At the corner street near the office there is a man that sells soft tacos. They are ready, and he keeps them warm in a large pot under some towels. Each taco costs about one shekel.
There are 5 fillings - 3 of them include meat (on of them is chicharon, a popular filling here in Mexico; deep fried pig skin) and the other two are potatoes and frijoles. Both are excellent, and I indulge on the frijoles, just to get some protein to keep me through the day. At the side there are also pickles (similar to those in Israel - cucumbers, carrot and cauliflower in brine, with a jalapeño here and there) and green salsa, both of which go nicely with the tacos.
The man already knows me and what I take. I eat 3 or 4 every day.
Yesterday he also had a large watermelon and a red papaya, from which he cut thin strips and placed them on plastic plates. A man came along, and he asked if he wants salt, lemon or ground chiles on it. The man said that just lemon and salt, and indeed the seller squeezed half a lemon on the fruit, and sprinkled large amounts of salt. It seems that Mexican love combinations of sweet with salt, sour or hot tastes.
At lunchtime I spotted a small open market near the office, with about 20 stands of Mexican food (and one cheap Chinese restaurant, which I ignored). It was appalling to find that most of them don't have even a single dish that is suitable for a vegan. At last I found a stand that sells flutas and they were superb. One with potato filling, one with frijoles (yes, there is a pattern), topped with lettuce, avocado and salsa, and tomato on the side. I had second servings. 2 shekels each.
There was also a juice stand. Mexican love water-based milkshakes. I had one made with fresh anona, with some oatmeal added to it. The seller whirled it all on the blender, and strained it into the cup. Did I say "superb" already?
Besides food, there were many stands selling watches, CDs, MP3 players, clothing and so on. I bought some presents for my kids, including a beatiful hand-made turtle that moves its head.
No suppers here (work, work, work) - I have some almonds, a banana and a carton of soy milk (from the minimarket near the hotel) before going to bed.
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