I don’t go around taking pictures of my food every meal, but I love good food, and I’m a foodie at heart. Today we had a simple lunch at a small restaurant a little off the beaten track. Fish tacos and tostadas shared between my wife and I. They were delicious!

They say ‘When in Rome do as the Romans do’. For me, it’s ‘When in Rome eat as the Romans eat’. Or in our this case, as the Mexicans eat.

I remember on our family trip to Costa Rica the only meal I didn’t eat with my family was when they wanted to go shopping and I didn’t. I walked around for a while on my own and found a restaurant on a back street that had locals going in and out. I entered and found a menu only in Spanish. I ordered a simple meal of chicken, beans, rice and a kind of fried yam or sweat potato. It was my favourite meal of the trip.

I want grandma’s special recipe. I want the cheap street food that locals choose. I want the deep fried chicken my mom spends hours cooking in small batches. I want the family’s secret pepper sauce.

Home made.

One-of-a-kind recipes.

Local staples and favourites.

Food for the gods, not fast food, and not ‘made for tourists’. That’s the kind of foodie I am.