Me getting in the car the next day with that new car paella smell
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Thanks for this. We were worried the portion would not be enough for the four of us big eaters, but if YOU think it’s plenty, that’s a guarantee I can take to the bank!
On a related note, I ordered the cochinita pibil family meal from Chichen Itza on Friday (one day before paella was available or I would have gotten the paella and frozen the cochinita pibil). What a deal! And, as good as ever. Contactless delivery for those who are worried: I placed an online order, paid online, set a time/date for pick up, called the number provided to let them know I was in the parking lot, and a masked man put it in my car. Easy peazy.
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seafood paella - shrimp, octopus, saltspring mussels, kanpachi
Got inspired by @J_L and @NYCtoLA and it was just as good as before. Chef Gilberto again nails each ingredient, snappy shrimp, tender and juicy mussels, tender octopus, flaky moist fish and creamy and toothsome rice. @foodshutterbug, @A5KOBE, @butteredwaffles, @Chowseeker1999
They turned half of the mercado la paloma parking lot into a seating area with very spaced out and shaded tables that felt very safe and pleasant.
Time for a second chance @TheCookie?
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That looks wonderful @PorkyBelly. 
Was there any socarrat today? The previous batch you had, had some right? Thanks.
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Thanks for the reminder @PorkyBelly , that paella is awesome. And I had some al pastor tacos at Taqueria Vista Hermosa in Mercado La Paloma and absolutely loved them, they were much better than my experience at 1986. We are in the parking lot set up and it was very pleasant.
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Previous visit during the Before Time
(special) live santa barbara uni
taco de pulpo en su tinta, braised & fried mexican octopus, calamari ink sofrito on a hand made corn tortilla
scallop taco, pan seared maine diver scallop, handmade tortilla, chile x’catic sauce, caramelized onions & fennel
wood grilled fish taco, wood grilled kanpachi, cabbage, handmade corn tortilla, morita sauce, mayo & pico de gallo
(special) aguachile - live santa barbara spot prawns, lime-cilantro-serrano marinade with avocado
coctel de camaron, wild mexican shrimp, cocktail sauce, avocado, onion & cilantro
(special) langosta al carbon, wood grilled whole spiny lobster, garlic butter, saffron rice, black beans, avocado, pico de gallo, handmade corn tortillas
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This 
wonder if they will do a langosta aguachile 
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Unfortunately no socarrat.
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it’s beginning to look a lot like sopa de mariscos season @TheCookie, @A5KOBE, @NYCtoLA
some of the best seafood stew in the city
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I still haven’t had it! 
Oh fuck yes!!
U gotta get there!
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Had this last night, it was great! especially the homemade kanpachi sausage.
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Any pics of the kanpachi sausage?
sorry, no pics. havent been taking a lot of pictures of food lately since i’m not much of a plater and it depresses me taking pictures of food in styrofoam containers.
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that’s true for me too - but glad so many of our “colleagues” here do such a great job of it!
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Yah that totally makes sense. What was the kanpachi sausage made out of? Mix of fish and meat or fish and veggie? I don’t think I’ve ever had a fish based sausage.
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not sure, i think it was mostly fish, i’m assuming it didn’t have any meat in there and i didn’t taste any veggies.
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Ah ok very interesting and intriguing thanks for the description. I don’t think I’ve ever had anything like that other than oden or chinese fish cake/fish balls.
the texture isn’t the same as chinese fish cake or fish balls, the texture was more of a sausage,(more coarsely ground?) it’s in a casing and cut.
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