Eating INTENSE Mexican Seafood!!! 2nd Largest Seafood Market in the World!!!

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1. LA VIGA MARKET
ADDRESS: Eje 6 Sur 560, Área Federal Central de Abastos, Iztapalapa

🇲🇽 FRIED ANCHOVIES: Deep-fry anchovies and add chilies.

💸 PRICE: 40.25 pesos / $1.93 USD

2. EL PARAÍSO
ADDRESS: La Viga Market

🌮 OCTOPUS TACOS: Boil octopus in water. Prepare herbs (oregano, bay leaves, thyme, cloves and rosemary) and add to boiling water with an orange. Add in pan with butter, salt and olive oil. Take the boiled octopus out of the pot and chop it up. Put chopped octopus in a bowl and add garlic paste, pepper, talla sauce and olive oil.

💸 PRICE: 280 pesos - 300 pesos / $13 - $14.35 USD per plate

3. EL ERIZO LOCO RESTAURANT
ADDRESS: La Viga Market
INTERVIEWEE: Chef Rogelio Hernandez

🇲🇽 STUFFED BARRACUDA: Scale and clean the barracuda. Score on both sides. Season with herbs and lemon pepper on both sides and into the ridges. On aluminum foil, place sliced onions, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. Place sweet potatoes in ridges and stuff sliced carrots in the barracuda. Add sliced potatoes, red bell peppers, choko, zucchini, broccoli and mushrooms. Sprinkle oregano. Add holy herbs, worcestershire sauce and Maggi sauce. Drizzle olive oil and spread on garlic herb butter. Add shredded manchego cheese. Wrap barracuda and place on grill for 15 - 20 minutes.

💸 PRICE: 380 pesos / $18.19 USD

🇲🇽 MANTA RAY AL PASTOR: On a flat grill, add olive oil then sliced onions. Add garlic, lard and herb butter and mix. Sprinkle cumin and black pepper. Add fine herbs and diced pineapples. Make a part in the center of the ingredients and add manta ray. Chop up cleaned, boiled manta ray on the grill then pour on special salsa. Mix everything together on the grill. Add salt and Worcestershire sauce.

💸 PRICE: 195 pesos / $9.33 USD

4. BOCA DEL RÍO RESTAURANT
ADDRESS: La Viga Market
INTERVIEWEE: Chef Irma Hernandez

🍲 STONE SOUP: Put rocks over fire on the stove to heat them up. Fillet the shark. In a special Oaxacan bowl, add plantain leaves, then chili paste. Add the shark fillet. Add shrimps. Add sliced purple onions. Add sliced tomatoes, sliced jalapeños and bay leaves. Sprinkle on epazote (Mexican tea leaves). Add dried cilantro and rock salt. Bring to table & add water and hot rocks. Wait 7 minutes until the rocks cook the ingredients.

💸 PRICE: 230 pesos / $11.00 USD

🇲🇽 MIXIOTE WITH SHARK: Grill leaves - to make it more flexible. Season fillet with salt and pepper. Dip in salsa and put on a flat top to cook. On the side, stack green banana leaves, then the clear maguey leaves, then stack first shark fillet. Add salsa, octopus, shrimp, purple onion, tomatoes, sliced habaneros, salt, avocado leaves, saint herbs and salsa. Put in a clay cooking vessel. Add consommé. Wrap in foil. Place over fire for 15 minutes.

💸 PRICE: 1000 pesos / $47.84 pesos for large size

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[juliogalindo]

I love how you can see Sonny's acclimatization to Mexican culture with each passing episode. The fact he references 'caguamas' shows it 😂

[angelahanley]

I love Sonny's cheekiness and light heartedness such a joy to watch and learn. Thanks for a great peak into Mexico.

[Bizzymuma]

I really enjoy Sunny's way of interacting with everyone, just fun. The barracuda is eaten here in Barbados though, but it is nice to see another way to cook it, thanks.

[bernandinocamilo]

Mexican food never gets old and learn about new dishes everyday, so diverse.

[ZuCkiest]

It was great to join you in this adventure!!! ✨

[deerfeet]

This guide was so effortlessly charming, the food was presented in a royal way, GREAT GREAT VIDEO 👏👏👏👏👏

[mountainmenbullyz]

You do not need a big network, your teams editing and your commentary to these videos are beyond the big networks. Keep up the great work.

[linesanraman]

14:48 "wrap the whole thing in an ancient traditional tin foil" 🤣 this guy

[CarThef]

Sonny always picks the best co host. Carolina is just a "chefs kiss" she is so informative

[shayannad]

I love the fact that he respects every method of cooking and never judging any race or country for how they treat their meat!

[juliotapia]

Loving the Mexico series. Keep it up guys! Do Oaxaca!

[joeydressshoes]

I love how she instantly said "I wonder how you'd like it if you tried it with a tortilla?" Like a true Mexican

[carlosespinoza]

“I need a couple of caguamas” lol Never thought I would hear him say that

[godoftheix]

2:59 Sonny knew what his viewers were thinking 😂 What a goat

[AimlesslyDrifting]

The co host's energy is awesome, makes watching you two that much more enjoyable!

[Missuskeefe]

In Canada, rays used to be produced as "the poor man's scallop". They were punched out with cookies-cutter like blades. Delicious. Shark is also very tasty when prepared correctly. You have to spray the skin clean because they urinate through their skin so you can get an ammonia taste if not cleaned properly. Also, those were fish eggs. "Britchens" in Newfoundland, they are SO good. A common, traditional food here. I love the Mexican take on these foods. So many fresh herbs and spices that just aren't available in the outports here.

[johnnyfeathers]

I really like Caroline, she is such a pleasant person with a great personality.

[Geo-izoi]

Mexico's seafood game is so underrated. I have some Ecaudorian friends that have told me "if i go to mexico it wont be cause of the seafood" .
They have no idea.

Here in LA, Mexican seafood is delicious, I cant even imagine in Mazatlan .

[lao_scorpio]

She is full of energy. Love her vibes❤