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The Fish Market
Mazatlan, Mexico
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
Visiting
Mazatlan, Mexico is always a delight.
This time we were coming from
Culiacan, after a fun trip on the
El Chepe
train from
Chihuahua to
El Fuerte.
One of the best things we love about
being on the beach is the seafood! Take a look at this short pictorial of
the fish market in Mazatlan, Mexico.

It's a fisherman's life
Here are a some men going out to sea in
their small fishing boat.
They might have a net in their boat, or
they may have set some traps which they will check.

Small personal fishing boats lined up
on the beach
Notice each boat has a log under it.
Boats are rolled from the sea by placing the boat on a log and pushing them
further up the beach past the tide line. This also
keeps the boat from digging into the sand making it harder to move back to
the ocean.

Fresh shrimp in blue bowls, ready for
purchase
Shrimp in the shells, out of their
shells, with and without their heads. Big shrimp, little shrimp, blue shrimp
and white shrimp!

A closer look at these giant bowls of
shrimp
Shrimp is the largest fish commodity in
Mexico when you consider their export value and the amount of people this
industry employs.
Shrimping began in the 1930's with about
630 tons a year and have increased each year since.
While the price of exporting shrimp can
be between $7-$9USD per pound, local pricing pretty much stays the same at
120Pesos a kilo, or about $3.12 per pound.
We really enjoy this price savings!

Crabs on ice in a blue bucket
Fresh, sweet whole crabs on ice.
Billy and I still relish the memory of
eating fresh crab with the sweetest limes ever in Mazatlan while watching the
sunset.
Sometimes it's the simplest of memories
that we treasure.

Lobster almost fills this bucket
Are you a lobster fan?
When lobster is cooked properly, the meat
is tender, juicy and sweet. Some prefer to dip it in melted butter, while
others prefer squeezing tiny limes over this delicacy.
Of course, there are many recipes with
cream sauce or gratinee with cheese...
What is your favorite?

Fresh local huachingango (or as we
would call it, red snapper)
Huachingango sounds like a big word, but
when we first arrived in Mexico, a friend told us to just think, "watching
Anne go" and we'll never forget how to pronounce that word again!
Now that it's in your mind, you'll never
forget it either!
We in the States call this fish, red
snapper. It's a medium-bodied white fish that will hold its shape when you
cook it.
But it's not as firm as halibut, shark,
or salmon steaks.

Fish proudly displayed on a hook in a
pescaderia
How fresh can it get, Guys?
This "fishery" has been here since 1984
and is located just across the
malecon and the sea in the Olas Altas section of Mazatlan.

Fresh fish cooked with vegetables in
foil
This is a common dish at the beach, fish
in foil with vegetables.
Grilled onions, yellow peppers and
tomatoes surround the fish, along with cucumbers, avocado and those lovely
little limes.
Do you have a
favorite Mexican beach? We
have
several, but Mazatlan is always entertaining!
For more stories and places of
interest in Mexico,
click here.
For videos of Mexico,
click here.

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