The Green Corner

I have posted about this place in the past, but I went with my boyfriend a couple times when he came down to Mexico City to visit me, hee.

I started with a tomato-based wheat berry and vegetable soup.

This was so freaking good!
I thought it was going to be mehh, but it wasn't. Not at all!

More wheat berries!
I had a falafel sandwich with wheat berry tabbouleh (where's the parsley, dude?!). This did not taste like falafel at all, but it wasn't bad.
The dressing was slightly sweet and the pita bread nice and warm.

Then, we headed to Roxy!
It's across the street, so...the visit is kind of obligatory.

I had mandarin and tamarind sorbets.

Well and since I've been forgetting about my poor blog (again!), I'm going to post more pics of other things I've had here.

Orange juice!

Green chilaquiles, no dairy/with tofu.
(These were NOT good. The refried beans were awesome, but the tortilla chips were almost charred)

And...red enchiladas! Filled with seasoned cubes of tofu and topped with tofu cream and crumbled tofu (tofu, tofu, tofu, haha).

The staff is really nice and they're aware of the term DAIRY (lácteos) and that some people choose not to/can't eat them : p

Aanyway, you should really visit this place if you have a chance. Their store (at least in this location) is awesome.
They have local-ish stuff, spanish and american products.

100% Natural!

100% Natural is a chain of restaurants here in México. I believe the first one opened in Acapulco.
It's not vegetarian, but they have plenty of choices.
Now, if you're vegan like me it may be a little more complicated, but you will still have more than one option and it won't be a salad, pasta marinara or french fries : p

Anyway!
I ordered one of their tasty tasty juices; the California.
It's made with apples, lime, pineapple and orange juices. All blended with ice and a little sugar.
My uncle gave me his Oasis juice (pineapple, strawberry and orange) and it was good, too.

California

Then, I ordered the Cevichín.
This is a super fresh ceviche made with oyster mushrooms, tomatoes, cilantro, green chile and onion dressed with lime juice and seasoned with salt. Nice and simple!

I ate this with some fresh fried tortilla chips.

I don't know what I was thinking when I ordered an appetizer and then this giant entrée...
Oh well. This is the Arrozote with tofu. Gigantic plate of rice indeed.

This is just sauteed soy sprouts, spinach, broccoli, sqash and tofu with soy sauce.
It was a little too salty, but quite nice still.

I mean, look at those ginormous cubes of tofu!
I'm pretty sure it's the best tofu my palate has had the pleasure to taste, haha.

Really nice texture and mild flavor.

I'm definitely ordering just one thing next time!

Bonus picture of one of the pretty lamps:

Oreo mazapán!

Well, the mexican mazapán I'm familiar with is a kind of marzipan but it's made with peanuts instead of almonds.

Like this one: http://www.alegrofoods.com/images/products/detail/mazapan%20logo.jpg

About a week ago, I went out with a friend to a couple bars at la Condesa (girls night out, wooo) and the end of the night we had to wait for our taxi inside a 7-11 because it was kind of cold outside!

I didn't want to starve at my friend's apartment the next day, so while I was looking for some snacks I found this thing (or my friend did and told me? I don't remember).

I forgot about it until today!
I'm not a big fan of this type of snacks, but it was very sweet and tasty. Kind of like eating an oreo with crunchy peanut butter : )

If you like De la Rosa mazapán and oreo cookies, this treat is for you!

Hello again, Mexico City!

Alrighty!
I moved to Mexico City (again) almost a month ago.

I'd complain about how I dislike living where I am right now, but you're here to see food, right?

A day after I got here, two of my friends from Tijuana and I went to a place called La buena tierra (The good earth).
Their menu looked awesome and even though it seemed very veggie friendly, it wasn't vegan friendly at all : (

I ordered a juice (the Einstein) and thought I could maybe get a pita sandwich veganized.
The waitress looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if they could leave out the chipotle dressing and sub hummus for cheese in a f*cking pita sandwich.

She didn't get at all what I was asking for, so she suggested bringing some pita, pita with za'atar and hummus (better than nothing!).



Juice menu


Einstein: Celery, beet, pineapple, orange and ginkgo biloba juice (so good!)

Don't get me wrong, I love hummus, but I bought a tub and some pita bread that week and I didn't want to eat more at a restaurant!

Anyway, it may look pretty in these pictures, but it wasn't good.
It was way too sour. I kind of fixed it with a little avocado-garlic oil, salt and pepper, hmm : )



I have a huge food porn backlog, so expect more posts : )!

I've been eating out..

And I don't have any pictures !
I don't like to carry my dSLR with me for obvious reasons. I ride on buses and take taxis every single day and I don't feel comfortable with the possibility of being robbed while walking back home.

Well..

At school:
There are 3 cafeterias and I've only been to one of them.
There aren't any vegan options in that one (not even 'veganizable' options) besides fresh fruit, but there's a salad bar outside where I have many veggies to choose from ; )
I usually don't order nothing there, eat a lärabar or something and wait to get home and eat properly, but last friday I was starving and decided to give the salad bar a try.
I'm not pretty sure, but of the 6 dressings available, I think only one is vegan (sesame-peanut).
I didn't really ask, so I got mine dressed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

Out in the streets:
Gigantic tacos : O !
I got one filled with mashed potatoes (with added pickled red onions and red sauce) and other one filled with sauteéd nopales and onions (with added green sauce) and ate them while riding on the metro back to my house.

Chamoyadas :{ ) !
I'm addicted to that stuff.
I used to eat raspados while I still was in high school and missed them so much.
They're pretty much the same thing.
Shaved ice with fruit syrup (mango, tamarind, lime or pineapple...), drizzled with hot sauce, chamoy, lime juice, plus chili powder and salt. (Ughh, not my fave..)
I got one yesterday from an ice cream shop, but instead of shaved ice and fruit syrup, they serve it like this: One or two scoops of your water-based 'ice-cream' (sorbet ? well, I got orange and pineapple) and chamoy (that wasn't chamoy !! it was more like tamarind chili syrup) and miguelito (ahhh I love miguelito. miguelito's a chili powder candy).

I got a chamoyada at a mall and it's way better than the other I got to taste.
Your choice of mango, lime or tamarind slushee with chamoy, chili powder (sugary : ) like miguelito) and a topping (there are some to choose from).
Hands down, one of the best I've ever had !
The place is called Chilim-Balam, and it's a mexican candy shop. They sell some gringo candy too, haha (like wonka candies !!), but it's mainly mexican candy.


I think that's it..
I'm so darn hungry right now !

I'm stuck in my bedroom because the lady that rents me the room has some visits (family).
I'll use this as an excuse to finish my loads of homework and eat later.

Finally. I'm here !

I'm staying at my uncle's.
Yesterday, I went to Nutrisa (a frozen yogurt/yogurt soft-serve place).
I didn't know, until some weeks ago, that they have some kind of healths food micro-market inside.
They have some vegan options like what I got: Brown rice cakes !
I ate two with almond butter (I managed to bring a jar from home n_n) and a sliced apple on the side.

The cakes. A mexican brand, I believe.

The babies. Blondie the old hairy chihuahua and Ringo the young...pomeranian ?.