Drunken Pipi Shrimp With Table Side Service in Mexico
Posted by Stephen on
January 5, 2009
Kelly ordered the pipi (sp?) shrimp (which look like prawns to me). At 190 pesos, it was certainly on the pricey side, but it did come with table side service. At least I got a video to post out of it.
The video was shot on a Flip Mino HD and edited in iMovie 08 on my MacBook Pro. It stayed at home while I enjoyed a fully unplugged week.
There are far cheaper places to eat in Playa Del Carmen if you just go for a short walk, but everyone was hungry at the time. The restaurant got us again when Kelly’s brother, Shaun, ordered a “Happy Song” from the Mariachi band, not knowing that they don’t sing for free. It was rather funny watching the band give him the glare as he handed them a whole dollar…and then quickly tried to rummage for another one. He’s not the cheap chicken wing guy for nothing.
.-= Beat Maker´s…
Oh god..this looks so yummy. We have drunken style prawn in my country too but its cooked in a totally different way..
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To put into perspective, 190 pesos is about half a weeks pay for a local worker, imagine the service you would expect at home if you paid half a weeks salary.
I have found that the best food I have eaten in mexico has been 5 peso tacos from food carts, although nothing is better than table side service!
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Yeah, I know we got ripped, but we didn’t know the area well enough yet to wander off the strip. By the end of the week, I did find some really decent food for less than a third the price and I was totally full.
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Hey Stephan,
Nice video man. The Flip Mino HD has a pretty good picture. Do you have a small table-top tripod? This would help with a steady camera shot and still let you pan and tilt the camera while shooting.
Been all through Mexico with Motorcycle racing buddies in my youth. Baja 1000 was insanely fast, saw some bad wrecks during the race.
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Have a safe, fun, prosperous and Happy New Year 2009.
Respectfully, Nicholas Chase
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The Flip Mino HD is OK. It does strange things though like freeze for five seconds before recording and tends to heat up for some strange reason. Probably the weirdest thing about it is that there is no way to output HD. You get composite cables only.
The new KODAK and the Vado HD are not only cheaper, but they totally outclass the Mino HD in features. However, the Mino HD is pretty when compared to its competitors.
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That’s some expensive tourist food… for Mexico. Heck, that’s not even all that cheap for Vancouver. 190 pesos is, what, $20?
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It’s about $20 yeah. No, it wasn’t cheap, but I did get a video out of it and the guy spoke English.
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Yesterday the conversion rate was 11.3598 pesos for one CA dollar, so it’s $16.74ca, unless my math is wrong.
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That’s about right, but the strip was doing 10:1 for US. 12:1 if you went to the bank.
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Seems like you had great holiday and a delicious one at that!
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No Way…I had this same meal when I went to Mexico. I wonder if it was at the same place. It was a while ago so I don’t remember.
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I’m not sure. There are so many places in Playa along the main strip, but this one was on the second floor of a building, and we were surrounded by trees. It’s right across the street from the Tequila Store.
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