Fish tacos are awesome. Unfortunately for me, I didn't realize this until like two years ago and am mad at myself for not eating them sooner. Also, I probably have no real bearing on what makes a fish taco great, considering the first and main place I ate/eat them at is Baja Fresh. Oh yeah, and I don't know anything about what type of fish you're supposed to use in them; up until about 10 seconds ago I thought Mahi-Mahi was just a type of tuna.
Anyway, I just went to said Baja Fresh and apparently they've changed over from Mahi to Wahoo for their fish tacos/burritos.
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| Good thing I typed that sentence out above the picture: redundancy win! |
I have no clue what Wahoo is either, but I assumed it must be "better"... or maybe just cheaper? Of course the way they prepare it probably negates any specific flavor differences, not that I would notice any in the first place.
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| Ye old "two fish combo" |
I tried the grilled one first. It really tastes like... nothing, actually. It's kinda like having a hot piece of dense vegetable matter or something stuck in a tortilla with more somewhat flavorful vegetable matter surrounding it (in this case cabbage, avocado and tomato). The only real taste from the fish was the char marks on the outer flesh.
Now the crispy version, well that's a whole other can of worms. I can't tell if it's just the batter or if the actual frying process does make the fish flavor come out, but it's way more tasty. Also, they put this mayonnaise-y sauce in there that's slightly spicy and delicious. Whenever I eat Mexican food, I'm all about putting hot sauce on it, but it's completely unnecessary with this taco.
Hopefully I remember that the crispy ones are better next time I go, but I'll probably either forget or just feel bad about eating TWO fried fish tacos and still get a grilled one.
