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1 1/2 Peso Tacos
| Proveche! - that more or less translates to "Enjoy your meal". It is a courteous expression used by many diners in local restaurants when entering or leaving and encountering sitting diners. This menu selection does not necessarily represent the entire Catemaco cuisine, just a few of the more touristic places in Catemaco. There is no single outstanding restaurant in Catemaco, possibly because of the heavy seasonality of the business. The menu prices are in pesos which roughly translate to 13 to 1 in 2009. As for tipping: Wait staff expect gringos to throw their money around, so a 15% tip in a gringo frequented or upscale restaurant is appropriate. One step down in quality - stick to 10%. That is still considerably over what most Mexicans leave, (often just the really small change). Consider your over tipping part of the Gringo Mystique and a contribution to some people that really need it. General advise: If the menu says "s.t." about a whole fish - that´s ¨segun tamaño" - according to size . Order GRANDE - or you´ll get something aquarium size! If you don´t want hot - say so. Most food is prepared fresh and the real hot ingredients can be left out. Be adventurous, try something you never heard of. In most restaurants, except the ones without beer chairs, - stay away from fried fish filets. Although they may taste good, they are often mystery fish, paper thin, breaded, and deep fried with assorted previous greasy flavors. |
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