Roast Chicken

Mexicans appear to love chicken in any form, but their favorite in this part of Mexico is rotisserie chicken. Little rotisserie shops are found in every neighborhood, sometimes several, and each has its own sauce recipe to attract their customers. Some of them use a green salsa, and others a picante pepper sause. Another puts on crushed garlic and lemon and is among my favorites. Pollo Felice makes a smoked BBQ style with a lemon/salt/chili sauce that is, well, sublime.

The chickens rotate 8 accross in tall ovens and the fat collects in a big bucket underneath and later sold to mix with animal feeds. You can order any portion size, but most people get a while chicken for the family at 50 Pesos or $5 US. For that, a customer gets a whole chicken, 10 tortias, a bag of green chilis, and a cup of the tienda's salsa. The Pollo seller chops the chicken up however you want it done, wraps it a bag and you are on your way.

Today I came accross a shop that serves small roast potatos and green string beans instead of tortias. I will make a small report with locations for visitors who may want to pursue this pleasure. Bilbo and I take our chicken to the courtyard in front of the San Juan de Dios church where there are nice shade trees. I get an orange flavored cold drink, and Bilbo drinks from the fountain. We like it because there are so many kids around from the school next door. We plan to take some longer walks to discover other nice places to eat rotesserie pollo.