{"id":23153,"date":"2013-02-12T19:40:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T01:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=18379"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:51:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T14:51:41","slug":"its-green-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/its-green-2\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s… Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know if it’s the weather or the fact that you can only walk around the beach so many times, but tonight I was hit with a case of cabin fever bad enough that I actually considered driving an hour to Victoria to catch a movie! Instead, I decided to go to Port Lavaca and have another meal at La antigua to get a firm grip on whether I really like it or not.<\/p>\n

I’ve been criticized in the past for posting about restaurant outings, being told by folks that if they wanted to read a food blog, they would read a food blog. But to me, food and travel are intimately linked. And I think that a post about local cuisine and its effects on me will never be off topic.<\/p>\n

Tonight, I decided to try something new, ‘enchiladas verdes’ with ‘green sauce.’ I asked the server what tornatillo was, not realising it was a typographical error on the menu and actually tomatillo (r + n does look like m). Her response of, “It’s green” would be hilarious to any classic Star Trek fan<\/a>. She was able to confirm that it was not a very spicy dish. All right, let’s see if my taste buds do a happy dance.<\/p>\n

The enchiladas were made with corn tortillas (which I am starting to really enjoy) filled with ‘fajita chicken’ and topped with green sauce, sour cream, and sliced avocado.<\/p>\n

Well… the green sauce was full of chopped cilantro, which does not agree with me and which I think tastes vile. But cilantro is so trendy nowadays that it is in everything and I have more tolerance to it. Mixed with the tomatillos and other spices, I didn’t find the herb offensive at all. I didn’t scrape my plate clean of green sauce, but I would most certainly order this dish again. What a breakthrough!<\/p>\n

But that’s not what made the meal so special for me though. I took one bite of the plain avocado topping my meal and I swear I heard angels sing. I finally understand what the fuss is all about! Wow! I would have gladly had just that fresh sweet avocado to cool the heat of my meal instead of the heavy sour cream, and I adore sour cream! I’ve always found avocado to be bland. I think it’s just because I’ve never had truly fresh locally grown avocado. This wasn’t bland at all. I should have stopped for avocados on the way home because I am going to be craving them in the next few days!<\/p>\n

Yup, I like La antigua and I will have to go back at least one more time for green enchiladas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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