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While Rodolfo and I were enjoying a delicious bowl of menudo at Comedor Junita, Jerry wandered off by himself in search of one of his favorite drinks sold in Mexico, a licuado, which is a Mexican version of a smoothie. Not far from the food court, Jerry found a small shop by the name of La Fuente, operated by one, grandmotherly-looking lady that sold just what he was looking for: Jugos and licuados.
Photo: La Fuente's menu is displayed on an inside wall, and offers just about any variety of jugo or licuado that you could ever wish for. La Fuente has their menu posted on a wall that advertises the varieties of jugos and licuados that they sell, which seems to be extensive, and the selection includes piņa, papaya, platano, melon, mango, even rompope, and a whole lot more. Jerry placed his order for a jugo de piņon, which is a combination of pineapple, lime juice and cream, mixed with sugar for sweetness, and ice for texture. The ingredients are placed into a blender, and whirled until finished, and the desired consistency is achieved. More ingredients are added if its too runny, and more cream and/or ice is added if the texture is too thick. The desired texture is similar to a smoothie. Jerry described to me the method in which his smoothie was prepared: The lady removed the fruit from an ice chest (no refrigerator in this small stall) and placed it on a chopping block. Then in a flurry of chopping and dicing, she reduced the pineapple and lime to peeled chunks of fruit, then she dumped them, along with some sugar, water and cream into a blender, whirled it for a few seconds, and the licuado was ready. She then poured it into a wax paper cup, and handed it to Jerry to enjoy. Jerry said that his licuado was delicious, and it only set him back MEX $20.00.
Photo: Jerry takes a photo of the gal that runs the place making his piņon smoothie. Actually, the correct word to use is licuado. I'm not a huge fan of licuados or jugos, but according to Jerry, La Fuente is the place to enjoy a Mexican smoothie, while you're visiting the central market in Cd. Mante, Tamulipas. Copyright(c) 2006 eRench Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. This site has been published on the web since January 19, 2005. Web page design has been created by eRench Productions, Inc., custom photography for any occasion...
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