh no! But they were great anyway. Especially with sour cream, queso, guacamole, butter lechuga, and homemade (sprouted and cooked black stewed frijoles) and jasmine arroz.

See, how happy he was after his langostino tacos?

Okay, it could have been the green tea mochi, or his excellent performance at Poetry Idol at school. Or perhaps, his skit and song about being an upstanding citizen...