Cinco de Mayo is just hours away. Time for tacos, tequila and beer, right? Maybe — maybe not. If you’re looking for something a little different tomorrow, you’re in luck. Deco’s found a couple of spots putting their own spin on cinco.
You don’t have to spend Cinco de Mayo at your favorite Mexican restaurant…
In Fort Lauderdale, Temple Street Eatery is fusing Asian flavors with south of the border favorites…
Diego Ng, Co-Owner/Chef of Temple Street Eatery: “Most of our tacos, our burritos, quesadillas — they’re all gonna have a little bit of an Asian twist whether it’s one ingredient or two ingredients.”
The burritos and quesadillas will feature kimchi, a traditional Korean vegetable dish…
Diego Ng: “The kimchi you know is a fermented cabbage. It has a lot of chilis inside has a little bit of a sour note. We actually use that as a substitution in Mexican food for pico de gallo.”
The shrimp tacos are made with guacamole, lettuce and poached shrimp… time for the temple twist on this Mexican comfort food.
Diego Ng: “Right here we have our gochugang sour cream, which is a Korean chili paste mixed with a little sour cream inside.”
Veggie-heads haven’t been forgotten… their taco’s filled with edamame corn salsa, shiitake mushrooms and topped with wasabi sour cream.
If your idea of celebrating runs more along the lines of “Drinko de Mayo,” make it down to Clandestino Pub on South Beach…
Emanuel Gonzalez, Owner of Clandestino Pub: “We try to bring in a little bit of our Mexican heritage to Miami so we decided to change to a mezcaleria where we started as a craft beer bar.”
Don’t know what mezcal is? You will after this…
Emanuel Gonzalez: “Mezcal’s been produced in Mexico for a little bit over 400 years. It’s a spirit that’s produced from the agave similar to tequila, but it’s a little craftier so it’s actually handcrafted and done in small batches.”
The shelves are lined with over thirty kinds of the smoky, earthy spirit. The best way to drink it is slowly sipping a shot, while taking bites of an orange wedge coated with chili powder in between. Or try one of the powerhouse cocktails during the “Cinco de Gringo” party.
The most popular one is “the diablito.”
Emanuel Gonzalez: “We infuse a little bit of jalapeno with the mezcal and then we add passion fruit puree, we add hibiscus liqueur, agave syrup, fresh lime.”
The cocktails at SoFlo’s only mezcaleria are one of a kind. The folks in charge made sure of that…
Emanuel Gonzalez: “It took a lot of drinking and work yes.”
FOR MORE INFO:
Temple Street Eatery
416 N. Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(754) 701-0976
www.templestreeteatery.com
Clandestino Pub
758 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 397-8946
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